What does Erin Gruwell do now?
Erin dedicates her time and energy to the Freedom Writers Foundation and its Freedom Writers Institute teacher training workshops. Erin believes that by giving other teachers the opportunity, tools and inspiration to reach their students that they will in turn acquire the ability to make incredible changes in their own classrooms. By empowering teachers to empower their students, Erin has been able to touch more teenagers’ lives than if she remained a single voice in a classroom. She also shares her story with audiences across the globe.
