Students shared that the Urban Writers Program:

- Allowed them to express their feelings and emotions based on their personal life stories.
- Enabled them to see that their problems were shared by a majority of their peers
- Stimulated empathy for their peers' struggles
- Helped them to become more mature, responsible, and persistent in achieving their goals
- Helped them to develop stronger coping skills to deal with internal pain and anger
- Enhanced self-discovery and self-esteem
- Improved their writing skillls