Cedar Tree, Inc., founded in 2004 by renowned, award-winning authorJimmy Santiago Baca, is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to transforming lives through writing and literature.  By providing writing workshops to people in deprived communities, prisons, detention centers, and schools for at-risk youth, Cedar Tree, Inc. helps participants gain self-knowledge and instills self-reliance as they explore issues such as race, culture, addiction, community, and responsibility. A series of Cedar Tree, Inc. documentaries chronicle workshop successes and bear witness to the transformative power of reading and writing. Cedar Tree, Inc. has developed a set of learning tools available to educators on request.