Six years ago, Spheres started with a simple bet: young journalists deserved a real platform, and readers would show up for grassroots, independent reporting if we did it right.

Since then, we’ve published hundreds of stories and opened doors for dozens of emerging writers who might not have gotten a shot anywhere else — amplifying underreported stories and marginalized voices along the way.

We call our supporters our Sphere of Influence — because that’s what you are. Every reader who chips in isn’t funding a budget line. You’re funding someone’s first investigation, first interview, first byline.

We’re still here after six years because of that Sphere. We’re asking you to join it.

Become a monthly member:

• $5/mo — Keep the lights on for one more story.
• $10/mo — Fund an emerging journalist’s assignment.
• $25/mo — Sponsor a full month of youth-led reporting.
• $50/mo — Become a founding-level supporter of independent, youth-led journalism.