Abuse is no excuse not to perform- in the arts
Keshet’s mission is to inspire and unite the community by fostering unlimited possibilities through dance, mentorship, and creative space for the arts. M3 (Movement+Mentorship+Metamorphis) is an art-based program for 100 incarcerated youth (12-21 years of age) in Bernalillo County, N.M. All youth come from families with high-risk factors including abuse, familial incarceration, homelessness, single-parent families, and low income and/or poverty levels.
Albuquerque, NM
The Koresh Dance Company is dedicated to the enrichment of the cultural landscape and artistic life of Philadelphia. The arts-in-education program offers Philadelphia’s at-risk youth the opportunity to express human stories through dance and gesture via free weekly in-school dance classes for 750 underserved children in grades 2-6.
Philadelphia, PA
Kids at Their Best changes the dynamic of rural poverty and low expectations. Programs are open and welcoming to all children in the community, providing a safe sanctuary for children to learn and explore art and STEM challenges.
Fort Morgan, CO
Kids Dance Outreach has inspired over 8,000 youth from 20 schools since 2012 with the joys of dance to inspire excellence, instill confidence, encourage teamwork and applaud persistence. The program provides accessible dance and arts education to Indianapolis children.
Indianapolis, IN
The Lighthouse Young Writers Program ignites the creative forces in children ages 8 to 18 through creative expression workshops taught by published authors trained in pedagogy and classroom management. Lighthouse Writers’ mission is to provide the highest caliber artistic education, support, and community for writers and readers in Colorado
Denver, CO
Live Connections is a non-profit music venue located in the University City District of West Philadelphia. Seeking to address the loss of music programs in Philadelphia Schools. They launched Bridge Sessions to offer performance opportunities for community youth. The Immigrant Songs Program offers songwriting and storytelling for refugee teens to share their stories and connect with one another to build bridges of cross-cultural understanding.
Philadelphia, PA
Tao Children’s Theatre provides an immersion theatrical experience for the youth of Tao regardless of the economic challenge or ethnic differences. TCT further seeks to perpetuate the classics, myths, and folktales of children’s literature through the presentation of theatrical events.
Taos, NM
Lyra was founded in 2006 to inspire students and change the world through the harp. The Glissando Project provides free in-school harp lessons in low-income areas. 25 students between the ages of 8-18 years at five different schools were reached in 2020.
Philadelphia, PA
Mighty Writers (MW) teaches kids ages three through seventeen to think clearly and write with clarity so they can achieve success at school, at work, and in life. We do this by providing free after-school writing programs at our seven writing centers located throughout Philadelphia, PA, and Camden, NJ. Mighty Writers also provide lunches to the kids in the program to address the food security issues faced by the children.
Philadelphia, PA
Mirror Image Arts uses theatre as a language to inspire dialogue, encourage awareness and promote action in order to build a strong, compassionate, and empowered community. Mirror Image uses interactive theatre with youth (ages 7-21) in schools and juvenile detention centers. The YOUR VOICE programs reached 808 youth and 272 youth-serving adults in 2020. Also provides a theatre curriculum at all grade levels between 2nd grade and 12th grade.
Denver, CO
Mt. Carmel Community Center is a gathering place for the entire community of Trinidad. The Youth Orchestra Program is a music experience for children ages ten and older held twice a week in 12-week sessions. It includes a beginner and intermediate class including bass, celli, viola, and violins. Students learn to read music and are provided with an instrument.
Trinidad, CO
Moving Arts Española (MAE) has touched the lives of over 5000 youth located on the Native American pueblo of Ohkay Owingeh in northern New Mexico by supporting their creative, physical, academic, social, emotional, and economic health and well-being.
Velarde, NM
National Dance Institute founded with knowledge that the arts have a unique power to engage and motivate children. NDI provides art programs to 8900 underserved children annually, in 34 rural, urban, and Native American communities statewide. 82% of children live in poverty and 81% are from disenfranchised ethnic groups.
Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico Jazz Workshop uses music to educate, enlighten, empower and entertain to keep middle-schoolers in school and out of the justice system. Program goals are increased music knowledge and proficiency. A lifelong love of music is promoted through free out-of-school music classes. School year activities are held at four middle schools in the economically depressed South Valley neighborhood.
Albuquerque, NM
Norris Square Neighborhood offers community support in the poorest zip code in the nation. Youth are offered programs to support creativity for middle school and high school youth, 12 months a year. The focus is on creative expression and the Las Semillas Futuro Program (Seeds of the Future) is a technology and art program for 7-12 graders.
Philadelphia, PA
Olivet Boys and Girls Club Summer Theatre Camp goal is to expose at-risk kids to theater, dance, and music with a focus to promote academic success, healthy lifestyles, and cultural experiences for low-income at-risk youth and enable them to reach their full potential as healthy, productive, caring, responsible citizens.
Reading, Pennsylvania
Performing Arts Academy (St. Lukes) After School Musical Theatre Outreach Program offers immersive instruction and practice in singing, acting, and dance in a structured –but strongly nurturing — the environment of instruction, mentoring, celebrating accomplishments, and building camaraderie. The outreach Summer Camp includes all-day instruction culminating in 24 hours of curriculum in acting, singing and dancing. A “shareformance” called Sing! Act! Dance! provides a showcase for the gained theatrical skills and the important opportunity to perform in front of family and friends.
Denver, CO
The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz music education program offers children private instruction, workshops, ensembles, introduction to music theory and instruments. The program runs for 32 weeks between October and June with the summer intensive scheduled over a 3 -week period in July. Philadelphia Clef Club believes that music should be part of every child’s education.
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Photo Arts Center believes that photography is an empowering tool for students to explore their identities and tell their stories. Teen Photo is a free, after-school program providing nine months of instruction in the technical, creative, and historical aspects of photography. It is an artist-focused institution that supports the study, production, and exhibition of contemporary photographic art.
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Young Playwrights works with 2,000 students in grades K-12 and places special emphasis on the School District of Philadelphia where 89% of the students qualify for free lunch . The students are 52% black, 26% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% Multi-Racial. The CORE program provides an Intensive writing community for students interested in pursuing professional playwriting & theater-making.
Philadelphia, PA