Organization: MUSIC AND YOUTH INITIATIVEINC
Mission: MUSIC & YOUTH INITIATIVE BRINGS ALL THE BENEFITS OF MUSIC EDUCATION TO UNDERSERVED URBAN YOUTH. WE PROVIDE LEADING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS WITH SEED CAPITAL, TRAINING AND SUPPORT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS, WE CREATE SUSTAINABLE "MUSIC CLUBHOUSES" WHICH PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE CREATIVE, BUILD LIFE SKILLS AND DEVELOP SELF CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM, THROUGH THEIR LOVE OF MUSIC.
Activities: THE MUSIC & YOUTH INITIATIVE COLLABORATES WITH LEADING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE MUSIC EDUCATION AND MENTORING TO UNDERSERVED YOUTH WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO THAT OPPORTUNITY. MUSIC & YOUTH DEVELOPS AND SUPPORTS MUSIC CLUBHOUSES OUTFITTED WITH STATE OF THE ART INSTRUMENTS, RECORDING EQUIPMENT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY INSTRUCTORS AND MENTORS. THE HALLMARKS OF THE MUSIC CLUBHOUSE ARE QUALITY MUSIC INSTRUCTION, CREATIVE PROGRAMMING, AND MENTORING THAT ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND CREATIONS WITH THEIR PEERS AND WITH THE COMMUNITY. WE PARTNER WITH PROFESSIONAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS, YMCA'S AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS WORLD CLASS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THESE PARTNERS LEVERAGE MUSIC & YOUTH'S EXPERTISE AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO OPEN YOUNG MINDS TO OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES THAT THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE IMAGINED, IN AN INCREDIBLY COST-EFFECTIVE WAY.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Education