Economic and Community Development

Render Creative Inc. is a non-profit organization focused on empowering youth by encouraging self-expression through quality accessible arts programs. Each year we run a summer program called “Main IDEA,” working with multi-ethnic youth ages 8–12 in...
Last Updated: February 13, 2017
The MARZ Project is a free drop in digital arts and media lab where at risk youth work one on one with professionals in specific media trades.  Anyone in the age range of the project can utilize our equipment and expertise to create projects of...
Last Updated: February 21, 2017
The Park City Summit County Arts Council promotes, supports, and strengthens arts and culture in our community through markeitng, programming, and policy/advocacy activities.
Last Updated: February 23, 2017
Detroit Neighborhood Arts Corps (DNAC), a program of the College for Creative Studies’ (CCS) Community Arts Partnerships (CAP), supports the creative youth development of its high school age population by linking their interest in art to community...
Last Updated: April 4, 2017
Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) is a nonprofit with a mission to strengthen, unify and connect greater Cleveland’s arts and culture. Research is a core component of our work, and one of many ways we support arts and culture. CPAC...
Last Updated: May 15, 2017
Sara Trail dedicates her art practice to social justice reform and created SJSA in efforts to engage students and activists across the United States who share a common vision of equity and justice. She uses art as a vehicle for motivation and...
Last Updated: July 21, 2017
Build the capacity of arts organizations and strengthen greater Houston’s arts ecosystem Provide innovative solutions to system challenges such as inclusion, relevance and financial sustainability; Build the capacity of arts and culture...
Last Updated: November 15, 2018
The mission of Teatro Flor Candela is to make theatre accessible to all inhabitants of the Dallas/Fort Worth region. We believe that theatre is an essential part of the development of any person and thus should be accessible to individuals of any...
Last Updated: November 26, 2018
"The theater is a call to not lose goodness and in addition to pointing out the causes of what happens, it also shows us that it is possible to change…" (Luis de Tavira).  Furthermore theater is born in the popular neighborhoods and cannot belong...
Last Updated: November 26, 2018
The St. Louis Storytelling Festival is a University of Missouri Extension Community Arts Program. We help foster arts-based community and economic development. We have an annual multi-day, multi-site Festival, and also year-round events like a...
Last Updated: June 28, 2019
I am a veteran arts educator turned creative activist. In 2013 my professional life changed profoundly when I left higher education and became an arts volunteer, an AmeriCorps member (2014), independent teaching artist to underserved audiences (2015...
Last Updated: August 6, 2019
The Clemmons Family Farm uses creative placemaking and mobilizes the power of African-American and African diaspora people, arts, culture and history to foster loving and supportive multicultural communities in Vermont. Through our network of more...
Last Updated: December 28, 2019
Byron Au Yong (歐陽良仁) composes songs of dislocation prompted by a broken lineage. Upcoming projects include Activist Songbook, 53 raps and songs to counteract hate and energize movements (Asian Arts Initiative, International Festival of Arts &...
Last Updated: May 31, 2020
Street Sense Media's mission is to end homelessness in the Washington, D.C. area by empowering people in need with the skills, tools, and confidence to succeed. Together we use a range of media platforms to raise awareness and spotlight solutions to...
Last Updated: August 21, 2020
Founded in 2016, HASER’s is a 501c3 non profit organization with the mission to promote the social well-being in Puerto Rico through community-based projects working towards equity and quality of life. We partner with community-based organizations...
Last Updated: November 22, 2021

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