MUSIC AND YOUTH INITIATIVEINC
EIN 20-2767066 · Bands & Ensembles (A6C)
What they do
MUSIC and YOUTH INITIATIVE WAS FOUNDED IN 2005 to PARTNER WITH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING UNDER-RESOURCED URBAN COMMUNITIES. WE PROVIDE EACH PARTNER WITH MULTI-YEAR FUNDING, EQUIPMENT GRANTS, and EXTENSIVE PROGRAM SUPPORT to HELP THEM CREATE and SUSTAIN A "MUSIC CLUBHOUSE", WHICH THEY INTEGRATE INTO THEIR OVERALL PROGRAM OFFERINGS. WE ALSO PROVIDE FUNDING and PROGRAM SUPPORT for "CATALYST GRANTS" for NEW or EXISTING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT USE MUSIC AS A VEHICLE for YOUTH DEVELOPMENT for ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY NOT HAVE THE SPACE or STAFFING REQUIRED for A MUSIC CLUBHOUSE. WE SUPPORT AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON TWEENS and TEENS, DESIGNED to BE SAFE PLACES for YOUNG PEOPLE to NOT ONLY EXPLORE THEIR MUSICAL INTERESTS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY USE MUSIC AS A VEHICLE to UNDERSTAND and EXPRESS THEIR THOUGHTS and EMOTIONS, and DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS AS THEY MOVE TOWARD ADULTHOOD. THESE PROGRAMS ARE LED BY A PROFESSIONAL MUSICAL STAFF WITH STRONG YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SKILLS WHO ARE DE
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2006
- Location
- 935 GREAT PLAIN AVE PMB 224, NEEDHAM, MA 02492-3031
- County
- Norfolk
- In care of
- % GARY EICHHOM