Grantee Database
A REASON TO SURVIVE
Grant Year
2022-23
Grant Program
Creative Youth Development
Award Amount
$37,934.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, A REASON TO SURVIVE will develop and expand our ARTS@Work creative workforce readiness program over two years, offering 60 internships and 6 paid assistants teaching artist positions to high school students and recent alumni from Sweetwater High School in National City.
Organization Summary
A Reason To Survive (ARTS) offers arts programming and creative workforce opportunities for youth and young adults (ages 8-24) living the south county region of San Diego. Through our program initiatives – Community ARTS, ARTS 4 Justice, ARTS On Campus, and ARTS @ Work — young people gain exposure to a range of artistic disciplines (visual arts, media arts, music, and industrial arts in our Maker Workshop), while deepening their social-emotional development through meaningful relationships and mentorship provided by teaching artists and ARTS staff. Through our innovative Community of Care model, we integrate social-emotional supports into our program / curricula design and into the overall design of learning spaces, exhibitions, and performances at the ARTS Center.
Organization
ARTS
Address
200 E 12TH ST
NATIONAL CITY
91950-3314
County
San Diego
Region
Far South
Phone
(619) 297-2787
Congressional District
California's 52nd congressional district
State Assembly District
District 80
State Senate District
District 18
