With support from the California Arts Council, Community Music Center (CMC) will continue offering the tuition-free Mission District Young Musicians Program (MDYMP) to 25 primarily Latinx youth ages 11 – 18, outside of school time. This bilingual program, presented in a Latinx cultural context, is designed to engage and empower students through the music of Latin American countries. Youth receive, free of charge, a comprehensive music education in Latin music at CMC’s Mission District headquarters, including private lessons, ensemble rehearsals, theory classes, and performances, with a focus on social-emotional learning and creative expression. MDYMP is critical to CMC’s efforts to amplify the voices of black and brown students and faculty. Inspired by their training and MDYMP’s powerful Latinx teaching artists, students become not only skilled musicians, but creative leaders and community culture-bearers.