Create Now respectfully requests General Operating Support from the California Arts Council to sustain and strengthen our core programs that empower youth and young adults from underserved communities across California through transformative arts education. Grant funds will be used to support essential operational costs, including staffing, program coordination, and administrative infrastructure. This support will allow Create Now to continue delivering high-impact arts programming in music, visual arts, writing, dance, and multimedia, while expanding our reach into new communities facing economic and social barriers. As a long-standing nonprofit arts organization, this funding is critical to maintaining stability and ensuring the continuity of services that nurture creativity, self-expression, and career development for vulnerable youth statewide.