Create Now respectfully requests General Operating Support from the California Arts Council to help sustain and strengthen our core operations as we continue delivering free, high-quality arts education to underserved youth across California. Funding will support staff salaries, teaching artist compensation, program coordination, and essential administrative infrastructure that enables us to provide visual arts, music, writing, performance, and multimedia programs in schools, shelters, group homes, and juvenile facilities. This support will allow us to maintain continuity, expand reach, and deepen impact in communities where access to the arts is limited, while ensuring our programs remain culturally relevant, inclusive, and accessible to all youth.