RAA’s core programs serve over 500 students in the city of Riverside through a flagship after school and Saturday music program at the historic Cesar Chavez Community Center and after school programs at fourteen public schools across the Inland Empire. RAA co-designs its programs with its partners including Riverside Unified, Alvord Unified, Jurupa Unified, the City of Riverside, and faculty from local postsecondary institutions. RAA programs serve students from the ages of 7 to 18 and center on music education through socio-emotional learning and culturally-responsive pedagogy. Course offerings include multiple levels of Mariachi, orchestra, band, choir, musicianship, and more. Students are enrolled an average of 3 hours per week, with some students pursuing as many as 10 hours of music education each week. RAA further supports the music education landscape in the IE through it’s signature workforce development program that helps emerging educators with professional development, classroom experience, and job placements.