Grantee Database

UniverSOUL Hip Hop

Grant Year

2023-24

Grant Program

General Operating Support

Award Amount

$46,749.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council, UniverSOUL Hip Hop will promote our current part-time Programs Coordinator to a full-time position to support our rapidly growing company and scope of services. The program coordinator will strengthen infrastructure by standardizing internal systems, support our artists to uphold a quality of excellence, and work with the executive director to innovate new programs and partnerships that can better serve our communities.

Any additional funds will be used to hire a part-time Communications Coordinator to garner greater visibility and expand our social media presence in a way that reflects our company’s mission and high quality of our programming. This Communications Coordinator will be tasked with producing video content for our Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube pages, as well as updating our website to help streamline and modernize certain outreach efforts.

Organization Summary

Our core services include:

1. EDUCATION PROGRAMS:
UniverSOUL Hip Hop serves over 100 schools each year through K-12 dance residencies, workshops, assemblies, and their newest edition of family nights. These programs bring Hip Hop professionals into schools and community environments to facilitate culturally responsive, standards-based curricula and performances that emphasize social emotional learning, community building, and creative expression.

2. PERFORMANCES:
Our theatrical performances bring Hip Hop culture and street dances to global audiences, including at Downtown Disney. Uniquely fresh every time, raw freestyle is mixed with spirited choreography, spoken word, and music to paint hopeful testimonies that honor the legacy of Hip Hop and restore the human spirit and family. Our performing artists are established in fields from entertainment to education with accomplishments that include: USC professor, international street dance champions, community organizers, and tour dancers for Missy Elliot and Chris Brown to name a few.

3. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS:

UniverSOUL Hip Hop produces immersive community engagements that center on communal wellness, collaboration, and creativity. We act as a liaison between our larger partners and local artists in an effort to highlight historically under-resourced communities and foster new collaborations. In our recent community engagement, we partnered with The Music Center of Los Angeles County to bring local street dance artists, community organizations, and college graduates together to launch a summer arts engagement, titled “Love Amplified”.

Organization

UniverSOUL Hip Hop

Address

10736 Jefferson Blvd #385

Culver City

90230

County

Los Angeles

Region

South – Los Angeles & Orange

Phone

(310) 626-3454

Congressional District

37

State Assembly District

55

State Senate District

30

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