Range of arts programs and services

Program staff and youth participants from all three programs recognized the need for expanded arts services in the community. Many of the youth expressed a continued interest in the arts and identified the desire to be connected with other services in the community that would allow them to pursue their art interests (e.g., additional art classes, jobs, internships, scholarships). Getting connected to the community was important for these youth, and, although each of the programs had made some progress in connecting youth to other services, most youth felt nothing was available for them once the program ended. Program staff in all three cities are working to identify ways to keep youth connected to the arts and to their communities in the future.