A Glimmer of Hope Foundation

"Intergenerational goal” is to engage retired professionals from public service positions (teachers, police officers, fire fighters) in order to create a learning infrastructure that will raise student awareness and achievement by providing afterschool tutoring, mentoring, music and theater education for middle and high school youth.

The mission is to provide a gathering place where kids from diverse backgrounds can each bring his or her own perspective and sensibilities to the creative process. CENTER STAGE TEXAS offers opportunities to learn and to lead—a place for young people to thrive, contributing to each other and creating community.

Blastbeat is a free music and multimedia business program offered to at-risk high school students. Students learn “real world” skills including business, event planning, as well as technology-based skills centered around video and music production.

Theatre Action Project provides dynamic interactive theatre performances, thought-provoking workshops and first-rate creative classes that reach thousands of children and adults throughout the Central Texas area.

Mexic-Arte Museum provides unique and innovative outreach programs that help youth in disadvantaged communities gain knowledge, pride, and skills that enable youth to succeed in their future endeavors.

Ballet East Dance Company has expanded its Baile Folklorico program to include three Austin-area schools giving students opportunities to attend performances of professional companies and to perform.

The TEA is a charter school designed to be flexible in the educational arena. Its Performing Arts program encompasses dance and theatre nurturing aspiring dancers and actors across a wide range of disciplines.

This music camp for young aspiring artists is held at various sites in northeast Austin and covers everything from how to record and perform music using advanced technologies to details about publishing, copyrights and royalties.

Each year, the Believe In Me program gives hundreds of children a safe place to express themselves and promotes physical and mental health by combining exercise with the intellectual stimulation provided by the arts.

Keys of Life is dedicated to ensuring that the Austin community’s economically disadvantaged young members have greater access to quality music programs and services that will enhance their lives and shape their futures.

A circle of energy ignited by a community as they express artistic ideas. Hip hop is not just music, but a support system and social structure that unifies youth culture. The Cipher allows youth to truly search within to share without. The project seeks to build a community of young leaders and socially-responsible hip hop artists in order to strengthen the East Austin community.