MURAL MUSIC & ARTS PROJECT

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“THE ARTS ARE NOT JUST A NICE THING T O H AV E O R T O D O I F T H E R E I S F R E E T I M E O R I F O N E C A N A F F O R D I T. R AT H E R , PA I N T I N G S A N D P O E T R Y, M U S I C A N D FA S H I O N , D E S I G N A N D D I A L O G U E , T H E Y ALL DEFINE WHO WE ARE AS A PEOPLE AND PROVIDE AN ACCOUNT OF OUR H I S T O R Y F O R T H E N E X T G E N E R AT I O N . ”

– FORMER FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA C A R L A H E R N A N D E Z , E A S T PA L O A LT O

YOUTH DRIVEN WE TEACH ART BECAUSE IT IS A F O R M AT T H AT A P P E A L S T O Y O U T H AND HELPS DEVELOP NON COGNITIVE SKILLS LIKE RESILIENCE PERSISTENCE G R I T C O O P E R AT I O N A N D M O T I V AT I O N

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MENTORSHIP M M A P P R O G R A M S C R E AT E Y O U T H A D U LT PA R T N E R S H I P S T O D E V E L O P S T R O N G R E L AT I O N S H I P S T H AT SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE POSITIVE YOUTH OUTCOMES.

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EMPLOYMENT MMAP PROGRAMS C O M P E N S AT E Y O U T H FOR THEIR TIME TO H E L P T H E M P R E PA R E FOR A POSITIVE FUTURE AND TO MAKE T H E M F E E L VA L U E D . 
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C O L L A B O R AT I O N M M A P B E L I E V E S T H AT S Y S T E M S ENDURE AND EMPLOYS COLLECTIVE I M PA C T M O D E L T O S U S TA I N A N E C O S Y S T E M F O R H E A LT H Y P O S I T I V E Y O U T H D E V E L O P M E N T.

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TEEN MURAL PROGRAM TMP IS A SUMMER EMPLOYMENT O P P O R T U N I T Y T H AT T E A C H E S H I G H SCHOOL STUDENTS TO RESEARCH, D E S I G N , A N D I N S TA L L A L A R G E PUBLIC ART MURAL. EDWARD “SCAPE” MARTINEZ, SAN JOSE

THE GOAL OF THE

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T O E N C O U R A G E Y O U T H T O P E R S E V E R E I N T H E FA C E O F C H A L L E N G E S , F I N D FULFILLMENT THROUGH ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, AND ACHIEVE POSITIVE F U T U R E S . B Y C A P I TA L I Z I N G O N H I P H O P A S A N E L O Q U E N T S T O R Y T E L L I N G P L AT F O R M F O R Y O U T H , H H H P R O M O T E S A R T I S T R Y, W O R K F O R C E D E V E L O P M E N T, C O M M U N I T Y B U I L D I N G , A N D T H E A N A LY S I S O F S O C I A L JUSTICE ISSUES.

M A S T E R F L U E N T, E A S T PA L O A LT O

M M A P P R O V I D E S R C S D S TA F F T R A I N I N G T O P R O V I D E S T U D E N T S W I T H CRITICAL VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS SKILLS FOR THEM TO THRIVE. MMAP SERVES AS A RESOURCE TO THE DISTRICT AS IT IDENTIFIES, P R I O R I T I Z E S , A N D I N S TA L L S S TAT E - O F - T H E - A R T R E S O U R C E , D E S I G N S M O N T H LY P R O F E S S I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T W O R K S H O P S F O R A R T T E A C H E R S , A D D R E S S I N G C O M M O N C O R E S TAT E S TA N D A R D S , A R T D I S C I P L I N E S A N D E N G L I S H L A N G U A G E D E V E L O P M E N T. R AV E N S W O O D C I T Y S C H O O L D I S T R I C T, E A S T PA L O A LT O

C O N TA C T U S :

Mural Music & Arts Project P.O Box 50250 Palo Alto, CA 94303 [email protected]

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Tefferi Mogus Brook
 Executive Director [email protected] 626.394.3022

Sonya Clark-Herrera Co-Founder [email protected] 650.520.8061

Catherine Mitchell Programs Coordinator [email protected] 760.622.3932