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- EIN 91-2148358
- (914) 441-8834
- Po Box 1123 Easthampton MA 01027-5123 USA
- www.americanyouthcircus.org
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Causes: Children & Youth, Youth Community Service Clubs, Youth Development, Youth Development Programs
Mission: Our primary purpose is to promote the participation of youth in circus and support circus educators. Ayco produces and conducts a biennial national youth circus festival. The festival brings together coaches, teachers, circus administrators, and youth performers. On alternate years, ayco also produces and conducts a circus educators conference for people involved with teaching circus arts. Our other main activity is hosting and maintaining a resource rich website for the benefit of people interested in youth circus activities and knowledge. We also provide guidelines for safe practice and a safety program recognizing organizations that follow them in addition to a social circus initiative that recognizes organizations who use circus as a tool for social change.
Programs: Published three issues of american circus educators magazine that were produced online - now reaching thousands per issue free of charge. Send three swag boxes for youth members sent to 200 addresses. Hosted regional festival in new york city that drew around 100 participants. Hosted youth circus festival in trenton nj that brought 400 circus youth together. Provided low cost safety consulting to 4 organizations. Provided 17 organizations access to the social circus network. Produced results for the first ever study about social and emotional learning outcomes from social circus programs. Provided resources and advised the smithsonian institution for the 2017 folk life festival.