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- EIN 04-3138434
- 617 268 7620
- 100 West Second Street Boston MA 02127 USA
- http://www.afhboston.com
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts, Culture & Humanities, Arts Education, Children & Youth, Employment, Job Training, Youth Development
Mission: Artists For Humanity''s mission is to provide inner-city youth with the keys to self-sufficiency through paid employment in the arts. It is built on the philosophy that exposure to the arts is a powerful force for social change, and creative entrepreneurship is a productive and life-changing opportunity for young people. Bridging economic, racial, and social divisions, AFH works to restore urban neighborhoods by using art and the creative process to join young people with the business community.
Programs:
AFH’scentral program, the Arts Micro-Enterprise, is a paid apprenticeship andleadership program employing urban teens. Youth are partnered in small groupswith professional artist mentors to design and create fine art, industrialdesign and digital graphic services. With fully equipped, staffed studios inPainting/Murals, Sculpture/Industrial Design, Screen-Printing, Graphic Design, MotionGraphics, Photography, Web Design and Video, youth and mentors collaborate oncreative projects, many specifically commissioned by clients. The paidapprentices meet during their out-of-school time: Tuesday through Thursday from3:00-6:00PM during the school year, and Monday through Friday from 12:00-5:30PMduring the summer.
AFH participants represent the entire city of Boston, with74% from low- and very low-income families. Most are between the ages of 14 and18 and attend Boston middle and high schools. The ethnic breakdown of ourcurrent participants is: African American 28%; Asian 20%; Caucasian 17%; Latino18%; Haitian 6%; Cape Verdean 1%; and bi- or multi-racial 10%. Female participants comprise 57% of thepopulation. With such incredible diversity, AFH brings young people fromdifferent backgrounds together as artists.