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Causes: Arts & Culture, Performing Arts
Mission: Creating equitable access to music education by pairing college volunteers with children from marginalized communities to provide free one-on-one music lessons that inspire resilience and confidence.
Results: Over 300 student/mentor pairs served in the fall semester of 2022 99% of families would not be able to afford music lessons without the support of Musical Empowerment 96% of our families qualify as low-income 72% of our students are people of color
Target demographics: Children from marginalized communities
Direct beneficiaries per year: 300+ student-mentor pairs!
Geographic areas served: North Carolina, New Hampshire and New York
Programs: free music lessons, instruments and mentorship