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The mission of The Global Food and Drink Initiative is to share, connect and preserve the history and culture of the African diaspora through food, drink and travel. We share powerful narratives and amplify Black voices (past and present) who have been underrepresented, overlooked, ignored or erased from historical and current-day conversations about food and drink.

ArtsWest produces artistic events that provoke conversation, incite the imagination and use live theater as a powerful agent of change.

The mission of the Olympia Symphony Orchestra is to provide the highest quality live music to enrich, educate, and entertain an expanding audience.

On behalf of the County of Los Angeles, the Music Center is committed to building civic vitality by strengthening community through the arts. We accomplish this by bringing to life one of the world’s premier performing arts centers and by providing distinctive leadership and diverse opportunities for life-long learning and engagement with arts and culture. We advance our mission through three core strategies: •     Operate and animate the Music Center through Resident Company relationships and services; presentation of dance and unrepresented performing arts genres; creation of participatory arts engagement programs alongside traditional presentations, and fostering creative experiences and engagement in and through the arts. •     Create, develop and implement diverse educational and participatory arts programs for children, families and adults in schools, neighborhoods, and at the Music Center. •     Provide leadership to advance the arts as part of the core curriculum in K-12 schools and as central to the larger civic agenda, to underscore the essential value of creativity, and to highlight the role of the arts in a democratic society.

Through the passion of our team, the Los Angeles Zoo is leading the way in saving wildlife and connecting Angelenos to the natural world by providing exemplary animal care, delivering distinctive and diverse learning opportunities, and creating unforgettable experiences. Saving Wildlife. Enriching Our Communities. Creating Connections to Nature.

The Red Trunk Project is a cultural initiative that sparks a global dialogue based on the imperative to Respect Every Difference—the RED in Red Trunk. Our goal is to create a brighter, more inclusive future for all children, working to ensure that children better understand and empathize with their fellow citizens around the world—a simple yet powerful idea that’s more important than ever today.

To promote, create, inspire and support those who seek and live out a life of beauty through art, music, dance and theatre while in communion with nature. We support artists from marginalized youth who are just beginning to explore their relationship with the arts, to seasoned professional artists.

Subject Matter provides funds & resources to documentary films highlighting urgent social issues and to nonprofits tackling the featured topics, while creating roadmaps for inspired audiences to take action.

Founded in 2003, CTT seeks to preserve America’s indigenous dance form, to promote tap dance through story-based shows and innovative presentation, to educate the community and make tap accessible to a broad spectrum of people and to foster relationships with other arts organizations.

Our Mission is to be a catalyst of transformation for youth in the urban core, enabling them to LEARN to give back, ENGAGE in the community, find their ARTISTIC voice and DEFINE a path for a successful future.

Attic Salt Theatre Company, Inc. is a non-profit theatre corporation dedicated to presenting theatrical performance which elevates performance standards by eliminating existing boundaries, redefining the roles of both the performer and the audience, examining perceptions of truth, challenging these perceptions, and exercising the courage to present these ideas to the public.

826michigan inspires school-aged students to write confidently and skillfully with the help of adult volunteers in their communities. Our writing and tutoring programs uphold a culture of creativity and imagination and support students in establishing strong habits of mind. Through publication and community engagement, we provide students with an authentic and enthusiastic audience for their writing. Our programs provide an energizing creative outlet for students and meaningful volunteer opportunities for community members. We believe that with one-on-one attention from caring adults, students improve their academic performance, develop a sense of belonging, and discover the unique value of their voices. With this understanding in mind, we provide drop-in tutoring, field trips, after-school workshops, in-schools tutoring, help for English language learners, and assistance with student publications.