YOUTH MENTAL
HEALTH MATTERS
In the summer of 2022, BYA youth started to develop a project surrounding the theme of youth mental health and well-being using photography, graphic design, and writing. This art is now displayed on wrapped buses that will travel throughout Baltimore city, displaying the work across neighborhoods, sharing young people’s message about disconnection, taking care of each other, and the strength of youth in the city.
OUR MISSION
Baltimore Youth Arts is a creative entrepreneurship and job training program that provides artistic and professional opportunities to young people ages 14-25, focusing on those involved in the justice system. Our mission is to assist young people in gaining the creative, personal, and educational skills that will enable them to become leaders in their communities.
BYA believes the arts are a path towards personal liberation and self-sufficiency and that they not only positively impact people facing incarceration but also the justice system and perceptions held by the greater community.
BYA uses the arts to engage youth to build long-lasting mentoring relationships. We provide artistic, entrepreneurial, and leadership opportunities to young people to hone their talents and use them to shape the world.
OUR VISION
Baltimore Youth Arts envisions a world where all young people have equal access to opportunities that allow them to discover their purpose.
OUR VALUES
HOPE
No matter what background a person is from, no matter what choices they have made, they are always capable of making a positive impact in their own and others’ lives.
CONNECTION
Relationship-building is at the core of our work. We aim to develop long-lasting relationships that span adolescence and early adulthood.
TRUST
Believe in the people who make up this community and respect their decisions.
RISK
Take chances, personally and creatively. Embrace each mistake and learn from them.
INQUIRY
Experiment and ask questions. Meet each person where they are and help foster their creative exploration.
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