901 Arts

Better Waverly’s 901 Arts is a volunteer-driven program which serves local youth within a roughly 10 by 10-block neighborhood catchment zone (approximately 1,000 homes). Eighty total youth participants range in age from 6 to 17 years old. Opportunities for youth include urban gardening (five local sites run in partnership with Baltimore Green Space), music (on-site music lessons in instruments ranging from guitar, bass, piano, violin and glockenspiel), and art (on site instruction in writing and fine arts). The program runs as an afterschool component during the school year and a 6-week summer program in the summer. To engage high school students, there is a teen discussion group, job assistance, and SAT/homework help. The mission of the group states a goal of “improving the life quality of youth through greening and education support.”
Category: Capacity Building
Support: Personnel [Student] Supported
Location: Community
Street Address: 901 Montpelier Street, MD, 21218
Website: http://www.901arts.org
Contact: Sarah Tooley
Email: SarahTooley@901Arts.org
Phone:
Internal Department: JHU Source
Email: SOURCE@jhu.edu
Phone: (410) 995-3880
Internal Department: JHU Center for Social Concern
Email: volunteer@jhu.edu
Phone: (410) 516-4777
Keywords: education
community
youth
young adults