YAAV

Youth Arts Against Violence

Anti violence messaging through artistic expression.

Our Yaav Programs:

Leadership: Explore different ways to prioritize your mental well being, while enhancing your leadership skills. 

Start up!: For business oriented youth ages 13 -19 looking to bring their entrepreneurial ideas to life

Justice by Design: A visual arts program designed to allow youth to express their views on various social justice issues through different kinds of art

Artistic Waves: A visual arts program where youth creativity expresses themselves through the use of different art mediums while promoting social justice. 

Life Skills: A program to discuss budgeting, healthy eating, navigating relationships and more

A Walk Through Time: A program to learn how music, song & dance have changed throughout the decades 

Rhythmic Expression: Explore the positive benefits music has on the mind and body, discuss topics such as; lyricism, self expression and the use of music as self care 

Mind Time: Prioritize your mental health through open conversation and reflective activities 

Social Justice Meets World Issues: Safe space to learn and express how things in the world impact our lives, explore different ways of how the choices we make today can change and impact the world of tomorrow 

Stress Less: Lean creative ways and effective ways to cope and make self care your top priority 

Money Matters: Learn the things they don’t teach in schools; credit card, interest, saving and budgeting