Develop character in youth from the underserved communities of Los Angeles by bringing Haven Academy’s after-school performing arts program directly to their neighborhood.
Our programs at all 3 sites are explicitly designed to make use of the performing arts’ powerful ability to develop the inner assets that help children succeed academically, personally, and ultimately professionally and become productive members of society.
Bring performing arts education programing to arts desert communities that don’t have the funding, training, or support to build a program on their own.
Build academic skills through participation in the arts, improving success in school.
Create an extra-curricular alternative to gang participation or other negative behaviors.
Encourage youth affected by challenging living environments to discover how their talents and gifts can take them beyond their current circumstances.
Join other community programs in addressing the barriers to academic and career success faced by youth who have experienced poverty in Los Angeles County.
Increase the number of youth that Haven reaches each year who are affected by poverty and at risk for negative impact behaviors.
Track student growth at camp sites over multiple years using the DAP (Developmental Assets Profile) in order to study the effect of arts education on disenfranchised youth and compare how different communities benefit from the program.
LA City Programs
Haven Pico Union
Each year, our HPU students rehearse for and perform 3 musical theatre shows: A Fall/Winter Musical Review, a Spring Musical, and a Summer Theatre Camp. All programs culminate in a fully costumed, choreographed, and lit live performance for the local community. Our programs are explicitly designed to make use of the performing arts’ powerful ability to develop the inner assets that help children succeed academically and personally.
Modeled after our Pico Union programming, this brand new year-round site brings quality arts education to the West Adams community in downtown Los Angeles.
Each year, our HWA students will rehearse for and perform 3 musical theatre shows: A Fall/Winter Musical Review, a Spring Musical, and a Summer Theatre Camp. All programs culminate in a fully costumed, choreographed, and lit live performance for the local community.
hART of the City Summer Theatre Camps
Our hART of the City program offers tuition-free Summer Theatre Camps with instruction in acting, music, and dance, designed to develop character and life skills in our students. Camps are explicitly designed to make use of the performing arts’ powerful ability to develop the inner assets that help children succeed academically, personally, and ultimately professionally, in order to become productive members of society. All camp sites partner with a church, school, or community group already invested in a low-income area of Los Angeles County, targeting youth grades K-8 who are vulnerable to the negative impacts of their environments.