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Do you love SYEP and want more of it? Interested in other ways for youth to gain work experience? It is time to make sure your voice is heard! By taking this 2-minute survey, you will help us select the priorities for economic equality for youth. We the YOUTH can inform the next Mayor of NYC. Also, you will be entered for a chance to win a brand new Dell laptop. Don’t miss your opportunity! 

DYCD's Broadway & Beyond is a new initiative that seeks to address education equity while empowering youth voice through learning and then retelling history through various art mediums, including performance and visual arts. In partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History's Hamilton Education program and the Comic Book Project, this initiative will bring history to life like never before. To learn more about this program, check out this fantastic trailer from Show the Good. Visit https://bit.ly/DYCDBroadwayandBeyond before the March 26th deadline.  

The DYCD Film Festival is the most incredible student film event in New York City. Open to students in grades 6-12, we are now accepting submissions for the 2021 experience that will bring over 25 youth-produced films to your home this Spring. The initiative offers a remarkable journey designed to promote cinema's future and further advance our mission of accessibility – making student films and conversations available at times when hosting large gatherings in person is not possible. The top films will be screened during an action-packed evening filled with resources and entertainment, followed by the DYCD Film Festival Awards Show, where films will be awarded in various categories. To learn more, visit the DYCD's Film Freeway site. 

Time is running out to submit your 2021 Step It Up NYC audition tape. This year teams must film themselves performing a 90-second choreographed routine using the Grammy-nominated song "Black Parade" by Beyonce. How will YOU Step It Up this year for Civic Engagement, for Black Lives Matter, for your community? To learn more, visit the official Step It Up site.  

Discover Art, Symbols & Myths from all over the world with Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS) Pioneer Teen Summer Program. ARAS Pioneer Teens is an intensive FREE two-week art program for teens ages 14 - 17 in New York City. To learn more, visit the ARAS website.