2004 Community Partnership Awards

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J.U.i.C.E. from Concentrate

Abstract:

Justice by Uniting in Creative Energy (J.U.i.C.E.) a hip-hop focused community center, opened on Thursday, June 14th 2001, and continues to operate every Thursday during after-school and evening hours. Attendees range from age two to adult, but most participants are adolescents. Currently, about 100 participants attend every session of J.U.i.C.E.

J.U.i.C.E. provides the facilities, equipment, and training necessary for young people to develop and expand skills in breakdancing, mural art, deejaying, and emceeing-commonly known as the four elements of hip-hop-as well as in music recording.

We are requesting funds for J.U.i.C.E. from Concentrate, a plan to develop a sustainable model of J.U.i.C.E. so that the program can be replicated all over Southern California and all over the U.S. The project would involve students in researching the demographics of each potential site, especially as it relates to the musical history and the area s crime and population statistics,
developing cross-city/cross-cultural understanding and collaborations, and working with the young people of each area to formulate a plan to most effectively incorporate J.U.i.C.E. programming at each site. The students would also assist J.U.i.C.E. staff and the John Ernest Foundation in developing a J.U.i.C.E. manual comprising all materials necessary for replicating the programmatic model.