ARIZONA BRIDGE PROJECT
The Arizona Bridge Project serves inner city, teenage girls who have an interest in the performing, media, and visual arts, and is a successful means by which young women learn to make positive life choices.
The program:
- assists girls in identifying and taking steps toward realizing their goals and dreams in life,
- encourages girls to be active authors of their lives instead of passive onlookers,
- channels and focuses the creative energies of young women,
- provides structure and supervision during after school and summer hours,
- and teaches emotional and physical self-care skills.
The Arizona Bridge Project offers positive out-of-school time activities in a supportive arts environment by successfully combining three crucial components:
- the arts,
- mentoring,
- and gender-specific programming.
The Arizona Bridge Project currently operates on Thursdays from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon throughout the school year and accommodates up to 20 participants per class. Classes are free of charge and are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Regular attendance is encouraged. Bus fare is available to committed participants. Old Arizona is located on serveral convenient bus lines. The summer schedule and any new classes will be posted when applicable.
Registration for Arizona Bridge Project may take place at any time throughout the year. Applicants do not need to start at the beginning of a session. Please call to schedule a required intake prior to participation.
29th Street Petal Pushers, Old Arizona's new youth employment program, is currently looking for teen girls who want to learn about floral arrangements and gain employment skills.
Our goal is for girls to become contributing members of society by building skills that will increase resiliency and self-esteem by teaching discipline and teamwork, while instilling a sense of pride in one's own cultural heritage and respect for the cultural heritage of others.
Participants must be enrolled in school.
For more information call Elizabeth Trumble at: 612-871-0050