The Joseph Avenue Arts and Culture Alliance (Rochester, NY) provides dynamic arts and cultural experiences for underserved families and youth in a safe, inspiring place for artistic expression—instilling pride and serving as a catalyst for community transformation.

Principles:

Through the arts we connect at-risk children with home, school and community

We improve access to high quality arts experience from early childhood to high school graduation

We believe that helping people to improve their quality of life via the arts will empower community growth and improvement

We believe that all people have the inherent capacity to effect change in their lives and that the arts can be a pathway for such change

We respect all individuals and value every person’s unique interest, strength and culture.

We believe that the arts stimulate innovation in thought, which can lead to enduring and positive individual and community change.

We will be guided by the forever need for community revitalization and transformation in all that we do.

Our programs will always be free of charge so that all may participate.