Youth Beat

Youth Beat Apprentice Program is now accepting applications! www.youthbeat.org/apprentice. At Youth Beat, we believe that low-income, inner-city kids should have hi-quality training and mentoring opportunities, just like their more affluent peers do. Students in our programs learn to tell stories using state-of-the-art, industry-standard media gear. They learn from and work alongside accomplished media professionals. They also become part of a peer community that supports success – many call it a “family.” And for many students, their time at Youth Beat is life changing. They become confident, find their voice, develop a sense of competence and self-worth, and begin building a vision for their future -- as well as skills to enter a growing, exciting career field. It’s the kind of opportunity and experience we all want for our own kids . . . but it’s also the kind of experience that’s simply inaccessible to most inner-city Oakland kids. Wanna help? Youth Beat’s fee-for-service production company, Youth Beat PRO is ready to serve your video needs! You’ll get a professionally produced product at a reasonable price . . . AND you’ll provide exceptional, resume-building experience to a hardworking, talented inner-city kid who is dreaming big!