Programs

  • Interactive Poetry Curriculum

    UNI(VERSE), OUR INTERACTIVE POETRY PLATFORM FOR THE CLASSROOM, HAS BEEN FORMALLY ACCEPTED BY LAUSD AS A DIGITAL CONTENT PROVIDER, ONE OF ONLY EIGHT ENTITIES CHOSEN THROUGH A COMPETITIVE RFP. OUR "VOICES IN VERSE" CURRICULUM, DELIVERED TO SCHOOLS VIA UNI(VERSE), IS 1 OF 11 ETHNIC STUDIES COURSES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY LAUSD TO FULFILL THE NEW CALIFORNIA ETHNIC STUDIES REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION THAT BEGAN IN FALL 2023. OUR CURRICULUM HAS BEEN TAUGHT IN 22 L.A. COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN 10 OTHER CALIFORNIA COUNTIES, 10 OTHER STATES (IN, MA, MD, NC, PA, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV, PLUS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA), AND 11 OTHER COUNTRIES (CANADA, MEXICO, BRAZIL, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, NIGERIA, ENGLAND, JAPAN, CHINA, INDIA, AND KOREA).
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $871.4K

  • Get Lit Media Program

    THE STUDENTS IN OUR GET LIT MEDIA PROGRAM WROTE, FILMED, AND EDITED 200 EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS FOR UNI(VERSE) AND ALSO PRODUCED OVER 100 EPISODES OF THE GET LIT MINUTE PODCAST.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $467.6K

  • Creative Suite Programs

    IN SUMMER 2024, THE GET LIT MEDIA PROGRAM EVOLVED INTO OUR NEW CREATIVE SUITE OF PROGRAMS. THIS INCLUDES THE CREATIVE CAMP, SUMMER WORKSHOPS IN SCREENWRITING, FILMMAKING, MUSIC PRODUCTION, AND PERFORMANCE; OUR FILM LAB, A SEMESTER-LONG PROGRAM FOR HIGH-SCHOOLERS WITH WEEKLY WORKSHOPS; AND THE CREATIVE CAREER LAB, CREATIVE MEDIA TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR UNDER-RESOURCED YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18-28. OVER THE NEXT 3 YEARS, THIS PROGRAM WILL PLACE AT LEAST 110 YOUNG ADULTS IN FULL-TIME JOBS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $402.8K