HILLTOP ARTISTS IS A NON-PROFIT GLASS ARTS PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CLASSES AND INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS AGES 12-25 THROUGH IN-SCHOOL GLASS ART ELECTIVES, AFTER-SCHOOL, SUMMER, AND EVENING CLASSES. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, YOUNG PEOPLE CAN LEARN GLASS BLOWING, MOSAICS, FUSED GLASS, AND BEADWORK. HILLTOP SERVES A DIVERSE GROUP OF YOUTH AND IS ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE WITH YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE SEARCHING FOR WAYS TO CONNECT AND BELONG. HILLTOP ALSO DOES SPECIFIC OUTREACH IN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE DEALING WITH HIGH RISK FACTORS RELATED TO POVERTY, NEGLECT, HOMELESSNESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND VIOLENCE.
