The Creative Arts Mentorship Program
2025-26: The Creative Arts Mentorship Program empowers youth ages 13–19 through artistic expression and personal development. The program pairs young creatives with experienced mentors in visual arts, music, dance, theater, photography, and creative writing, fostering talent, confidence, and self-expression.
Participants receive one-on-one guidance in biweekly sessions, develop original works reflecting their experiences and culture, and build life skills such as communication, discipline, and teamwork. Each cycle concludes with a community showcase celebrating their growth, while workshops on college readiness, mental health, and arts careers connect youth to future opportunities. The program cultivates creativity, leadership, and purpose, ensuring every participant’s voice is heard and valued.
Omar is a seasoned minister with over 30 years of experience in ministry. Currently, he serves as a Church Relations and Community Organizer with Mission Talk, where he connects churches with resources to help them thrive. As a passionate church planter, Omar is dedicated to establishing vibrant, multicultural congregations. His background includes extensive work as a youth worker, equipping and mentoring young people to grow in their faith and leadership.
These grants aim to help participating churches and organizations to explore innovative practices that form youth for lives of faith, service, and leadership; deepen theological engagement in youth ministry, particularly within diverse, urban realities; and strengthen their organizational capacity to sustain and expand youth-focused ministries that make a lasting difference.
