BY THE NUMBERS
2,120 Number of participants
97 Youth employed
directly served
through workforce development programs
100% Summer MADLab students
165 Number of
reported feeling ready for an entry-level job in the arts/media industries, with 50% feeling “extremely” ready
2,313 Art and media projects created in the Empire Afterschool Arts Program
short films created
65
Youth successfully completed
a creative portfolio of at least 3 visual art and/or media pieces that can be used to apply to jobs or colleges
30 School residencies
successfully conducted
70
Teachers
received professional development trainings in topics such as “Arts for Social-Emotional Learning” and “Visual and Media Literacies in the Arts Classroom”
318 Poughkeepsie City School District students
enrolled in the Empire Afterschool Arts Program in Spring 2019
