ECHO Community Arts

ECHO Community Arts is open to students in the DTLA area, within the ages of 14-18. Schools we focus on are Belmont HS, Miguel Contreras HS, & Roybal HS. ECHO Community Arts is a non-profit that offers various art programs. Echo is a program for at-risk adolescents that offer opportunities for performance excellence leadership and education in poverty-stricken neighborhoods in Los Angeles. ECHO will offer a pathway from poverty to prosperity. The organization is about life changing experiences and engaging the kids in something greater than themselves. Our vision is to empower youth living in poverty stricken neighborhoods to be able to express themselves in arts, attending higher education, to be politically conscious, and to be engaged members of their communities. Ultimately, we want to understand the root causes of poverty, inequality, and reasons for lack of resources in their neighborhoods, all in order to transform their communities for the better. We seek to empower our youth by encouraging them to become leaders in their communities, mentor future generations, and doing creative ways of organizing. We work with youth in the Downtown and in South Central.