Overview
The F.A.M. Project will empower young, community-focused Creatives to positively impact underserved communities. Working together the students will conceive of a project rooted in Hip-Hop culture and execute it using the tools of entrepreneurship. Their project will create measurable improvements in underserved areas. In addition to the benefits received by the community, the students will also be equipped with skills for greater success in their future endeavors.
Benefits
Directly contributes to the positive impact of underserved communities through the participants’ project
Equips and empowers youth in underserved areas to better their current situations
Creates a public forum and display to encourage and empower others to do the same
Provides a model to be replicated in other areas for similar results
Application Requirements
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Qualifications
Complete online application
Submit an official academic transcript from your current high school,
Notable achievements highlighting artistic endeavors and/or community involvement
Provide at least 2 professional references (Supervisor, teacher, counselor)
Submit a 120-150 second video formed by the student in which they will pitch “Why I am the best choice for the program.”
(Guidelines TBD.)
Complete a phone interview if preliminarily selected
Reside in Central Arkansas
Faulkner county
Grant county
Lonoke county
Perry county
Pulaski county
Saline county
Jefferson county
Searcy Metro Area (White County)
Belong to an underserved community
Underrepresented ethnic and minority groups
Low-income neighborhoods
Communities that are considered “food deserts”
Economically deprived areas (areas in need of development/revitalization)