Movemakers outreach program
MoveMakers Philly is our affiliated youth program. MoveMakers Philly and UMA are financially tied- so supporting one organization supports the other. Dope! MoveMakers Philly is launching their 2022/2023 fundraising campaign to help underserved youth attend MoveMakers programming. Check it out below!
Donate to support
Help MoveMakers Philly and Urban Movement Arts raise $7000 for offering summer camp scholarships and providing resources for underserved youth in Philadelphia!
We are thrilled to be entering our 3rd year of providing scholarships to MoveMakers Philly summer camp.
Our summer camp scholarship program has had many strong impacts on recipients. Families have expressed to our team their appreciation for MoveMakers providing a safe and enriching place for their children to be during the summer. The kids that have come to MoveMakers on scholarship connect very closely to our teachers and counselors. Many of the students and families stay connected with us through the school year.
Strong adult role models and positive environments are critical for children. MoveMakers is passionately committed to expanding its high level enrichment and services to families that are underserved.
Your donations are truly put to work with our company. We bust a move to give back to communities that are often overlooked and do not have access to the best quality of recreation and enrichment.
Give to I Am The Move and power MoveMakers to continue to build lasting relationships with families that wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity without your support.
We are thrilled to be entering our 3rd year of providing scholarships to MoveMakers Philly summer camp.
Our summer camp scholarship program has had many strong impacts on recipients. Families have expressed to our team their appreciation for MoveMakers providing a safe and enriching place for their children to be during the summer. The kids that have come to MoveMakers on scholarship connect very closely to our teachers and counselors. Many of the students and families stay connected with us through the school year.
Strong adult role models and positive environments are critical for children. MoveMakers is passionately committed to expanding its high level enrichment and services to families that are underserved.
Your donations are truly put to work with our company. We bust a move to give back to communities that are often overlooked and do not have access to the best quality of recreation and enrichment.
Give to I Am The Move and power MoveMakers to continue to build lasting relationships with families that wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity without your support.
Our Target is $7,000
Help us reach our goal!
Help us reach our goal!
*The hyperlink for donation will take you to our fiscal sponsor, ADHK’s PayPal page. You will initially receive a receipt that payment is complete. Soon after, you will receive an email notice that contains information for your tax filing.
To donate by check, email kayla@urbanmovementarts.com
To donate by check, email kayla@urbanmovementarts.com
Funds will be applied in the following ways this summer:
Our Success so far this season!
- Scholarships for 40 summer campers from underserved communities
- Resources for supporting scholarship students, including staff, meals and possible transportation
- T-shirts and other memorabilia for scholarship students
- MoveMakers is operating its first music summer camp: additional scholarships will be awarded to music camp
- Planning and training for the 2023/2024 season with the Philadelphia School District
- Continued Education
Our Success so far this season!
- We provide class to 180 students weekly in Philadelphia public schools
- By the end of the 2022/2023 school year, we will have reached 1000 plus youth audience members via performance programming in public schools
- We've provided 20 scholarships to underserved youth for annual tuition to our facility at 2100 Chestnut
- In 2023, 100% of teachers surveyed responded that MoveMakers Philly classes in Philadelphia Public Schools Strongly lifted Morale.
- In 2023, 100% of teachers surveyed responded that MoveMakers classes in Philadelphia Public Schools helped the students to be in a better mental and emotional state for their next endeavor, whether it was a class, going to a new activity or home for the day?
- In 2022, 85.7% of families surveyed said that summer camp increased their child's confidence
- In 2022, 100% of families surveyed said that their children made new friends with 85% mentioning that their child had an opportunity to socialize with children from neighborhoods that they wouldn't otherwise have access to.
- In 2023, as a result of contributions made to our 2022 Winter fundraiser, MoveMakers has provided its entire staff with professional develop opportunities with outside organizations, including CPR/First Aid training with the Red Cross.
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