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Expression

Collaboration

Transformation

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Emerging 
futures
youth
Network

Emerging Futures Youth Network (EFYN) empowers incarcerated and at-risk youth through collaborative mural-making, mentorship with positive male role models, and community-building to inspire resilience and lasting personal growth.   

Our Mission is to ...

Empower

Young

Men

While held and fostered

Their young hands draw hope from colors,

Helping to paint in a brighter future,

One they can take pride in

Young

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The Vison:

We aim to create vibrant, uplifting public art that transforms shared spaces — while transforming lives. This initiative brings together local artists, community partners, and incarcerated and at-risk youth to collaborate on "cool," joyful murals and installations that brighten public areas, foster pride, and promote healing through creative expression. This will all unfold under the guidance of positive masculine role models, who will hold and direct the project.

Purpose:

This project is more than just beautification — it’s an investment in the social fabric of our community. By funding youth-driven art in public spaces, we:

  • Empower vulnerable youth through structured mentoring, creativity, and collaboration

  • Reclaim neglected or uninspired areas with color, life, and positivity

  • Foster community pride and ownership in local neighborhoods

  • Provide a sustainable and visible return on investment in the form of long-lasting art

 

Community Investment:

We’re inviting civic leaders, local businesses, and residents to invest in a program that pays dividends in public wellbeing, youth development, and urban renewal.

What your support funds:

  • Mentoring and creative sessions for at-risk youth within the juvenile corrective system 

  • Supplies, transportation, and materials for art projects

  • Compensation for coordinators and community artists

  • Ongoing community engagement and upkeep

Each dollar goes toward creating not only a beautiful piece of public art but a transformative experience for the young people involved — giving them purpose, structure, and a chance to contribute meaningfully to the city they live in.

The Result:

A growing collection of youth-powered murals and installations across cities — each one a symbol of hope, collaboration, and creativity. These works will serve as lasting visual testaments to what can happen when a community chooses to uplift its youth and invest in its shared environment.

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Slam dunk

Beautify community spaces with art, and simultaneously,
vastly improve the lives of youth who just need a leg up.

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