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Milwaukee youth need bridges to brighter futures!

I’d like to share the story of Perla. Perla was in ArtWorks’ LGBT photography internship from September 2019 until May 2020. Perla’s internship at ArtWorks was her first job experience, in which she’s proud to say she was “adulting a lot...and getting prepared for the real world.” She says the internship pushed her to become more confident in what she has to offer. While Perla achieved an impressive six concrete goals in total, her biggest accomplishment was that her comfort zone significantly expanded. She’s looking forward to applying what she learned alongside her supervisors, coworkers, and community members to her future: “I definitely grew my people skills. I feel more comfortable with being open to different people.” She learned to take constructive criticism to make progress on her work. “I feel like I can do anything now,” she said.

Because of generous supporters, Perla  has grown and developed skills for her future.

And now that she has gone through one of our programs she has advanced to a lead artist assistant position in our environmental arts internship this fall!

I’m asking you to take a moment to think about the upcoming years and even decades in Milwaukee and the impact local youth will have. Many teens still need our support in getting ready to cross the bridge into their futures. ArtWorks is here to help and, in turn, those teens will be the bridge to Milwaukee’s future.

You can contribute to this change!

Your gift right now will help youth achieve their greater purpose in these challenging times.

Thanks to a generous donor, all contributions up to $2,550 will be matched—give now to have your donation doubled!