We work to dismantle longstanding educational and social inequities by providing high-quality, tuition-free music and media arts education to youth who have historically been excluded from these opportunities. By removing systemic barriers to access, we utilize the arts as a vehicle for healing, self expression, personal growth, and creative career readiness – advancing both educational and social justice in Los Angeles and beyond.

YMF has two primary areas of focus:

For Schools, YMF Teaching Artists bring tuition-free, weekly, music instruction directly to each partner school throughout the academic year, both during and after school.

For the community, we offer tuition-free classes in music arts at our headquarters in Historic South Central LA, and for community partners such as Homeboy Industries, Volunteers of America, and the LA Dept. of Parks and Recreation.