What We Do
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Provide a safe place for youth to express themselves creatively.
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Educate youth on issues of poverty, diversity, sexuality and spirituality.
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Promote the value of justice and true freedom in society.
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Develop youth leaders who will speak up, serve and impact their community in positive ways.
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Serve as an advocate for education to the youth, by offering tutoring and workshops.
School Program
We keep busy throughout the year. Below you will find a list of activities that occur during the school year. If you are interested in participating please complete the membership form found here.
UPLA: Urban project Los Angeles
During the summer we take a group of CryOut! members for an intensive two week period in Los Angeles with our partner Athletes In Action. In order to participate in this you must be a CryOut! member and also participate in the fundraising activities that happen throughout the year.
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Music
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Dance
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Visual Arts
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Education
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Workshops
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After School Program: M-F, 2-5:30pm*
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Tutoring: Tue, Thur, 5-7pm*
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Bible Study: Wed, 5:30pm (optional)
*when Renton Schools are in session
Summer Camp
CryOut! Summer Day Camp will offer your child a time to exploere the arts through fun classes in music, dance and visual arts. Each student will have the chance to partake in all different aspects of our summer arts program. There will be time for play, lunch, snacks and downtime. Each day will be jam packed with fun and exciting opportunities for your child.
REconcile
In communities across America we see: rising racial tension, police brutality, injustices and inequality, segregation, controversies like “black lives matter” vs “all lives matter”, and the most recent response “blue lives matter ”. Does one group mattering invalidate the others? Phrases like “white privilege” are offensive and blacks are continually stereotyped as uneducated and dangerous—even though we elected a black president...
Instead of arguing, our response at CRYOUT is The RECONCILE benefit concert: A space where we can use speeches, poetry, rap music, songs, essays, videos, articles, dance, panel discussions etc. to dialogue. At these events we would like to reintroduce LOVE, RESPECT, FORGIVENESS and hopefully come to a place of RECONCILIATION, first to GOD, then to our fellows.
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The Basement
A safe place to meet every Tuesday where volunteers teach attendees how to write, record, perform and produce music. This new program is operated solely by CryOut alumni students Devante Cash & Janile Mundy.
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Our goal is to help students develop their craft so that they can use it to their full potential. If you would like to participate come and see us at 5:30 PM.
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Studio
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The CryOut! recording studio is available for youth who have a passion for sending a positive message to their community.
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The CryOut! studio is also available to members of the community for a low cost.
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For studio times please email or call us at info@cryout.net or call (425) 243 2106
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If you would like to book some studio time click here.
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The CryOut! Project
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This is an entertainment project that involves musicians, dancers, visual artists, producers, and marketers to make a music/video documentary that addresses a specific issue, told through the lives of youth. If you are interested, please contact us at info@cryout.net or 425-243-2106.