CREATING AFTERSCHOOL DEVELOPMENT 2013 ANNUAL REPORTI NEW YORK | NEWARK | BRIDGEPORT | CHICAGO | DALLAS | SAN FRANCISCO On the cover: All Stars Above: All Stars Project’s Project of New Jersey national headquarters Scott Flamm Center for on West 42nd Street, Afterschool Development, New York City. Newark. DEAR FRIENDS: am pleased to report that 2013 was a remarkable year for the All I Stars Project and our efforts to establish Afterschool Development as a new way to engage poverty. Far too many young people and families are suffering the painful isolation and stigma of poverty. They are left with little experience of the world, a limited sense of themselves as learners and even less hope. We have shown that Afterschool Development is impacting in profound ways and enabling them to transform their lives. It works! Thanks to the support of thousands of wonderful volunteers and donors who comprise the All Stars community, we are able to invite poor youth — and, increasingly, adults — to perform and create free developmental learning experiences that help them grow dramatically and live more fulfilled lives. As I share this 2013 report filled with so much success and accomplishment, it is with a proud recognition that Afterschool Development is catching fire across America! Last year we involved a record number of people nationally, speaking face- to-face to over 22,000 young people living in poor communities, while raising $8.8 million from the private sector, the most in our history. We expanded our national geographic footprint — launching the All Stars Project of Dallas and the All Stars Project of Bridgeport. And, in its first full year, our dynamic new Scott Flamm Center for Afterschool Development in Newark welcomed 5,000 visitors. The upcoming pages capture this energy and impact! Given this rapid growth and expansion, we created an updated mission and vision for the All Stars Project to direct us as we continue to create the future that all people deserve. I am pleased to share them with you in this report. Thanks to all of you who helped to make so much growth possible in 2013. I look forward to the many ways we can work together in the years ahead. You are making a difference! Sincerely, Gabrielle L. Kurlander President and CEO 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 1 ONTO THE NEXT STAGE MISSION n 2013, the All Stars Project I created new plans to develop our The All Stars Project talent pipeline and training programs, advance our organizational model, and transforms the unveil a new mission and vision for the lives of youth and poor organization. communities using MetLife Helps the developmental All Stars Onto the Next Stage Building on more than a decade of power of performance, partnership, the MetLife Foundation in partnership with and MetLife executives played a caring adults. very important role in the All Stars strategic planning project. In addition to generous $100,000 support for All Stars Project’s programs nationally, we received a special $150,000 grant from VISION the MetLife Foundation for the project’s implementation phase. Maria R. Morris, By 2020, the All MetLife EVP and ASP National Board Vice Chair, led the project’s advisory Stars Project will be team, and Tom Jasinski, VP-Global Head recognized as America’s of Organization Design and Change leader in Afterschool Management, contributed his invaluable expertise to the redesign of the All Stars Development, a new organizational model. way of engaging Special thanks to Carla Ogunrinde poverty. and all the staff, donors and volunteers who gave valuable input. 2 THE ALL STARS PROJECT, INC. CORE PROGRAMS he All Stars Talent Show Network involves In the Development School for Youth, young people, young people, ages 5 to 25, in performing in ages 16 to 21, who step forward to join the program, T and producing hip-hop talent shows in their learn to perform as professionals, and partner neighborhoods where everyone, at all levels of talent, with business leaders who conduct workshops and is included. Youth take the lead in creating a new provide paid summer internships. DSY exposes and positive culture in their communities. They inner-city young people to success and prepares are cheered on by audiences of family members, them to enter the workforce, pursue educational neighbors and volunteers, as well as donors who join opportunities and face life challenges in new ways. “Back to School” trips to the talent shows. Youth Onstage! and the Castillo Theatre open up UX is a free, university-style school of continuing the world of cutting-edge political theatre to young development. It has classes, workshops and field people and adults. Hundreds of young people, ages trips that are open to people of all ages. Making the 14 to 21, take advantage of free training in the entirety of New York City its campus, UX extends performing arts under the direction of volunteer All Stars opportunities for growth and development theatre professionals, and more than 5,000 audience beyond youth to all members of the communities members from diverse communities attend we serve. productions every year at the All Stars Project’s 42nd Street center in New York City. 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 3 ALL STARS COAST TO COAST New York City New Jersey Bridgeport Our first and largest center In the grand opening year The All Stars is of program and community- of the Scott Flamm Center New engaging hundreds of building activity and the site of for Afterschool Development, teenagers and youth in creative our national headquarters, ASP All Stars programs touched performance and leadership of New York continues to grow the lives of more than 2,000 development activities, including in programs and in number young people in Newark and building new bridges between of participants, with over surrounding communities. Bridgeport’s youth, caring adults 15,000 young people and adults Developing partnerships — and businesses from affluent participating in programs and including with institutions such communities in Fairfield County, over 16,000 visiting the center and as the Aljira Center for Con- CT and northern Westchester attending theatrical productions temporary Art, the Metropolitan County, NY. A youth leadership in 2013. Baptist Church, Boys and Girls team of 25 Bridgeport youth Club of Newark and Montclair produced a talent show at Bassick State University — continued to High School and mixed and extend All Stars reach. mingled with donors at cocktail reception in Greenwich. 4 THE ALL STARS PROJECT, INC. Chicago Dallas San Francisco All Stars Project programs The All Stars Project In the San Francisco Bay Area, continued to make a difference New has been working in All Stars is seen as an organiza- in poor communities grap- West and South Dallas — the city’s tion that “has a lot to bring to pling with extreme violence and poorest neighborhoods — inviting the table.” Program Director despair. Mayor Rahm Emanuel young people to participate in Dr. Elouise Joseph won a 2013 and local media recognized the talent show network, having Jefferson Award in recognition of All Stars for leading Chicago over 1,300 face-to-face conversa- her life-transforming work with Community Action Day, a grass- tions about growth and devel- youth, and the All Stars touched roots initiative that engaged opment with young people and more than 4,900 people from the over 1,000 Chicagoans in new, families. In December, dozens hardest-to-reach communities and developmental conversations of young people, volunteers and built new partnerships including about violence. Led by the ASP donors travelled from their neigh- with the office of San Francisco’s of Chicago Advisory Committee, borhoods to attend the very first district attorney. the business community contin- Dallas All Stars talent show. ued to deepen its partnership with young people, over 2,300 of whom were reached during 2013. 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 5 CREATING AFTERSCHOOL DEVELOPMENT marked the 10th anniversary Now in its eighth year, Operation Conversation: of the All Stars Project on 42nd Cops & Kids, the All Stars and NYPD partnership 2013 Street, the world’s first center program, led by ASP co-founder, Dr. Lenora Fulani, devoted to performance and development, with an involved over 250 police officers and young people October event honoring leaders of the $32.5 million in workshops and more than 1,700 police trainees campaign that funded this visionary project. Over and community members in public Demonstration the last decade, the center has been the hub from Workshops. which the All Stars has grown our influence as America’s pioneer for Afterschool Development, The Castillo Theatre teamed with the New Yiddish welcoming more than 250,000 people from NYC Rep on a critically acclaimed world premiere and more than 30 countries. production (and sold-out run) of Waiting for Godot in Yiddish. Over 6,900 New Yorkers and other visitors UX celebrated its third birthday by welcoming enjoyed the 2013 season, which also featured a record number of students — over 900 (80% of co-productions with the New Federal Theatre, a hip- whom were adults) — who were coached by 22 hop workshop featuring Youth Onstage! performers development coaches, took 53 courses and work- and the musical Carmen’s Place (A Fantasy). shops, participated in monthly programs like Performing and Developing with Diabetes, and went on 22 cosmopolitan and cultural outings around New York City. 6 THE ALL STARS PROJECT, INC. DIRECTV Ground-Breaking Marketing Campaign Raises Bar on Corporate Partnership Activities DIRECTV produced a new print and video campaign highlighting the impact of All Stars programs through the voices of alumni. Led by Paul Guyardo, Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer, a talented team of DIRECTV executives and employees produced a powerful new look at the All Stars’ pioneering, performatory approach to youth and community development.