Life Pieces to Masterpieces

Tonight Try Change brings you an outstanding organization that's doing great things in the DC community. We came across this organizations while reading the" Washingtonian " and where amazed by it's many accomplishments . As stated on their website "Life Pieces to Masterpieces is a non-profit, arts-based, comprehensive youth development organization. We serve boys and young men ages 3 to 21 living in low-income and public housing east of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC.

Their Goal:

"Life Pieces to Masterpieces continuing goal is to nurture, embrace, encourage, and elevate African American boys and young men. Daily participation in LPTM’s artistic, academic, spiritual, and mentoring activities help turn the many challenges in the lives of these boys into opportunities for success, self-reliance, and resiliency."

They have received many awards but more importantly have made a difference in the lives of may young men. Here are some of the results:

• Over 90% of LPTM participants have not become involved in the juvenile justice system or fathered children


• Approximately 90% have shown improved behavior at home and in school
  75% have significantly increased their overall GPA


• LPTM Apprentices have created over 1000 pieces of art over the past 11 years, exhibited locally, nationally and internationally, including The World Bank, Children's Hospital, the Smithsonian, and charitable foundations throughout Washington, DC. and FIDDEM in Paris, France

You can help this organization by tutoring a boy in the homework center or help chaperon field trips. You can also donate to the group. $25 covers two weeks of snacks for one boy; $1,000 pays for a him to participate in the program three days a week for a year.

You can contact them at:

Life Pieces To Masterpieces Inc.at

Merritt Middle School

5002 Hayes Street, NE

Washington, DC 20019

Phone: 202-399-7703

Fax: 202-399-7731

Contact: Gretchen Martens, Deputy DirectorEmail: gmartens@lifepieces.org

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