Co-Founder/ Executive Director of the Arts at Sapphire Youth Development Center - Dacula, Georgia, United States
Sapphire Youth Development Center is an educational, recreational, and social facility designed to provide programs available to youth age 5 - 18 years of age.Our mission is to equip youth with invaluable skills through creativity and personal development putting them on the path to fulfilling their full potential. This is accomplished by providing opportunities that allow the youth to explore, dream, and grow into outstanding citizens, building lasting, positive changes in their lives. We instill our core values of integrity, excellence, self-discipline, and personal growth and development.Sapphire is solely funded by donations and grants. No donation is too small. Our goal is to raise enough funds to purchase our own building. To date, we partner with local school systems as a part of their community school division.We offer a wide variety of programs promoting positive youth development recognizing their developmental needs and encouraging the expansion of their minds during various phases of their social, physical, and intellectual maturation.