About Youth Life Center of the Arts
INTRODUCTION ABOUT US
We help adolescents discover their awesome
We target the middle school population to encourage life-changing experiences for students in south metro Atlanta powered by the performing, visual, and culinary arts.
In our family-style learning environment, we provide a safe space that engages young teens in exploration of themselves and their relationships with others. Through creative expression, they discover who they are, how they’re wired, and their reason for being.
Join us as we pursue our vision of community sustainability, educational advancement, and social development so that our youth gain a positive sense of self, family, and community.
Our Mission
Provide a safe space for adolescents learning autonomy
Our Vision
For EVERY child to discover that thing that makes their heart SING
Our Approach
Arts-based enrichment, academic support, and life-skills development
Our Focus
Middle schoolers aged 10-15, though we serve elementary ages

13+
YEARS OF
Serving Clayton County
Building character, confidence, and self-esteem through the ARTS since 2011

Claressa Winston liquidated her personal assets in Los Angeles, and took a gamble on purchasing our facility in Riverdale, GA.
"I leveraged my children's inheritance to fulfill the purpose for which I was created."
We serve over 250 youth per year in Clayton County, impacting four generations of children and families.

We served over 100,000 hot meals to children and provided groceries to families, making us a valuable pillar in the metro Atlanta community.

Post-COVID, our team of Youth Development Professionals remain more committed than ever to challenge adolescents to find their voice, and help them discover and develop their talents, gifts, and abilities.