The Bay Area Video Coalition

Youth & Emerging Media Maker Program: BAVCs Youth and Emerging Media Maker (YEMM) programs provide comprehensive free and fee-for-service year-long digital media storytelling training to over a hundred Bay Area Youth per year. BAVCs Next Gen program includes the digital pathway program, which provides a comprehensive model of industry-standard digital medial youth training and artistic development, offering training in video and audio production and creative open source software programming in a supportive, artist-led environment, aiming to diversify the pool of skilled artist, digital media producers and innovators in the field. The program bridges a pathway to higher education and the workforce for youth facing multiple barriers to education and employment. Over the last several years, BAVCs youth programs have offered opportunities for creative expression, self-discovery and leadership in over 130 youth. Next Generation programs also include professional development programs for educators, including the Adobe Youth Voices program, providing training and support to educators to help them integrate digital media into their classrooms. After a merger with Reel Stories in 2021, BAVC continued expanding its youth programming in free and fee-for-service after school classes and summer camps in East Bay and for youth who identify as female or nonbinary.