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Mission:        Yaffa Cultural Arts, Inc. works with educational institutions and community service organizations to provide a variety of community development programs with a focus on social-cultural awareness and the arts. Yaffa programs aspire to enhance academic achievement and enrich the lives of children, adults, senior citizens and families from a broad range of cultural and economic backgrounds.

Vision:        Yaffa Cultural Arts, Inc. aspires to bring multicultural art forms to diverse communities in an effort to cultivate an environment of respect, literacy, tolerance and social consciousness.    

WE Value:

Arts

·  Art as a reminder of the innate beauty of life and nature.

·  Creative expression as manifestation of divine intelligence

·  We belief that every person deserves the opportunity to tell their story and have their voice heard.

Culture

·  Cultural as a connecting force, which demonstrates universality within diversity.

·  Culture as a celebration of life and people.

·  The historical value of culture as a tool for empowerment.

·  As it utilizes ritual to support our overall sense of well-being.

Learning

·  The many different ways in which people learn.

·  Learning through culture and art.

·  As a life long journey.

·  Entertainment to engage learning