Youth Ambassador Program
Connect with Mentors and Explore Writing and the Arts
Youth Ambassador Program for Aspiring Writers and Artists
Empowering the next generation of writers and artists with guidance, support, and opportunities.
About the Youth Ambassador Program (YAP)
What We Are
The Youth Ambassador Program is designed to connect aspiring young writers with experienced mentors in various writing and artistic fields.
What We Do
We want to nurture the writing and creative skills of youth by providing guidance, feedback, and support to help them pursue their writing and artistic goals.
Who We Help
If you are a young writer and creative aged 13-18 who is eager to develop your writing and artistic skills, and gain insights from professional writers, we are here for you!
Enroll in YAP
YAP Ambassadors leave paper forms in local high schools as well as providing an online form. YAP Ambassadors register their contact information and invite them to enroll in the YAP program by completing these forms:
- LAC YAP Interest Form
- LAC YAP Parent Consent Form*
- LAC YAP Parent Photography and Media Consent Form*
*Please download, sign and email these forms to yap@lamorindaarts.org
For information, email yap@lamorindaarts.org or call 925-359-9940.
Upcoming Workshops and Events
Stay tuned…
Meet the YAP Team
Charlie Rivera-Ghu
Founder
Charlie is an aspiring creative writer in the Bay Area and an alumna of the Between the Lines program, Iowa Young Writers’ Workshop, and Kenyon Review Young Writers’ Studio. Always looking for a new fixation, she’s recently found a camera betwixt her tenuous hands.
Emily J.B.
Founder
She is deeply invested in art as both a means of introspection and storytelling, her work often involving vibrant ideas inspired by philosophical and psychological influences. However, at the core of all her work is a simple love for just creating.
Sharanya Roy
Founder
Emma Wong
Founder