How the Lewis Prize For Music Empowered Young People


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A Look Back at How the Lewis Prize for Music Empowered Young People.

The five-year, $20 million initiative committed to driving equitable systems change.

The prize granted $2 million to 32 creative youth development (CYD) organizations.

Many organizations are led by people of color, and most are "relatively young," having been in existence for less than 30 years.

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