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[visual-link-preview type="external" url=https://elizabethyouththeater.org/union-county-teenagers-tackle-violence-intervention-in-their-community-through-art-and-immersive-technology/" title="Union County Teenagers Tackle Violence Intervention in their Community through Art and Immersive Technology" summary="The Elizabeth Youth Theater Ensemble’s (EYTE) Walking the Beat program receives support in the amount of $379,940 from the Attorney General’s Office as a part of its inaugural Community-Based Violence Intervention (CBVI) initiative."]
[visual-link-preview type="external" url="https://elizabethyouththeater.org/warnermedia-supports-fountain-theatres-community-building-walking-the-beat-program/" title="WarnerMedia Supports Fountain Theatre’s Community-Building ‘Walking the Beat’ Program" summary="The Fountain Theatre has been awarded a WarnerMedia Arts and Culture grant funded by the AT&T Foundation to support Walking the Beat Los Angeles, a pioneering arts education program for inner city high school youth and police officers"]
[visual-link-preview type="external" url="https://elizabethyouththeater.org/founder-and-artistic-director-of-eyte-joins-the-fountain-theatre-board-of-directors/" title="Founder and Artistic Director of EYTE Joins the Fountain Theatre Board of Directors" summary="The Fountain Theatre, a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization, focusing on nurturing creativity for multi-ethnic theatre and dance artists, has welcomed EYTE’s Theodore Perkins to join their Board of Directors."]
[visual-link-preview type="external" url="https://elizabethyouththeater.org/new-jersey-theatre-alliance-welcomes-eytensemble-as-their-first-round-of-affiliate-members/" title="New Jersey Theatre Alliance Welcomes EYTEnsemble As Their First Round of Affiliate Members" summary="The New Jersey Theatre Alliance has recently welcomed the Elizabeth Youth Theater Ensemble (EYTE) as their first round of Affiliate members. This news was received humbly by Theodore Perkins, the EYTE board, and staff."]
Elizabeth Youth Theater Ensemble, a qualified organization of the New Jersey Cultural Trust
[visual-link-preview type="external" url="https://elizabethyouththeater.org/elizabeth-youth-theater-ensemble-a-qualified-organization-of-the-new-jersey-cultural-trust/" title="A qualified organization of the New Jersey Cultural Trust" summary="The Elizabeth Youth Theater Ensemble (EYTE) is proud to announce its designation as a qualified organization as defined by the rules of the New Jersey Cultural Trust.The official date of qualification was on September 29, 2020 – but what does this mean?"]
[visual-link-preview type="external" url="https://www.oxygen.com/videos/we-saw-a-need-in-the-community-program-uses-the-arts-to-build-relationships-between-youth" title="Walking the Beat on Oxygen Network's Unsung Heroes" summary="Walking the Beat is a multi-week arts education program that brings together police officers and young people to cultivate relationships between both groups. Together they create and develop a performance for their community."]
Black Lives Matter: Elizabeth Painting
[visual-link-preview type="external" url="https://www.nj.com/union/2020/08/george-floyds-brother-eric-garners-mother-visit-nj-for-painting-of-blm-mural.html" title="George Floyd’s brother, Eric Garner’s mother visit N.J. for painting of BLM mural" summary="Joined by a slate of guests including George Floyd’s brother, Terrence Floyd, and Eric Garner’s mother, Gwendolyn Carr, New Jersey’s fourth-largest city painted and dedicated a Black Lives Matter mural across the street from its City Hall."]
[visual-link-preview type="external" url="https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/news/2019/08/01/theatre-sets-stage-for-better-understanding-between-lapd-and-teens" title="Theater Sets Stage for Better Understanding Between LAPD and Teens" summary="HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Even in the presence of armed law enforcement officers, these teens are smiling. So are the police officers. There is an unexpected level of comfort between the two groups as they play games, act, and learn to see each other in a whole new light."]
[visual-link-preview type="external" url="https://vimeo.com/359330559" title="2019 Walking the Beat - Hollywood" summary="A Wall is Just Another Door, 2019 - In partnership with the Fountain Theatre"]
[visual-link-preview type="external" url="https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/08/05/better-policing-through-theatre/" title="Better Policing Through Theatre" summary="Two programs use theatrical tools to foster communication and understanding among cops and the communities they serve."]

EYTE Census 2020

EYTE is excited to partner with the City of Elizabeth to make the 2020 Census a success! Check back this fall for EYTE produced content!