WHAT WE DO
Each student and their families have access to any of TOAI's resources. The following services are offered to each student within the program. Every workshop and event is open to all students within the program but there are specialized workshops tailored for specific age ranges.
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Complimentary tutoring
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Individual mentorship
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Access to local resources & agencies
Workshops are organized by:
Early Artists (7-12)
Developmental Artists (13-18)
Progressive Artists (18-21) and
Cultivating Artists (21+)
Most workshops are required through the program but certain workshops are available on a requested basis.
PROGRAMS & PROJECTS.
Etiquette
Training
Financial Literacy
TOAI's Etiquette Training workshop uses strategies for learning mannerisms and professionalism as the foundation for all courses and programs. Etiquette training also includes fine dining techniques, dating, and courtship as well as ballroom dancing.
TOAI's Financial Literacy workshops include topics such as debt, loans, savings, discounts and couponing, stocks and investments, college funds, mortgages, business credit, lines of credit, insurance, economics, and retirement plans.
Self Defense Awareness
TOAI's Self Defense Awareness workshops teach students how to defend themselves verbally, physically in various forms and how to properly react to law enforcement officials.
Black Wall St. & Job Training
TOAI's Black Wall St. & Job Training workshops teach on the history of Black Wall St. and its importance of black (and brown) ownership. The following resources are available: job market search, resume building, interview, and email etiquette, social media etiquette, workplace etiquette, customer service, and leadership & management.
#SaveBlackLives Town Hall
TOAI's #SaveBlackLives Town Hall is an interactive town hall for residents to address their concerns regarding communal issues, local crimes and danger zones, gang violence, unjust laws, and police brutality. By having residents, community leaders and organizations, local and regional politicians and leaders actively aid in proactive solutions.
College Scavenger Hunt
TOAI's College Scavenger Hunt is to introduce middle and high school students to college life. Students will navigate through the hunt by major, finding schools, programs, and opportunities that will best prepare them for life after high school. There will be a college tour available.
DIM Academy
The Cleveland Dream
DIM Academy is a private performing arts school that was created to provide minority underprivileged students to expand their performing arts abilities, educate themselves on the past and present influences in tv, film, music and more. Partnered with Unapologetically Black Productions, DIM Academy has the tools and resources needed to provide each student with the knowledge, techniques, and training to excel in any artistic avenue. Those who have shown dedication and commitment will be chosen to receive training at the academy. There, students will participate in the following extensive course loads: Entrepreneurship and Media, Performing Arts Genres, African American History Throughout Media, Black Psychology, and Performance Track. Students will have the opportunity to work with artists in their respective fields to gain vital training on how to prepare for the entertainment industry, artistically and financially. Students will have the chance to compete in the Summer Showcase Gala which puts their talents on display while they will gain access to UBP exclusive events and upcoming projects.
It's simple. A community is everything. We seek companionship from like-minded individuals experiencing the same challenges in life. Unfortunately, our youth have been subjected to damaged and crime-ridden communities. Now is our chance to repair those communities and provide safe, supported access to the local businesses, libraries, parks, and recreation centers while establishing meaningful relationships for those of which it encompasses. The Cleveland Dream provides resources to local agencies, aid in community beautification and education on the local businesses that helped to progress the community throughout history. The Cleveland Dream is dedicated to charging the city of Cleveland with a call to action for the creation of home displacement centers and transportation to homeless shelters as well as donated meals from local restaurants and survival kits. Providing parents with limited financial means a 24-hour day care center. Visits to hospitals and nursing homes, school-to-prison pipeline penpals and rebuilding dilapidated homes and businesses while developing meaningful relationships with its constituents.
Cultural Appreciation Week
TOAI's Cultural Appreciation Week includes cultural competency workshops, cultural barriers and scenarios, identification of stereotypes and microaggressions, dialects/slang, and racial slurs. At the end of the week, there will be a multicultural challenge.
Safe Sex Awareness
TOAI's Safe Sex Awareness workshops discuss topics such as female/male anatomy, reproductive systems, health care screenings, sexual intercourse, sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, pregnancy options, contraceptives, birth control, toxic soul ties, the cost of kids, custody, and co-parenting.
Summer Showcase Gala
TOAI's Summer Showcase Gala is partnered with DIM Academy and UBP: Entertainment Agency. All artists come together to showcase their talents in an effort of raising money for the charity the artists choosing.
Mental Emotional Sexual Physical Abuse Centre
The Mental, Emotional, Sexual, Physical Abuse Centre (M.E.S.P.A.C.) is a resource center geared to serve youth within the foster care and juvenile systems but is accessible to those within the community. It provides services to those who have been a victim of abuse and trauma. With our specially trained psychologists, it is our goal to help victims become survivors and begin the groundwork to a work towards a positive a successful life.
Services include:
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Individual/Group Sessions
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Art/Music Therapy
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24/7 suicide/trauma hotline support
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 Advanced placement in home displacement centers*
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Genealogy and Mental Health
