1. Life Pieces to Masterpieces Washington, DC

2. Life Pieces ◦Arts-based Youth Program ◦Lincoln Heights Neighborhood ◦Gangs, Drug use, Jail ◦The Struggle of African American Males

3. LPTM Basics Purpose Premise Shield of Faith “Life Pieces men are gentlemen, scholars, artists, and athletes.”

4. My Position Programming ◦Lesson Plans ◦Organizing Trips Teaching ◦Art ◦Basic Geography Grant Writing Process ◦The politics of being a nonprofit

5. Teaching and Learning Baptism by Fire The Story of the Timeline

6. What You’ll See ◦Life Pieces as an Escape ◦“My thoughts, words, and actions determine my destiny” ◦Emphasizing the power of making decisions ◦Expression