Asheville-based nonprofit that ignites social change through the power of the arts, culture, and restorative self-expression. One of our most impactful programs is WOTS/VDLJ, which centers the leadership and creativity of black and brown youth, ages 13-19. Through arts-based programming, participants (known as The Squad) develop healthy relationships with peers and mentors, while working to make a difference in their community using their voices, talents and imaginations. As members of The Squad, youth build a unique and bilingual space to become hopeful about their futures, experience racial healing and develop a radical imagination to build a better world.