Our Mission: Bay Area Creative employs the art form of spoken word poetry to provide insightfully innovative writing and film making residencies for students, team building workshops for companies, professional development for teachers, and therapeutic arts work for community health. Our Vision: We work towards creating a world where cultural sensitivity, social justice and emotional balance promote well rounded healthy people who can lead the way to a society that is thriving with diversity, supported by community and fulfilled in the creative acts of individuals. Bay Area Creative is a 501(c)(3) non profit serving a total of 6,230 individuals during the 2016-2017 school year. For more information and to see testimonials, view student poetry films, get involved, make donations and inquire about booking information, visit www.bayareacreative.org. Our Programs -Digital Storytellers: Residencies, Assemblies, Youth Poetry Slam Teams -SPARC Poetry: Stage Performance and Rhythmic Culture -ReVisions: Spoken Word Residencies at Community Health Facilities -Educators for Empathy: Professional Development for Culturally Relevant Curriculum and Social Emotional Learning -Culture Crossroads: Team-building Spoken Word Poetry Workshops to cultivate Cultural Sensitivity