Christian Latino Association Of Music And The Arts Inc

"To equip, educate and empower youth through music, technology and the arts."

RYTMO is a music technology, music and music business program that started back in 2003 with 12 students. Today, over 5,000 students have come through the RYTMO program. RYTMO was created for those such youth that had an interest in music, music technology and the music business (copyrights, licensing, publishing to be creative but also would learn occupational skills along the way. With the addition of our career profiles, students now have access to learn about the many careers in the music industry and arts if they chose music as their future. When the career profiles is completed in our curriculum, there will be over 200 careers listed for students to ponder. In 2024, RYTMO began working with adults with intellectual disabilities.

Top Three accomplishments for 2023:
1) An increase of demand for the RYTMO program
2) An increase in youth participation
3) The establishment of more collaborations

Four goals for 2024
1) Long term financial sustainability
2) More social media presence
3) Stronger infrastructure
4) To expand to other areas such as: special needs, cancer, etc.       

1) An increase of major funding
2) Stronger media presence
3) More music industry involvement

RYTMO has programs throughout Orange County mostly in Anaheim.

Despite the low funding RYTMO received in 2023, we continue to grow. The interest and outcomes are fantastic as we look to adding our program for those programs with special needs and cancer recovery. We're hoping 2024 leads to a strong collaborative within Anaheim with not only programs but opportunities to provide internships or employment. With the pandemic behind us, RYTMO is ready to go. We continue to work with wraparound agencies throughout Orange County and will explore the possibilities of adding the RYTMO curriculum into a high school. Early 2024, RYTMO did add a program for adults with intellectual disabilities in Anaheim.

RYTMO's board with the addition of adding consultants also is growing. We were very excited to have a former RYTMO student, who was nominated to attend Berklee College of Music 5-week summer performance program a few years back, was so good. she was offered a full 4-year scholarship to Berklee. Upon graduation, she worked at the two biggest artist's agencies in music, is a music consultant and has now joined the RYTMO board. Our board has long-term members who have helped provide funding and in-kind services. We all are excited to see what the future not only brings to RYTMO, but to the youth RYTMO serves.