Adventures in Seeing
After School
Animodule Making
Computer Recycling
Discover Provence
Go Green Summer Camp
Green Initiatives
Hero’s Journey
Messages Through Murals
Newark Arts Parade
Scholarship Collaborations
Senior Storytelling Initiative

The Barat Foundation is a not-for-profit artistic, cultural and educational organization with a vision of engaging youth through arts immersion programs that foster personal and academic growth. The Barat Foundation began its “NewARC” initiative in 2007, a unique arts education program dedicated seeking out at-risk inner city Newark youth and providing them with the necessary support systems to ensure resiliency, and keep them in school. NewARC strives to expose underserved youth to positive life-changing experiences so that they may realize their potential to express themselves creatively and excel academically.

By providing young people with the support systems they require to imagine new goals for themselves, and connecting them with the resources they need to attain those goals, NewARC challenges the youth of Newark to stretch their imaginations, believe in themselves and break free from a cycle of poverty and despair. These resources include a strong creative arts initiative, academic tutoring, a mentoring program, yoga and meditation workshops, and strategies to avoid violence (non-violent conflict resolution) including gang prevention.