AFRICAN DRUM & DANCE PARENTS ASSOCIATION

THE AFRICAN DRUM AND DANCE PARENTS ASSOCIATION EXPOSES YOUTH AND ADULTS IN THE FLINT MICHIGAN AREA TO WEST AFRICAN ARTIST AND CULTURAL TRADTIONS THROUGH FOLKLORE AND STORYTELLING THAT ENCOURAGE SELF AWARENESS AND EMPOWERMENT. PROMOTE POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT BY OFFERING COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHENS THE COMMUNITY AND SELF-PRIDE. PRESENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUTH TO DEVELOP AND GROW INTO PRODUCTIVE ADULTS IN SOCIETY BY OFFERING MENTORING AND LIFE SKILLS CLASSES HELPING THE YOUTH TO VISION A BETTER THEM