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Youth Pride, Inc. Programs!
We are a drop in space
This means our youth are encouraged to utilize our space in whatever comfortable and respectful way they see fit.
In addition to a wide variety of programming and groups, YPI can provide youth support with:
- Basic Needs Pantry
- Services
- Licensed Clinicians
- Counseling by Appointment
School Year Drop-In Hours
Beginning August 30, 2025
- Monday (Ages 14-24): 2:30 – 6 pm
- Tuesday (Ages 14-24): 2:30 – 6 pm
- Wednesday (Ages 14-24): 2:30 – 6 pm
- Thursday (Ages 10-13 only): 3 – 6 pm
- Friday (Ages 18-25 only): 3 – 7 pm
Providence Student Union
Providence Student Union builds student power to improve our education and well-being. We envision a true “union for students” that increases young people’s collective power and ensures our frustrations, demands, and dreams are heard. At PSU, young people grow as leaders, organizers, and advocates for justice in all forms, today and throughout their lives.
AS 220 Programs
AS220 Youth is a nationally recognized, award-winning after-school educational program and creative incubator for young people. Serving young people ages 14-21 with a special focus on those in the care and custody of the state, the program strives to dismantle the pipeline to prison by empowering at-risk, beyond-risk and incarcerated youth through arts, culture and collective action.
AS220 Youth provides free arts programming at our Empire Street Studio (115 Empire Street, Providence). Today, our program serves 600 youth annually. Inspired by hip hop culture, our program is youth-led, multidisciplinary and always evolving. We understand that meeting the needs of young people means ‘meeting them where they are’, engaging them in projects that are relevant to their lives and providing them with caring mentors who — over time — can expose them to new ideas, new ways of thinking and real world artistic and career opportunities. AS220 Youth harnesses comprehensive arts education and technical training, career building, hip hop, and social justice education to affect change for youth and their communities.