Keep the Reel Rolling by helping us expand our high school programs!

Keep the Reel Rolling by helping us expand our high school programs! image

Heading into our 25th year, Wide Angle Youth Media is buzzing with energy and creativity. Young people are lining up to learn, create, and grow in our new, high-tech headquarters. To meet student demand, we plan to enroll a record 80 high school students in our programs this spring!

Wide Angle Youth Media is growing, and that’s something to celebrate. More students are stepping behind the camera, telling their stories, and gaining the skills to succeed in school, work, and life.

Growth brings new opportunities—and new needs. Every high school student who completes a semester earns a $300 stipend, and all have access to wraparound supports, including emergency assistance for food, housing, technology, or school supplies, if needed. These resources honor our students’ time, talent, and commitment to reaching personal goals as they create powerful media that moves our city forward.

As we expand our programs, we’re committed to keeping them free and accessible. Right now, funding for arts, education, and after-school programming is increasingly limited, but we know that our programs are critical for young creatives. That’s why we need your help to Keep the Reel Rolling!

We’re inviting our supporters to help us raise $24,000 by the end of the year to fund spring stipends for our student creators.

When you support Wide Angle, you’re investing in:

  • Creativity and collaboration. In our classrooms teens tell powerful, authentic stories through video, animation, screen writing, photography, and design.
  • Training and skills for the future. Students gain proficiencies and skills that prepare them for college, careers, and lifelong learning. Over the past 5 years, 100% of seniors in our spring high school programs have graduated high school and 82% have continued on to college (vs. 49% city wide).
  • Community connection. Youth-produced media reflects the full spectrum of Baltimore’s residents, creating a city that is brighter and bolder.
  • Direct Impact. Every $300 raised sponsors one student’s end-of-semester stipend, helping them turn curiosity into craft, and ideas into real-world impact.

Join us in celebrating 25 years of youth voice and help make room for every young person who wants to learn, design, film, and shine.

Goal: $24,000 by December 31st
Be part of the story. Give today and help Keep the Reel Rolling in our 25th year

Giving Levels

  • $40 – Supports 2 weeks of stipend for a student
  • $80 - Supports 4 weeks of stipend for a student
  • $150 – Supports 50% of spring semester stipend for a student
  • $300 – Supports 1 spring semester stipend for a student
  • $1,500 - Supports spring semester stipends for 5 students