Grants in this category support efforts to help youth make a successful transition to adulthood through programs that provide caring adult relationships, life-enhancing experiences, and opportunities to explore and develop unique strengths. Grants are directed toward programs in low-income and distressed neighborhoods where youth have the greatest need and are focused on arts-based programs through which youth can explore, develop, learn through, and enrich their artistic experience. Grants in this category take place during school hours and in after-school settings where they can be of most benefit to the young participants. Examples of Recent Grants in Youth Development Through the Arts include: • The Marsh Youth Theater: At the Marsh Theater in San Francisco This grant supports the outreach and material needs of the new Marsh Youth Theater located in the Mission District of San Francisco. Providing a safe place for Mission District youth to perform in plays appropriate for their age level and includes young people whose first language is not English. • Oakland Charter Academy: Alternatives in Action/The HOME Project This grant provides support for an arts-based after-school program at the Oakland Charter Academy, a small public school serving a low-income population in Oakland's Fruitvale District. • Integrated Arts Residency Programs: Young Audiences This grant supports Artist-in-Residency programs at three under-achieving elementary schools in San Francisco. The residencies are designed to increase student literacy and to help students explore, develop, and enrich their artistic capabilities. Related publications.