Turning Creativity into Opportunity.
Creative Potential Is Everywhere. Opportunity Isn’t.
URGENT builds creative learning pathways through film, media arts, culture, and entrepreneurship, moving young people from creative exploration to paid opportunity.

Power What’s Possible. Become a Producer.
Invest monthly in young creators, from exploration to paid opportunity.

OUR VISION

URGENT envisions a future where every young person is seen, heard, valued, and equipped to create a life of purpose, possibility, and impact.

OUR MISSION

URGENT builds creative learning pathways through film, media arts, culture, and entrepreneurship that move young people from creative exploration to paid opportunity.

OUR VALUES

WHY THIS WORK MATTERS

Creative potential is everywhere, but opportunity isn’t.

Young people across Miami have ideas, voices, and talents worth developing. Too often, access to high-quality creative learning, professional networks, and paid opportunities depends on ZIP code, school, or family income. At URGENT, an open door leads somewhere, from creative discovery to meaningful work, professional relationships, and paid opportunity.

OUR CREATIVE LEARNING PATHWAY
From First Spark to Paid Opportunity
URGENT’s Creative Learning Pathway helps young people discover their interests, create original work, strengthen their skills, share their voices, build portfolios, and connect their creativity to real economic opportunity.

EXPLORE → CREATE → BUILD → SHOWCASE → EARN
Young people may enter at different ages and stages. Each experience is designed to help them identify their next step without creating artificial barriers to public or paid opportunities.

fACE >>> film Arts Culture Entrepreneurship

FACE SPARKS
GRADES K-5

FACE SPEAKS

GRADES 6-8

FACE WORKS

GRADES 9-12

APPRENTICESHIP & DIGITAL FACE AGES 16+

HOW YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN aT URGENT
Young people learn by doing

Through project-based experiences, caring relationships, feedback, and
opportunities to create meaningful work.

they
Develop creative and technical skills
Strengthen voice, confidence and agency
Work with professional tools and mentors
Build portfolios and work-success skills
Share their work with real audiences
Access internships, apprenticeships, and paid commissions

FIND YOUR ENTRY POINT

EXPLORE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS

EXPLORE SUMMER PROGRAMS

APPLY FOR AN INTERNSHIP

EXPLORE APPRENTICESHIP

CREATIVITY BECOMES OPPORTUNITY HERE

More Than 30 Years of Turning Creativity Into Opportunity
During the 2025–26 program year, URGENT helped young people create meaningful work, strengthen their skills, reach public audiences, and earn real money through their creativity.

126+

YOUNG PEOPLE

SUPPORTED

4,000+

HOURS ACCESSED

aFTER SCHOOL + SUMMER

237+

ORIGINAL MEDIA

PRODUCED

87%

WORK SUCCESS SKILLS

IMPROVED

$103,000

wages & stipends

EARNED BY YOUTH

42+

Interns & Apprentices

HIRED

282+

AUDIENCE REACHED

IN-PERSON SCREENINGS

2

published books

COMIC BOOK + PHOTOVOICE BOOK

Urgent Academy Is Enrolling Grades 5–8

URGENT, Inc.'s Independent Career and Technical Education Middle School

LEARN MORE

At Urgent Academy, students are known deeply and learn beyond four walls through academics, media arts, technology, and real-world projects.

Now enrolling. Step Up scholarships accepted.

"I just wanted to take the time to thank you. Every day my daughter comes home excited to share how her day at camp was, and she absolutely adores her camp counselors! From the arts and crafts projects, to the weekly

fieldtrips and water play, I know that she is enjoying her summer.”

Andrea G..

Summer Camp Parent

"I will miss you after high school and thanks for everything throughout these two years especially when I was given the opportunity to get an internship. You have always been a true role model in my life, and it was a blessing to be a part of this program."

Marie J.C.

After School Program
Participant

“The FACE program taught me how

to become more responsible and

taught me values no other internship

I've been in has done.”

Shawn v.

High School Program
Participant

fUNDING PARTNERS

Turning Creativity into Opportunity.Creative Potential Is Everywhere. Opportunity Isn’t.URGENT builds creative learning pathways through film, media arts, culture, and entrepreneurship, moving young people from creative exploration to paid opportunity.

Power What’s Possible. Become a Producer.Invest monthly in young creators, from exploration to paid opportunity.