Musicians For Education Inc

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Musicians For Education Inc operates under the DBA Street of Dreams from 4215 Menlo Avenue in College Area, San Diego, CA 92115, running a year-round arts education and college-prep program built specifically for teen mothers ages 12 to 18. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit holds federal tax-exempt status under EIN 33-0936491 with an IRS ruling year of 2001 and has received grant funding from the California Arts Council. Founded by Teresa Gunn, the organization enrolls approximately 100 teen mothers per year in weekly three-hour workshops taught by established San Diego artists at Lindsay Community Day School and San Diego City College. Workshop curriculum spans creative writing, spoken word performance, film and photography production, graphic design, music production, microphone technique, and social media marketing, with the primary emphasis on literacy development through the creative writing component. transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project runs complementary youth arts programming in College Area, and the two organizations draw from overlapping communities along El Cajon Boulevard where Street of Dreams recruits students and stages public performances. Participating students produce a published poetry book and a music video, then perform at the Street of Dreams Live event, a public spoken-word showcase that provides a platform for young women who have historically been excluded from creative and civic spaces. The Menlo Avenue headquarters sits south of the SDSU campus in a residential section of the 92115 ZIP code, and the program targets students affected by generational poverty, substance abuse, and involvement with the juvenile court system. Program graduates return as college-enrolled mentors who guide younger peers through the curriculum and introduce them to campus life, creating a peer-led pipeline from court school to higher education. The College Area Business District supports local nonprofits operating within the El Cajon Boulevard corridor that connects SDSU to the City Heights commercial district. The organization's stated goal is 100-percent high school graduation and college enrollment among participants, with academic elective credits built into the workshop structure so students advance grade levels while completing the program. All participating students receive the elective credits required to advance to the next grade level, and the program's internal data shows 100-percent completion rates among enrolled cohorts.