Vince Staples has partnered up with the Greater Long Beach YMCA to launch a tech-based institute for neighborhood youth. The Long Beach, California native has been working with the community to ensure that the youth have more options to succeed, in doing so they have created The Youth Institute (YI) in North Long Beach.

It will take place at Hamilton Middle School in an effort to give youth more summer learning options in eighth and ninth grades. Starting today [June 20], 20 students will be taught filmmaking, graphic design, music production, 3D printing and product design to teach them high-end technology literacy skills.

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“This is a great opportunity to give back to my home as well as create more pathways that will cultivate a sense of pride in the North Long Beach youth community,” Vince said in a statement.

Source: LBP