“A multidisciplinary creative leadership pipeline for Philadelphia youth.
At its core, PROJECT 440 is a community: a place where teenagers learn how to lead, how to plan, how to speak up, how to collaborate — and how to imagine themselves in a world where their gifts matter.” – WHYY
The young leaders in Project 440's Spring 2026 Doing Good cohort created six arts-focused service projects to address needs in neighborhoods and communities throughout Philadelphia.
WHAT’S NEW
Support our Youth Programs: Make a Gift by August 31
Register for Doing Good - Fall Semester is September 14 through December 21
Register for Instruments for Success - Fall Semester begins
Student Spotlight: Congratulations, Class of 2026
Support our Youth Programs: Make a Gift by August 31
OUR afterschool programs
DOING GOOD
Doing Good is a semester-long afterschool program that amplifies creativity, teaches leadership and service skills, and fosters an entrepreneurial mindset. Participants form teams and apply these new skills to create and implement an arts-focused service-learning project in their communities.
SEPTA passes and meals are provided. Students with perfect attendance who actively participate and complete all assignments successfully and on time can earn a stipend of up to $825 upon completion of the program.
INSTRUMENTS for SUCCESS
Sept. 23 -Nov. 4
Instruments for Success prepares students to take their next steps beyond high school. Our experienced college and career counselors teach the six-week program utilizing interactive activities and discussions on college and career choices, time management, financial planning, and well-being. The program also features guest speakers who are leaders in the arts and business communities.
*Eleventh graders who completed the spring 2026 semester are encouraged to participate in the 2026 Fall Semester, which includes step-by-step instruction and one-on-one guidance and support with college and trade school applications!
SEPTA passes and meals are provided. Students who complete the program and meet attendance and participation requirements can earn a stipend of up to $200.
YOUTH ADVOCACY COUNCIL
The Youth Advocacy Council (YAC) elevates student voices and is comprised of students who have participated in the Doing Good or Instruments for Success programs. YAC members share a passion for service and civic engagement. YAC members participate in youth-led programming and represent Project 440 at community events.
“We plant a seed in a young person’s life; they plant a seed in someone else’s life through the work they’re doing, and it ends up having a larger ripple effect.”
Joseph Conyers, Founder & Vision Advisor
Doing Good: Beyond the Music documents Project 440’s Doing Good program. This video was created by student filmmaker Gabby Rodriguez from WHYY’s Pathway to Media careers program, as told by our students Souvanhny, Precious, Carlentz, and Brittany.
“THIS EXPERIENCE REALLY TAUGHT ME TO BE WHO I AM.”
Doing Good, Participant
YOUR GIFT MAKES A BIG IMPACT
YOUR monthly, quarterly or annual contribution MAKES A DIFFERENCE
MEALS & SNACKS FOR STUDENTS
Your gift of $100 can provide 20 meals
Project 440 provides meals and snacks at our afterschool programs for ALL of our young learners. Your annual gift of $100 can provide the meals for one Doing Good or Instruments for Success class and your monthly gift of $100 can provide the meals for 12 classes!
GUEST SPEAKERS FOR INSTRUMENTS FOR SUCCESS
Your gift of $250 can sponsor a guest speaker for our college and career readiness program
Each semester, we welcome three guest speakers to our Instruments for Success program. Speakers include artists, creatives, educators, entrepreneurs, and business and civic leaders. Providing young people with the opportunity to connect with emerging and established professionals models the multiple pathways to personal fulfillment and success.
SPONSOR A DOING GOOD PROJECT
Your gift of $500 can provide the funding for one Doing Good service-learning project.
Participants in the Doing Good program work in teams and apply the toolkit of transferable skills they learn through their participation in the program to create and implement arts-focused service-learning projects in their community. After project budgets are approved, each team receives $500 to create their project.
FUND A STUDENT’S PARTICIPATION IN OUR PROGRAMS
Your gift of $1,000 can support the participation of one student in the Doing Good program.
Participants in our intensive Doing Good program build a toolkit of essential skills that they can apply throughout high school, college, and beyond. In addition to receiving meals and SEPTA passes for travel to and from the program, students earn a stipend of up to $825 at the conclusion of the program.
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