In this issue, Reed Davaz McGowan examines the change that has occurred to the Latino community-based organization Norris Square Neighborhood Project (NSNP) since her 2010 CultureWork article, “Understanding the Social Service Needs in Community Arts Organizations.” In the previous article, Davaz McGowan, as NSNP’s Executive Director, introduced the ways in which the organization had worked with youth to promote civic engagement through the arts in Philadelphia. Davaz McGowan now reflects on the organization’s substantial growth over the last two and a half years of what she calls “youth leadership development” within NSNP. She shares how this development has continued to evolve into a deep engagement for youth within the community, leading and informing major decisions, organizational growth, staff refinement, and innovation.
Julie and Robert Voelker-Morris
Editors
