💔 Urgent: Help Us Keep Our Doors Open!
For 46 years, the Northeast Performing Arts Group (NEPAG) has been a safe haven for young people in Washington, D.C.—a place where they learn discipline, confidence, and self-expression through the power of dance and the performing arts.
Now, that home is in danger. Due to unexpected financial hardship, we are facing possible eviction from our studio space—the same space that has uplifted generations of youth.
We urgently need your help to raise $20,000 to keep our doors open and ensure our students have a safe, creative place to learn and grow into 2026.
Every gift counts:
💃 $25 helps cover class supplies and costumes
🎶 $150 supports student scholarships
🏠 $500+ helps secure our studio space
🌟 $1,000+ Sponsorships include recognition in our performances and community events
Please donate today at
➡️ PayPal.me/NEPAG
➡️ Venmo: @NEPERFORMINGARTSGROUP1
➡️ Zelle: [email protected]
Checks can be mailed to:
Northeast Performing Arts Group
3431 Benning Road, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20019
Attn: Carrington Lassiter, Executive Director
✨ Together, we can keep the arts alive, protect our space, and continue inspiring the next generation of performers and leaders. #SaveNEPAG #SupportTheArts #NortheastPerformingArtsGroup
For 46 years, the Northeast Performing Arts Group (NEPAG) has been a safe haven for young people in Washington, D.C.—a place where they learn discipline, confidence, and self-expression through the power of dance and the performing arts.
Now, that home is in danger. Due to unexpected financial hardship, we are facing possible eviction from our studio space—the same space that has uplifted generations of youth.
We urgently need your help to raise $20,000 to keep our doors open and ensure our students have a safe, creative place to learn and grow into 2026.
Every gift counts:
💃 $25 helps cover class supplies and costumes
🎶 $150 supports student scholarships
🏠 $500+ helps secure our studio space
🌟 $1,000+ Sponsorships include recognition in our performances and community events
Please donate today at
➡️ PayPal.me/NEPAG
➡️ Venmo: @NEPERFORMINGARTSGROUP1
➡️ Zelle: [email protected]
Checks can be mailed to:
Northeast Performing Arts Group
3431 Benning Road, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20019
Attn: Carrington Lassiter, Executive Director
✨ Together, we can keep the arts alive, protect our space, and continue inspiring the next generation of performers and leaders. #SaveNEPAG #SupportTheArts #NortheastPerformingArtsGroup
Northeast Performing Arts Group
The Northeast Performing Arts Group (NEPAG) is an award-winning, culturally based arts and education program whose mission is “To develop and foster the creative talents of youth in the Northeast/Southeast corridors of Washington, D.C. through performing and visual arts, as an alternative to street life and to teach the invaluable lessons of discipline, commitment and team motivation”. NEPAG has trained over 9,000 youth and helped more than 400 enroll in college.
In 1979, the late Rita Jackson founded the NEPAG, envisioning a place to advance the development of District youth through the performing arts and offer constructive alternatives to the negative influences of their communities. Targeting Ward 7 youth living in River Terrace, Kenilworth, Marshall Heights, Benning Terrace and Lincoln Heights/Richardson Dwellings communities, the studio initially offered dance, drama and vocal classes. Recognizing the need for holistic approaches to combat escalating dropout rates, violence and drug use and other self-destructive behavior, NEPAG expanded programming to include academic support services and life skills training and planning. It established the N.E. Outreach Youth Center, and, today, 46 years later, the center and arts studio have evolved into a safe haven where young people, ages 3 - 18, can prepare for life while exploring the arts after school, weekends and during the 9-week Summer Performing Arts Camp. The NEPAG is currently under the executive direction of Carrington Lassiter.
In 1979, the late Rita Jackson founded the NEPAG, envisioning a place to advance the development of District youth through the performing arts and offer constructive alternatives to the negative influences of their communities. Targeting Ward 7 youth living in River Terrace, Kenilworth, Marshall Heights, Benning Terrace and Lincoln Heights/Richardson Dwellings communities, the studio initially offered dance, drama and vocal classes. Recognizing the need for holistic approaches to combat escalating dropout rates, violence and drug use and other self-destructive behavior, NEPAG expanded programming to include academic support services and life skills training and planning. It established the N.E. Outreach Youth Center, and, today, 46 years later, the center and arts studio have evolved into a safe haven where young people, ages 3 - 18, can prepare for life while exploring the arts after school, weekends and during the 9-week Summer Performing Arts Camp. The NEPAG is currently under the executive direction of Carrington Lassiter.
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Celebrating African American Women & Dance
Black girls including youth from the Northeast Performing Arts Group danced at the White House on Monday, February 8, 2016, performing and participating in master classes -- in the White House -- with Judith Jamison (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater), Fatima Robinson, Virginia Johnson (Dance Theater of Harlem) and Debbie Allen while Michelle Obama celebrated their contributions at the White House.
Students from the Northeast Performing Arts Group worked with Debbie Allen and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Click the video below to see performances of African Dunham Piece choreographed by Debbie Allen and "I've Been Buked" and "Cry" with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Students from the Northeast Performing Arts Group worked with Debbie Allen and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Click the video below to see performances of African Dunham Piece choreographed by Debbie Allen and "I've Been Buked" and "Cry" with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.