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"What stunning opportunity Keys 2 Success has created! This is what we're about, human beings creating opportunity out of difficulty. Human beings expanding what we think is possible. "

- Marshell Jones Kumahor, VP of Education at the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

"When I look at Keys 2 Success, I see an organization grounded in the values of racial justice and equity. Using the power of arts education within communities challenged by poverty and disinvestment, K2S instills hope and inspires confidence in children and families. As a grassroots organization with committed leadership, Keys 2 Success has opened doors of potential, providing free instruments and accessible musical training. These simple gifts are making all the difference for youth of color in and around Newark. Thank you for all you do!"

- Jeremy Johnson, Executive Director of Assembly for the Arts and Former Executive Director of Newark Arts

"Music is transcendent and when we are able to create music, we can express and share the most deep and fundamental parts of ourselves without uttering one word. I believe in Keys 2 Success because its founder and teachers are committed to fighting daily, ensuring that access to the precious and universal gift of music education is equitable and available to the community, regardless of race and income level."

- Mikhiela Sherrod, Executive Director at Agricultural Missions, Inc.

"By combining space, time, sound, culture, and emotions, music encapsulates the human experience. The joy and struggle of learning music exposes our humanity to ourselves and to others. What I adore about Keys 2 Success is their dedication to equity and humanity through every lesson, policy, and project. Their students’ realities are being centered in an art form where they are often excluded or bothered."

- Allison Russo, Founder of The Critical Good

"I think music education is important because music allows an opportunity for freedom. Freedom to explore creativity, to explore emotion, to explore truth as your words, movement is turned into sound harmoniously. I appreciate Keys 2 Success because our kids are seen for the potential of beauty that dwells within themselves and encouraged to accept their own beauty and share it with others. Mrs. Jee-Hoon sees the beauty in our kids and that is half the battle."

- Shaqrah Aryee, Newark Native and K2S Parent

IN THE NEWS

Greater NJ United Methodist Church Journal: The Power of Connecting in Newark

World Gone Good: Keys Gone Good Podcast

The New Equilibrium Magazine (Feature Article): Keys 2 Success

The Discovery Orchestra: Five Animals At A Time

E The Magazine for Today’s Female Executives Feature

TAPinto: Keys 2 Learning

SOCIAL MEDIA

NEWSLETTER

November 18, 2024 - So We Love

October 1, 2024 - The Power of One

September 2, 2024 - It's Back To School Time!

August 6, 2024 - Summer in the Rear View Mirror

June 10, 2024 - Longing For A Better World

May 8, 2024 - What A Spring!

February 26, 2024 - Hello 2024!

December 4, 2023 - Funfare at the Newark Museum

November 13, 2023 - The Legacy

October 9, 2023 - Back to School!

August 15, 2023 - Summer Time At Keys

July 18, 2023 - Teaching and Learning

June 5, 2023 - Proud and Thankful!

May 15, 2023 - Sowing Seeds for a New Tomorrow

April 10, 2023 - Tis A Gift!

March 4, 2023 - It's All About Love!

February 14, 2023 - Hello 2023!

December 22, 2022 - Surprise At The Year-End Concert

November 3, 2022 - When Stars Shine Together

October 20, 2022  - Radical Kinship

September 7, 2022 -  Newark! The City I Love!

June 28, 2022 -  Keys Takes On Summer!

May 10, 2022 -  A Force For Good

April 11, 2022 -  The 3rd Annual Practice-A-Thon has begun!

March 2, 2022 -  Behind the Success

February 5, 2022 - Hello February

December 31, 2021 - From Seeds to Blossoms - 2021 in Review

December 6, 2021 - One Plus One Equals Twenty

November 8, 2021 - Surrounded by Angels

October 4, 2021 - A View from the Piano Bus

September 27, 2021 - Project Music Blog: Infinite Stories to Tell

September 13, 2021 - Project Music Blog: The Best Part of My Summer

September 6, 2021 - Project Music Blog: Learning to Share Piece by Piece

August 25, 2021 - Summer Camp

August 2, 2021 - Crossing Borders with Music

July 1, 2021 - Relationships are the "Keys" to Our Success

June 10, 2021 - Letters and Roblox: High Schoolers Connect with Students at Keys 2 Success

May 12, 2021 - Music Connections Lead to Grant, and the Gift of Time

April 7, 2021 - The Two-Way Street of Volunteering

March 23, 2021 - Listening, And Being Heard, Through Music

January 23, 2021 - The Keeper of Our Mission

December 19, 2020 - The Voice in the Corner

November 21, 2020 - Inspiration Through Adversity

October 28, 2020 - Music Makes Us Beautiful

September 5, 2020 - Keys and the Orchestra

July 15, 2020 - Playing with Distinction

June 15, 2020 - We Did It!  (Together)

May 20, 2020 - The Music Continues

April 14, 2020 - Teaching Piano from a Safe Distance

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