Street
Genius
Austin.

A free weekend creative intensive for young men ages 11–15. Podcasting. Music. DJ'ing. Visual Design. The room they've always deserved.

Austin, TX  ·  Ages 11–15  ·  100% Free
Summer 2026 · That's a Wrap
LOUD
July 24–25  ·  El Buen Samaritano
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The receipts

Look what
showed up.

Every number is a young man who showed up, made something, and left with more of himself than he came in with.

Austin, Texas · Since 2024

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total boys & teens served

One stage. Many ways to be seen.

Built for
the whole
of them.

Street Genius exists to create the conditions where young men — particularly boys of color — can meet themselves in full. We believe identity is not a problem to solve but a story to excavate.

When young men are given the tools, the room, and the community to do that work, they don't just grow — they lead.

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Young men painting in creative program
Austin, TX · 2026

One
Weekend.

"The container is broken.
Not the boys."
What Boys Leave With
→Language for their story — a personal declaration they own
→Proof — something they made that didn't exist before they arrived
→Community — peers and mentors who witnessed them in full
→"I'm the kind of person who…"

We use podcasting, music production, DJ'ing, and visual design as the vehicle for identity development. In a Street Genius intensive, a boy doesn't just learn about himself. He makes something that proves it.

One weekend. Free. Meals included. This summer it was LOUD — July 24–25 at El Buen Samaritano in South Austin.

Exposure creates identity.
Identity creates agency.
Agency creates trajectory.
Summer 2026 — That's a Wrap
LOUD
July 24–25 · El Buen Samaritano · Austin, TX
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