A local full-service graphic design company, JuztGrafixs, and nonprofit organization, Hip Hop Haven, have recently announced a partnership geared at promoting youth participation in hip hop-inspired, arts-based programming. JuztGrafixs is providing design services for all fliers and print material aimed at marketing Hip Hop Haven's classes for youth, scheduled to begin in April. Planned programs, open to the community free of charge, will include classes in music production, dance, dj'ing, mc'ing, poetry/spoken word, and graffiti/graphic design.

" Partnerships like this, between local businesses and nonprofit organizations, are so vital to the livelihood of our community. This particular collaboration is especially important because of the emphasis on youth development and preservation of the arts."

For more information about this partnership or the services/programs offered by JuztGrafixs or Hip Hop Haven, please visit www.hiphophaven.org.