At East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, we know that a student’s growth in the classroom or on stage is connected to everything happening in their life. That’s why we built Student Support Services: a network of care that stands behind our students, families, and alumni, through the everyday challenges our community faces.
Please note: The resources listed below are available exclusively to students enrolled in our Diploma Program. For more information about the Diploma Program, including eligibility and how to enroll, visit our Diploma Program page. If you’re enrolled in our regular classes and looking for information relevant to you, please visit our Classes page.
Academic Tutoring: East Bay Center offers tutoring and academic support for all active main site students. Contact Doris Flores if you need a tutor: doris.flores@eastbaycenter.org
College Prep Program: For Juniors and Seniors pursuing a higher education, we work to lower barriers to accessing a college education. This includes our college mentorship program where we help research and identify schools, programs, certificates, grants, scholarships, and financial aid opportunities. The Center also helps with personal statements and preparing artistic documentation or other admission materials required by colleges.
College Scholarships: The Center encourages all Young Artist Diploma seniors who demonstrate financial need to apply for scholarships offered. Applicants are required to submit a written essay, and seniors pursuing a major or minor in the performing arts must also submit an artistic performance video. For more information, please contact Doris: doris.flores@eastbaycenter.org
One-on-One Support Services: We offer individual and group counseling, coaching, mentoring, and social-emotional support to help students grow — not just as an artist, but as a student, family member, and engaged member of their community. This support is available year-round and is typically short-term (about 4–8 weeks). Students will receive immediate, goal-oriented emotional support, practical coping strategies, and a safe space to work through stress, big life changes, or difficult moments.
Student Leadership Council: Want to lead, inspire, and make an impact in Richmond? Join the Leadership Council, a student-led group within our Young Artist Diploma Program that creates hands-on ways to uplift your peers and community. As a Council member, you’ll build real leadership skills rooted in civic engagement, help lead projects, represent the Center at community events, and take part in advocacy events, fundraisers, and other enriching opportunities, all while working alongside your peers to tackle issues that matter to your community. Interested? Apply to join the Leadership Council. Contact Doris: doris.flores@eastbaycenter.org
Family Resources: We’re here to help your family navigate and connect to local resources. For assistance, please contact us. We also facilitate a parent group, a vital space where families help shape and advocate for the ideas that matter most to our students and the Center as a whole. Through the group, parents can be directly involved in Center and student activities, as well as lead their own activities. The parent group focuses on community outreach, family engagement, event coordination and fundraising.
Alumni Resources: Certain support resources are available for Young Artist Diploma Program alumni on a case-by-case basis. Alumni with presenting challenges and risks will work with our Student Support Services Manager to evaluate and determine the appropriate referrals and needs. Please reach out to Doris for more information.
All student support services are free of charge. To connect with a student support services staff, please reach out to:
Doris Flores, Student Support Services Manager
Email: doris.flores@eastbaycenter.org
Tel: 510-978-2803
