Our Mission
To provide a safe, inspiring space where youth and families can create, thrive, and grow through access to the arts, wellness resources, and practical skill-building opportunities.
Our Vision
A vibrant, empowered Dayton community where every young person has the tools, support, and safe space to reach their full potential — emotionally, creatively, and economically.
What Makes Us Different
Creative Expression: From sidewalk chalk jams to recording studios, we believe art is a tool for both healing and hope.
Holistic Support: Our programs nurture mental, emotional, and social growth.
Community-Led: We’re built with the community, not just for it. Your voice shapes what we do.
Safe Space: We foster an environment where youth feel safe to be themselves, explore, and heal.
Our Story: Why Muse Me Was Born
Muse Me Community Center was born from lived experience, healing, and a deep belief in the transformative power of creativity.
Our founder, a proud Dayton native and mother, has spent over 12 years working at the intersections of education, youth development, and community service. In every space—from classrooms to community centers—she saw the same pattern: young people in underserved neighborhoods awere struggling, not from lack of potential, but from a lack of access.
Access to healing spaces.
Access to creative expression.
Access to real-life skills and support systems.
But this wasn’t just something she observed. It was something she lived.
Growing up without spaces that embraced creativity, affirmed identity, or prioritized mental and emotional wellness, she knew what it felt like to navigate survival without support. Those early experiences planted a seed:
“What if our youth didn’t just have to survive? What if they were given spaces, tools, and encouragement to actually thrive?”
That seed became Muse Me—a safe, healing-centered space where youth and families are invited to create, encouraged to heal, and empowered to grow.
“Muse Me isn’t just about art. It’s about giving our youth the power to tell their stories, take up space, and transform pain into purpose.”