Life Pieces To Masterpieces has identified effective, innovative, and replicable strategies that have resulted in a dramatic improvement of the early childhood and youth development experiences of young, underserved, African American males living in our nation’s capital. Each day, our mission is actualized through the use of our unique and effective four-part Human Development System which we call LPTM basics. This system is the foundation of our arts-based curriculum and guides all of our programming. Since 1996 we have served more than 600 boys and young men and created more than 1,000 masterpieces.

Life Pieces To Masterpieces provides opportunities to discover and activate the innate and creative abilities of the members to change life challenges into possibilities.

Grade/School:
Years at LPTM: 4 years
Soul Name: Brother Laughter "Michael was given the Soul Name of Brother Laughter because he is always chuckilng and has a positive, upbeat attitude."

"Michael Taylor is an 8-year-old apprentice, aspiring police officer and chef. He wants to be a Police Office to "help get the bad people off of the streets" and when he is not working as an officer, he wants to be a chef making his "special pancakes." Michael is determined and participates in Life Pieces "to learn something every day." His mom is also a fan of the program because he "does his homework and is safe while at Life Pieces." Some of his favorite activities at Life Pieces are the ability to participate in meditation and to eat healthy food. In addition to his work as a Gentleman, Scholar, Athlete and Artist, Michael is also a brother to Farell and Robert. He keeps an eye on them to make sure that "they are being good, and helps them to make sure they are safe." His favorite book is The Magic Fish. "