The David's Harp Foundation, Inc.

The David's Harp Foundation, Inc. We aim to inspire, educate and empower under-resourced and homeless youth to achieve academic success through music and media production.

We use the power of media creation as a platform to build mentoring relationships with our students that lead to positive outcomes beyond the studio.

Celebrate Success is one of our pillars for a reason. 🎓🧡We have seen up close that finishing high school isn’t just a mi...
06/02/2026

Celebrate Success is one of our pillars for a reason. 🎓🧡

We have seen up close that finishing high school isn’t just a milestone, it’s a fight to stay consistent, to keep showing up, and to finish what you started.

We are grateful our studio gets to be a place with Artist Mentors that push young people forward, with community that cheers loud when they walk across the stage.

To Kathy, King, and all our young people graduating right now: we see you, we’re proud of you, and we’re celebrating you!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Trust is built before the music begins. Every Monday morning, our staff and young people gather in a circle to share our...
05/19/2026

Trust is built before the music begins.

Every Monday morning, our staff and young people gather in a circle to share our genuine highs, lows, and hopes.

It comes from one of our lived experience pillars at David’s Harp: Flashlight First. The idea that transparency earns trust. 🔦

Before the music, meetings, and mentorship, we make space to actually know one another and walk with each other through real life.

Grateful that these relationships span generations, stories, backgrounds, and seasons of life.

Every week, we continue learning and growing alongside one another as one community.

Transparency opens the door.
Relationship builds the trust.
Community helps us keep growing.

This is part of the foundation underneath the work. 🧡

“Walking through this door changed my life. 🚪I first came to David’s Harp as a 16-year-old who loved music, but didn’t f...
05/08/2026

“Walking through this door changed my life. 🚪

I first came to David’s Harp as a 16-year-old who loved music, but didn’t fully know who I was yet.

The studio became more than a place to create. It became a place where I found community, accountability, and a clearer vision for my future.

Now I get to stand on the other side of that same door and help welcome in the next generation of young people in.” ” - Adrian Cantero | Program Graduate

Music opens the door.
Relationship builds the trust.
Opportunity helps young people see what’s possible.

Drop an emoji in the comments if you’ve been impacted by the studio. 🎶🎹🎧

Last night at the 2026 Prebys Leadership Awards “All-In” celebration, our Executive Director + Founder Brandon Steppe w...
02/24/2026

Last night at the 2026 Prebys Leadership Awards “All-In” celebration, our Executive Director + Founder Brandon Steppe was honored alongside five outstanding leaders across San Diego County.

Brandon reminded us what this work is built on:

Listening is learning.
Listening is leading.
Listening is love.

“People thrive when someone creates space for them.”
— Brandon Steppe

Brandon, congratulations. Thank you , Brandon’s family, our community, and thank you most of all to the young people we walk alongside.

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01/28/2026

Access changes everything, and when young people get the real experience, they grow.

This weekend, our BizPod content creators weren’t watching the industry, they were working in it, documenting the stories of grantee organizations and their students experience at

Huge thank you to the NAMM foundation for opening doors and believing in the next generation of creators. Every year at NAMM is unforgettable! 🔥

This week, we’re celebrating 16 YEARS of creativity, mentorship, and transformation at David’s Harp Foundation! 🙌🏽❤️🎉Fro...
09/09/2025

This week, we’re celebrating 16 YEARS of creativity, mentorship, and transformation at David’s Harp Foundation! 🙌🏽❤️🎉

From our first day in the studio to now, we’ve been blessed to walk alongside thousands of young creatives, equipping them with the tools, relationships, and opportunities to thrive. 💫

We couldn’t have made it here without our incredible community of supporters, partners, and friends who believe in the power of music, media, and mentorship.

Here’s to 16 years of impact, and the many more ahead! 🥂✨

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705 16th Street
San Diego, CA
92101

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+18587075855

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