What Is CAP?
The Creative Apprenticeship Program helps participants build purpose, discipline, creative confidence, community connection, and pathways to opportunity through mentorship, clubs, events, and creative development.
CAP is not therapy. It is a creative mentorship and community development program built with mental health-informed care, structure, accountability, and support.
WHO IS CAP FOR?
CAP is for people who want space to create, learn, connect, practice, explore, and build what comes next.
Artists
Musicians
Writers
Entrepreneurs
Media
Creators
DJs
Content
Creators
Gamers
All-Ages
Creatives
Emerging
Creatives
HOW CAP WORKS
CAP makes it simple to get involved, grow your creativity, and build real opportunities.
01
JOIN
Choose the CAP membership and level of support that fits where you are.
02
PARTICIPATE
Join clubs, creative sessions, events, projects, and community experiences.
03
BUILD
Develop skills, consistency, relationships, confidence, and creative work.
04
CREATE OPPORTUNITY
Collaborate, grow your network, access opportunities, and begin building your own pathway.
CAP Pathways
CAP offers multiple ways to participate and grow. Some people enter through clubs, media, creative projects, events, travel, or support around life skills and direction. However you enter, the goal is the same: build purpose, discipline, confidence, community, and opportunity.
Clubs & Creative Practice
RECURRING CLUBS + CREATIVE PRACTICE
DJ Club, Gaming Club, Bike X Bites, Music Club, Psych Club, Book Club, and other recurring spaces for practice, creativity, movement, and community.
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Gatherings & Events
Community Experiences
Gospel Karaoke, open mic nights, showcases, mixers, workshops, community gatherings, and live creative experiences.
Projects & Story Worlds
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
Creative projects connected to CAP, including Attachments, The MeadowLands, and other music, media, writing, animation, or storytelling projects that help participants practice collaboration and creative development.
Stability & Life Skills
REAL-LIFE SUPPORT
Support around discipline, communication, income pathways, decision-making, routines, barriers, and maintaining progress.
Media Production
AUDIO + VIDEO + DIGITAL MEDIA
Audio, video, editing, music production, photography, podcasting, interviews, reels, and digital storytelling.
Trips, Retreats & Exposure
TRAVEL + CULTURAL EXPOSURE
Travel, retreats, college/homecoming experiences, outdoor activities, cultural trips, and creative exposure opportunities.
CHOOSE YOUR CAP EXPERIENCE
CAP FREE
$0
Newsletter
Weekly wellness text
Invitations to events
Updates & Announcements
MOST POPULAR
CAP COUSINS
$35
/MONTH
Access to clubs & group activities
Creative experiences & events
Opportunities & exposure
BTBSNU Swag
CAP MENTORING
$99
/MONTH
Everything in Cousins
Two 45-minute 1-on-1 sessions each month
Personalized development
Check-ins & accountability
Equipment access and discounts
HOW CAP BEGAN
BORN THROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
CAP began during the COVID-19 pandemic, when isolation, uncertainty, disrupted routines, and limited access to creative community made the need for connection and practical support impossible to ignore.
Why CAP Exists
CAP grew out of the pandemic years, when creatives, youth, families, and community members were trying to adjust to a changed world. Through the BTBSN studio, we saw people needing space, structure, support, creativity, and connection, even when they could not always afford traditional services.
Instead of waiting for perfect conditions, we kept meeting people where they were, while asking them to meet us with honesty, effort, and willingness. That process shaped CAP into a mentorship and creative development model rooted in music, media, mental health-informed support, community, and opportunity.