The Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology is a place of hope and opportunity, offering after-school arts programs for youth, ages 13-18, and vocational training for adults in the Buffalo Area. Buffalo Center for Art and Technology's (BCAT) mission is to provide opportunities for careers through the arts, technology and workforce development. We offer cost-free adult workforce training and afterschool arts programming to low-income individuals and families in Buffalo, NY. Through our work, we disrupt generational poverty by providing students with career counseling, national employment certifications and pipelines into meaningful careers and economic security. Our adult learners have access to mid-skill, mid-salary career training and national certifications in allied health and IT. Our high school students participate in project-based, experiential visual arts and technology programs focused on building confidence and identifying actionable into college and careers.