CAMINOS is an immersive; one year long paid internship empowering Austin-area Teens to carve their own path in the creative arts. Students work alongside ESB-MACC professionals on a variety of community oriented activities with the goal of achieving solid professional development benchmarks while becoming Ambassadors of Latinx Arts and Culture in our city. In this talk we will hear from our 'caminantes' about what makes youth professional development programs relevant & transformative today.