Since the launch of Youth Express, the demand for equipment and services has increased dramatically. In 2017 and 2018, our staff visited twelve peer facilities across the United States to exchange information and research best practices. Along with research on additional facilities in the U.S. and throughout the world and -- most importantly -- input from area youth, SLB will complete a major studio expansion in October 2019. This expansion will include two new studios, a 24-seat media-making classroom, eight high-powered editing workstations, and 75-seat performance/audience space for spoken word and youth-created music.