Free Arts for Abused Children
Free Arts for Abused Children is a nonprofit organization that integrates the healing and therapeutic power of the arts into the lives of children and youth who have been abused, are homeless or at-risk of falling through the cracks of the system, as well as their families in need.
Free Arts for Abused Children recruits, screens, trains, places, and supports community volunteers to work directly with children and families living in crisis. Dance, drama, writing, music, and painting are just some of the avenues of creativity Free Arts volunteers use to encourage children and youth to channel their emotions, release their anger and develop positive methods of communication.
MISSION STATEMENT
Free Arts for Abused Children inspires hope in the lives of abused, homeless and at-risk children through innovative arts programs and positive interactions with caring adult volunteers.
VISION STATEMENT
Free Arts envisions a community of individuals from different communities, cultures, and life experiences connecting through the healing power of art to inrerrupt th cycle of violence, create understanding, build self-esteem, and nurture better lives.
Free Arts sparks the creative spirit of abused, homeless and at-risk children and their families to inspire and transform their lives through the power of artistic expression. Free Arts' volunteer-driven programs inspire hope, create understanding and build self-esteem.
The philosophy behind all Free Arts programs is simply that “ART HEALS!”
