Programs & impact
Real programs. Real healing. Real change.
We fund, support, and deliver art therapy programs across every creative discipline — reaching children, adults, and communities who need them most.
What we do
Three ways we bring art therapy to the world
Fund community programs
We grant funding to art therapy programs in schools, shelters, hospitals, and community centers — removing financial barriers so practitioners can focus on healing.
Train therapists
Our training fund provides scholarships and professional development grants to art therapists across all disciplines, ensuring every community has qualified practitioners.
Deliver at-home sessions
We run live online sessions for children and adults — bringing credentialed art therapists directly into homes across painting, writing, music, movement, and more.
Our programs
Every art form, every emotion, every person
Visual Art Therapy
3,200 participants served
Painting, drawing, and mixed media as tools for processing trauma, releasing anger, and rebuilding a sense of self. Delivered in group and individual formats across community centers, schools, and online.
Visual art therapy is one of the most widely researched modalities for trauma recovery. Our funded programs use structured and open-ended art-making to help participants externalize internal experiences — giving form to feelings that words alone cannot reach.
Music & Writing Therapy
1,800 young people reached
Songwriting, journaling, poetry, and guided listening — creative language that reaches the emotions words alone cannot. Especially powerful for depression, anxiety, and identity work.
Music and writing therapies offer unique pathways to emotional processing. Rhythm and melody can regulate the nervous system; narrative and poetry help people reclaim their story. Our programs serve teens and adults navigating depression, anxiety, and major life transitions.
Movement & Body-Based Therapy
900 participants served
The body holds what the mind cannot always access. Our movement therapy programs use dance, breath, and somatic awareness to release trauma stored in the body — for all ages and abilities.
Trauma lives in the body. Dance/movement therapy and somatic approaches help participants reconnect with physical sensation, release held tension, and restore a sense of safety and agency. Our programs are adapted for all mobility levels and ages.
Our impact
The numbers behind the mission
12,000+
People served
Across all programs and online sessions since founding
85
Programs funded
Community programs across 40+ cities and towns
240
Therapists trained
Credentialed art therapists supported through our training fund
40+
Communities reached
Schools, shelters, hospitals, and community centers
6
Art forms offered
Painting, writing, music, movement, drama, and digital media
Ages 5–95
Who we serve
Programs designed for every stage of life
Stories of healing
What healing looks like
"I carried years of trauma I couldn't put into words. Painting gave me a way to finally let it out. Art therapy didn't just help me cope — it helped me heal."
Maria S.
Visual Art Therapy participant
Visual Art Therapy"Writing through my grief felt impossible at first. But the therapist made it safe. By the end of the program I had written something I was proud of — and I felt lighter."
David K.
Music & Writing Therapy participant
Music & Writing Therapy"Music therapy reached my client in ways nothing else had. The Foundation's resources and training made that possible. This work changes lives."
James Okafor, ATR
Art Therapist & Program Facilitator
Therapist Training FundHelp us reach more people
Every donation funds a real program — bringing art therapy to someone navigating trauma, depression, anxiety, anger, or grief.