Summary: Provide art material to children in grave emotional and physical distress in San Clemente and Orange County, USA
Research has shown that visual art expression is an essential component in healthy child development, in particular for children suffering from illness, abuse, homelessness, abandonment, death in family and are victims of domestic violence, at-risk and impoverished. The project will provide art material (mainly painting material) to these children under distress in partnership with Art4Kids, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Rotarian will select receipients of the art material (crayons, watercolors, brushes and paper) from facilities which provide services for children in trauma, such as hospitals, clinics, orphanages, foster care agencies, and domestic violence and homeless shelters in South Orange County with focus on San Clemente. Rotary will partner with Family Assistance Ministry (FAM) to identify children in distress. Rotarian will volunteer to supervise classes, where children express fear, anger, love and under emotions by drawing as a way to process trauma and learn a life skill.
The project will start September 1, 2016 and will be completed May 31, 2017
Completed
This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners.
This request was filed 6/11/2016 and subsequently emailed to the District Administrator. DG email received Tuesday, July 12, 2016 2:30 AM stated DO NOT submit via matchinggrants.org.
8-Aug-16
by Helen Maxwell
System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee.
21-Aug-16
by Helen Maxwell
System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.
14-Dec-16
by Klaus Schadow
Art4Kids received $3000 and delivered 300 art packs (water color, brush, crayons, and paper (Att.1)) to Family Assistance Ministries (FAM). Six Rotarians (Att.3a-f) distributed over 250 art packs during FAM’s Thanksgiving Feast in San Clemente (Att.4a-e). Many kids took their art packs home to have valuable private time, for examining their own feelings & thoughts and building the life skills of using art to express emotions. Other kids used the packs within the atmosphere of the Thanksgiving Dinner, which allowed for sharing, peer to peer interactions, and developing of social skills as well as self-expression as observed by the Rotarians (Att.5, 5a-g). In either case, the children saw that the community cares and that their art is valued. 150 art packs are left.
21-Mar-17
by Klaus Schadow
Summary of Final Report: Art4Kids has received $3,000 and has delivered 450 art packs for: (1) Family Assistance Ministries (FAM) – 345 art packs, (2) Project Hope Alliance – 50, (3) Inland Valley Recovery Services – 35, and (4) Laura’s House – 20. Six Rotarians distributed 300 art packs during FAM’s Thanksgiving Dinner. In the PROJECT HOPE ALLIANCE homeless children meet weekly with a mentor to provide art expression & therapy. During Inland Valley Recovery Services drug and alcohol treatment programs children have the opportunity to experience and benefit from art therapy in the present of a counselor. Laura's House provides emergency shelter to women and children fleeing domestic violence situations; the art packs play an important role for the children to overcome trauma.
21-Mar-17
by Klaus Schadow
System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded.
17-Apr-17
by Tom Robinson
System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.
17-Apr-17
by Tom Robinson
System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.
