HOME ABOUT HEALING THROUGH EDUCATION ABOUT ARTREACH IMPACT TEAM CONTACT DONATE SUPPORT ArtReach favors supporting a positive approach Encouraging and supporting local programs for children in their schools and community environments. The art disciplines of Painting, Writing, Drama, Music, Dance and Movement are all intertwined expressive arts that ArtReach supports. ArtReach strives to support local teachers, social workers, healthcare workers and community leaders in: Empathic sensitivity, supportive community building and the use of creative expressive activities to enhance the imagination and creative self-expression for all children, whether traumatically affected or not. ArtReach does not support removing traumatized children from their peer communities who encourage and support natural healing psychosocial capacities just as the body naturally heals from physical wounds. ArtReach strongly supports programs that can be an addition to a standard school or aftercare curriculum. PAINTING - DRAWING - WRITING - DANCING - DRAMA - MUSIC - PAINTING - DRAWING ARTREACH FOUNDATION ArtReach's focus is on supporting the advancement of the emotional health and wellbeing of children of trauma. For over 17 years ArtReach has been instrumental in bringing creative programs to organizations in need of assistance in the area of emotional health and wellbeing. In 2015 ArtReach began building an initiative that focuses on supporting the needs of children living here in Georgia. CHILDREN IN GEORGIA | USA ArtReach supports traumatized youth populations here in Atlanta in two specific areas. Georgia based youth refugees escaping war and natural disasters of their home countries. Children living in extreme poverty with increased risk to vulnerabilities relating to trauma. Through collaborations and partnerships with organizations working in Atlanta and surrounding areas, ArtReach has increased awareness of its support locally while increasing its scope of impact. Refugee communities is an area where ArtReach can bring relief to traumatized children who have suffered displacement, as a result of war and/or natural disaster. Children in these circumstances are traumatized by stress and violence and have little or no access to services to assist them. Statistics show that the State of Georgia represents home to thousands of refugees from Myanmar, Somalia, the Congo, Iraq, and Bhutan along with approximately forty other countries. These refugees speak more than 60 different languages and have settled in Georgia to escape war, persecution and massacres. The children and families of these communities have fled their homelands, lost their friends; immediate family members and have often witnessed horrific incidents as they relate to crimes of war. Continued work with this community will allow ArtReach to further its mission to support and serve traumatized youth of great need. By placing its focus on local communities and serving these children in need, ArtReach is accelerating impact by supporting awareness for creative expressive arts programs locally and building relationships with Atlanta organizations working in the same field. CHILDREN ABROAD Thousands of children around the world are innocent victims of severe emotional trauma brought about by war and natural disaster. While most large relief organizations address the physical needs of a region during and immediately following a disaster, resources for the long-term healing of the population left behind are almost nonexistent. ArtReach is working to support a change with this. The ArtReach Foundation® is committed to supporting the healing of children’s trauma caused by war and natural disaster. ArtReach supports the opportunity for individuals to express their emotions and help heal their wounds through the creative expressive arts of music, visual art, creative writing, movement, dance and drama. PARTNERS Through collaborations and partnerships with organizations working in Atlanta and surrounding areas, ArtReach has increased awareness of its support locally while increasing its scope of impact. Refugee communities is an area where ArtReach will bring support to traumatized children who have suffered displacement, as a result of war and/or natural disaster. The ArtReach Foundation® | PHONE: 404-850-1012 | EMAIL: info@artreachfoundation.org MAILING ADDRESS: 2202 18th Street NW | Suite 135 | Washington, D.C. 20009-1813 TO MAKE A DONATION The ArtReach Foundation®, a domestic and international not for profit organization, was incorporated on August 30, 1999 in Atlanta, Georgia. On June 10, 2003, The ArtReach Foundation® was registered at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with the Service Mark #2,723,503. The organization received a 501(c)(3) entitlement of its ability to receive tax-exempt contributions, and was classified as a public charity under the code section170 (b) (1) (A) (VI) of the Internal Revenue Department of the Treasury. EIN 58-2497358 was assigned.