Expressing Emotions Through Paint

K-12 STEAM education

Expand existing project, program, or initiative (expanding and continuing ongoing, successful work)

Poverty, crime, education, extra curricular activities, up-to-date resources, and entrepreneurship are issues that affect people all and dim a vision for their future. The focus of our program allows the target population to create, make connections, build social skills, imagine, implement healthy coping strategies, boost mental health, and develop short and long term goals.

Expressing Emotions Through Paint will offer linkage through our crisis and resource program, offer direct hands-on art activities that educated participants about colors an dhow they affect emotions, and host biweekly empowerment workshops that support young people and families who may be in need of a healthy coping strategy and an outlet to expressing themselves through art and voice.

Our work will stop a crisis from becoming a catastrophe by bridging the line of communication through art and building healthy social and emotional skills. We will enrich, educate, and empower every individual to believe in themselves, know they are not alone, and to speak up and speak out. Data assessment will demonstrate an increase in self-esteem, future goals, academics, and build relationships. Our efforts will decrease latchkey effects and guide participants towards activities in an effort to reduce crime and increase participants places in society as a productive citizen.

The evaluation utilizes different methods of data collection in various ways: interview, survey, observation, record review. Surveys will be written in both English and Spanish to assess participants perception of the program, methods used, effectiveness of tools, staff professionalism, and pre and post program participation. Lastly, observation will be implemented to assess staff conduct and professionalism is used.