Arts and Healing Initiative
Arts and Healing Initiative
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Mission
THE ARTS AND HEALING INITIATIVE TRANSFORMS LIVES THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION BY INTEGRATING THE INNATE BENEFITS OF THE ARTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICES FOR SELF-DISCOVERY, CONNECTION AND EMPOWERMENT.
About
2019 Major AccomplishmentsWe served We served 4,412 individuals directly in the form of professional development training or other community educational programming.We estimate that 97,899 individuals were served indirectly as a result. We gave full or partial scholarships for our training programs to 54 people, at a total value of $31,973.Beat the Odds trainings:Jan. 23 For Turnaround Arts Regional Coach Partners.Jan. 26 UCLArts & Healing BTO training (20+ people).Feb. 2 For Des Moines Public Schools - Elementary, Middle, High School Teachers of English as Second Language Classes.May 4 UCLArts & Healing BTO training (30 people).June 14 For Turnaround Arts Regional Coach Partners from San Diego, plus faculty from Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary School, which is a Turnaround Arts school that was hosting the training.June 26 For Turnaround Arts Annual Summer Retreat.June 28 For Mid-Atlantic Play Therapy Institute annual conference in Virginia.Aug. 16 For Tweedy Elementary School, which is a Turnaround Arts school in Southgate.Sept. 5 For Monterey Peninsula Unified School District two back to back trainings for district personnel (counselors and teachers).Sept. 17 Start of Year 2 implementation and evaluation of Beat the Odds at Willard Intermediate School for all 6th graders, with 7th and 8th grade assistants.Oct. 5 UCLArts & Healing BTO training (30 people representing all kinds of professions Kaiser Permanente mental health professionals to Zamboni Middle school counselors).Oct. 26 Launching of first online training program in Beat the Odds. Managed to create a meaningful and interactive training that participants reported was engaging and effective. Feedback was spectacular! All 5s across the board except for t2o 4s from people who had a little difficulty with the internet. Nov. 4 For Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, including representatives from partnering organizations.Also taught Beat the Odds during our Spring, Summer, and Fall Certificate Program in Social Emotional Arts.Presentations:Feb. 1 Keynote on Social Emotional Arts & Diversity: International Expressive Arts Therapy Association.Feb. 13 Workshop on Social Emotional Arts for UCLA Center for East-West Medicine: 4th year medical students.Mar. 7 Presentation on Drumming and Social Emotional Well-Being: National Association for Mental Illness with John Fitzgerald.Mar. 21 Presentation on Beat the Odds for National Association of School Music Dealers.Apr. 24 Presentation on Social Emotional Arts for UCLA Integrative Medicine Collaborative Steering Committee.May 7 Presentation on Social Emotional Arts to 1st year MSW students from UCLA Department of Social Work Mental Health Caucus.May 18 UCLA Brain Tumor Conference: Movement and Music (hired others to deliver this).May 24: Keynote on Social Emotional Arts: CreativeAge Arts and Healing Conference in St George Utah.May 29: Featured presenter on Social Emotional Arts at LA County Dept. of Mental Health Conference on Moral Injury.June 13 Workshop on Social Emotional Arts for UCLA Center for East-West Medicine: Chinese visiting scholars.June 24 Workshop on Social Emotional Arts with focus on enhancing literacy for Turnaround Arts National Retreat. July 12 Keynote: Creativity at the Core Summer Institute sponsored by California County Superintendents in Educational Services Association on Monterey CA. Attendees were 100 art educators from across the state.Aug. 19-21 3 days of professional development for Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District. Content included Social Emotional Arts for general guidelines, resilience, arts integration for literacy, and Raising Connected, Happy, Successful Kids through Art.Sept. 3 Professional development for Alcott Mental Health Center staff. (Hired an art therapist and mental health professional to do this gig.)Oct. 10: Professional development workshop for LA County Dept. of Mental Health Service Area 5 Health Neighborhood group (community agencies offering services in health, mental health, public health, outreach). Oct. 15: Presentation on Music for Mind, Body, and Spirit for LA County Dept. of Mental Health and Interfaith Alliance.Oct. 19: Presentation for Society for Integrative Oncology Annual Conference in New YorkOct. 23 Professional development for Asian Pacific Community Fund (network of 52 agencies in LA and Orange County)Oct. 29: Presentation for UCLA School of Public Affairs undergraduate course in mental health.Nov. 15: Two wellness presentations for Alcott Mental Health Center annual staff retreat. (Hired expressive arts therapist to do this.)Drum Circle Services:Identified two in-house staff: Gino Gamboa (who is a drummer and counselor) and Jenn Vallely (who is a drummer and has taken our Certificate program training)Feb. 20 Boys and Girls Clubs of Laguna Beach (paying gig).April 17 Disability Community Resource Center annual fair (we paid the facilitators).May 18 LA County Dept. of Mental Health Service Area 7 (East LA) Community Mental Health Resource Fair (we paid the facilitator).May 24 Drumming for Self-Care breakout session for CreativeAge Arts and Healing Conference in St George Utah. (Ping)June 26 Drumming for Self-Care breakout session for Turnaround Arts National Retreat in Warrenton VA. (Ping)July 13 Veterans Family Wellness Day on VA grounds in West LA (we paid the facilitator).Aug. 10 Alma Family Services event (paying gig that we got from May 18 gig).Sept. 7 Alma Family Services event (paying gig that we got from May 18 gig).Nov. 3 - LA County Dept. of Mental Health Service Area 7 (East LA) Dia de los Muertos Festival (we paid the facilitator).Social Emotional Arts on a Shoestring training (involved several faculty members plus Ping):Jan. 16 Providence/St. Johns Health Center Child and Family Development Center mental health staff.March 28-29 Expressive Therapies Summit: Los Angeles.May 30 LA County Dept. of Mental Health Conference on Moral Injury.June 19 - LA County Dept. of Mental Health Service Area 3 Innovations II Team, which consists of DMH personnel and community volunteers.June 29 Arts Council of Monterey (hired one expressive arts therapist to do this).Sept. 6-7 - For Monterey Peninsula Unified School District two back to back trainings for district personnel (counselors and teachers).Raising Connected, Happy, Successful Kids through Art (free workshops)May 7 LA County Department of Mental Health Service Area 7 (East LA) Health Neighborhood group (community agencies offering services in health, mental health, public health, outreach). May 15 - Providence/St. Johns Health Center Child and Family Development Center mental health staff.May 21 LAs Best staff After school program that serves 200,000 students in LA Unified School District.May 24 Ellen Ochoa Learning Center, a Turnaround Arts school.June 3 Larchmont School.June 15 UCLArts & Healing public offering at Marine Park in Santa Monica.June 18 LA County Dept. of Mental Health Service Area 3.Sept. 14 - UCLArts & Healing public offering at Tweedy Elementary School (a Turnaround Arts school) in Southgate.Sept. 18 LA County Dept. of Mental Health Service Area 7 Whittier annual staff event.Sept. 21 Ability First staff from Long Beach, Inglewood, and Pasadena, who work with developmental disabilities.Oct. 12 - UCLArts & Healing public offering at Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary School (a Turnaround Arts school) in Los Angeles.Other regular signature trainings:Spring, Summer, Fall 8-day Certificate Program in Social Emotional Arts.Feb. 2 and Sept. 14 Dance for All.Feb. 9, Oct. 12 Launching Your Career in Social Emotional Arts.Mar. 2 Poetic Voices.Mar. 28-Apr. 1 Annual Expressive Therapies Summit: Los Angeles training of Tessie Herrasti in 2019 as my understudy for Summit program planning and administration.Grants, Awards, Other Accomplishments:Feb: Ping became steering committee member for new UCLA Integrative Medicine Collaborative, which incorporates the whole university.March: Publication of the Innovative Parent: Raising Connected, Happy, Successful Kids through Art through Ohio University Press.May: California Mental Health Services Authority grant to pay for free workshops entitled, Raising Connected, Happy, Successful Kids through Art, based on book.July: Receipt of 2019 National Parenting Products Association Award for the book.July: National Association of Music Merchants grant for development of adolescent version of Beat the Odds and second year of evaluation of Beat the Odds implementation at Willard Intermediate School.Sept. 3: LA Mom interview (online) about our book and accompanying article published.Sept: Publication of National White Paper on Arts and Public Health, for which Ping was a roundtable discussant and reviewer.Oct. 28: Invitee to Turnaround Arts: California think tank on evaluation and next steps.Filmed interview for Alcott Mental Health Center promotional video.Filmed interviews for Remo Inc. promotional videos.Establishment of formal partnership with Yetun
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission is outlined in the filing as being “The arts and healing initiative transforms lives through creative expression by integrating the innate benefits of the arts with mental health practices for self-discovery, connection and empowerment. it offers professional development and community programs.”.
When outlining its responsibilities, they were referred to as: “The arts and healing initiative transforms lives through creative expression by integrating the innate benefits of the arts with mental health practices for self-discovery, connection and empowerment.”.
- The state in which the non-profit operates has been officially reported as CA.
- The filing reveals the non-profit's address in 2020 to be 2626 33RD ST, SANTA MONICA, CA, 904053111.
- As per the non-profit's form for 2020, they have 7 employees on their payroll.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue is between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $7,466.
- The CEO salary policy within the organization is subject to review and endorsement by an impartial party.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 3 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2007.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization's financial statements were compiled or reviewed by an accountant.
- The organization pays $223,205 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $23,803 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
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