Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona, a leading nonprofit dedicated to
transforming children's trauma to resilience through the arts, has
been awarded a $250,000 grant from
The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation to expand and enhance their
programming throughout the state.
PHOENIX, July 15,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Free Arts for Abused
Children of Arizona, a leading
nonprofit dedicated to transforming children's trauma to resilience
through the arts, has been awarded a $250,000 grant from The Bob & Renee Parsons
Foundation to expand and enhance their programming throughout the
state.
Matt
Sandoval, executive director of Free Arts for Abused
Children of Arizona, stated, "We
believe that every child deserves the chance to thrive, and with
the generous support of The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation, we
can make this vision a reality."
Matt Sandoval, executive director
of Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona, stated, "We believe that every child
deserves the chance to thrive, and with the generous support of The
Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation, we can make this vision a
reality. We're excited to expand our services to Northern and
Southern Arizona and reach more
foster families, foster children, and other children and teens
living in shelters or group homes."
The grant will facilitate expansion throughout the state,
allowing Free Arts to apply innovative clinically and culturally
focused programs such as their Weekly Mentor, Professional Artist
Series, Free Arts Days, Camps, Young Adult Empowerment, Family and
Resilient Roots programs. By integrating cutting-edge therapeutic
techniques with artistic expression, Free Arts aims to provide
participants with the tools they need to heal from trauma and build
resilience.
"Free Arts has created lasting impact in the lives of vulnerable
youth," said Renee Parsons,
co-founder of The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation. "They are
leveraging the ability of art to transform, helping foster and
homeless youth learn new coping skills that they will carry
throughout their lives."
This grant will enable Free Arts to expand the geographic reach
of its programs beyond Maricopa
County, reaching participants in Pima, Pinal,
and Yavapai Counties, as well as
Native nations and Southern
Tucson. This expansion is essential to ensuring that all
children in Arizona have access to
the healing power of the arts, regardless of their location or
background.
The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation has granted more than
$5 million to the organization with
its first gift in 2012. In 2017, they granted Free Arts
$2.5 million to establish The Bob
& Renee Parsons Center for Hope & Healing, providing
funding to purchase their building and operate two signature
programs.
About the Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation
The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation offers support to
nonprofit organizations successfully working to empower, educate,
nurture and nourish people during what is often the darkest time of
their lives. Founded in 2012 by philanthropists and business
leaders Bob and Renee Parsons to
provide hope and life-changing assistance to the country's most
vulnerable populations, The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation
offers critical funding at critical times to those in need. The
Foundation's giving is driven by the core belief that all people –
regardless of race, religion, roots, economic status, sexual
orientation or gender identity – deserve access to quality
healthcare, education and a safe place to call home. Follow
@WeDealInHope on social media or visit TBRPF.org, to learn more
about partner organizations and the important work being done in
the community.
About Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona
Founded in 1993, Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona is a non-profit organization that
transforms children's trauma to resilience through the arts. Free
Arts programs include creative elements that promote safety,
self-expression, and a sense of belonging. Free Arts programs are
delivered by 900 volunteer mentors and artists who serve more than
7,000 children annually through partnerships with 43 social service
child welfare agencies at 120+ sites across Maricopa County. For more information on Free
Arts for Abused Children of Arizona and its programs, please visit
www.freeartsaz.org.
Media Contact
Lindsay Hansen, The Bob &
Renee Parsons Foundation, 1 4802056195, lindsay@ldhconsulting.net,
www.tbrpf.org
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