Transforming Lives
Art therapy offers a transformative avenue for expression and healing, particularly for foster youth who may have experienced trauma, instability, and emotional challenges. At Beyond Our Kin, our Therapeutic Arts Program is designed to harness the therapeutic potential of creativity and self-expression. This program offers a safe and nurturing space where foster youth can explore their feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, and cultivate self-awareness.
Engagement
Engagement in painting, drawing, sculpture, and other art forms serves as a conduit for foster youth to express their innermost feelings and thoughts, often beyond what words can convey. Under the guidance of artists and dedicated volunteers, participants are encouraged to explore their creativity as a powerful tool for communication, healing, and personal discovery. Our program champions a holistic approach to well-being by developing coping strategies, enhancing resilience, and building a robust sense of personal identity. It empowers our foster youth to imagine and strive for a more promising future, affirming the notion that transformative healing and growth are profoundly achievable through the medium of art.
Positive Outcomes
Arts support positive outcomes for foster youth, not to mention a sense of individual success and achievement; an outlet of positive expression for youth whose personal relationships often crumble; and lastly, an outlet of creativity to express what youth might be holding inside, internal desperation that needs an outlet. Art provides an opportunity to develop and express oneself in a positive supported atmosphere.
Why Get Involved?
Unleash potential through creativity with BOK's Therapeutic Arts, where partnerships amplify the power of expression. Beyond a canvas, our allies help foster youth to discover, heal, and grow. Together, we create endless possibilities for personal breakthroughs and healing beyond words.
Our Impact
Did you know? Foster care research solidifies that youth in and from foster care have less chance of success in life. Art programming engages youth and improves educational success as well as personal and social development. -Dorsett (2018) Additionally, art therapy helps reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress by 73%.
Making It Happen
Serving over 250 foster youth annually, our Therapeutic Arts Program underscores the importance of art as a positive, supported avenue for development and expression. It's more than an activity; it's a pathway to understanding oneself and unlocking potential.
Join and Support Therapeutic Arts
Your involvement can bring healing and expression to foster youth through art. Whether you're an artist, volunteer, or donor, your support creates a canvas for change and growth. Join our Therapeutic Arts program today and be part of fostering creativity for healing and self-discovery.
