Project Report
| Dec 26, 2019
Healing Arts for Women starts new groups!
By Cleopatra Griffin | Operations Director
![Mitch Beck shares her artwork.]()
Mitch Beck shares her artwork.
SafeArt's Healing Arts Imaginary Care Unit officially hosted its first session at The Upper Valley Haven homeless shelter in White River Junction. The group of women met weekly for five months to build community and learn techniques for healing through various types of creative expression. We have been excitedly invited to begin again in January of 2020, and are looking forward to a continued partnership with The Haven.
The Healing Arts program was a huge success at Riverbend Residential Care Home in Chelsea VT and we have recieved a small Community Action Team Grant from Ben and Jerry's Foundation to continue that group!
We are looking forward to continued expansion, with help from our donors and Vermont grants, thank you!
![Mitch Beck shares her artwork.]()
Mitch Beck shares her artwork.
Oct 1, 2019
SafeArt Healing Art's Expands!
By Cleopatra Griffin | Project Leader
We are currently expanding our reach by adding locations outside of Chelsea to offer our programming to a wider range of individuals. The first Healing Arts for Women Group to be offered at The Upper Valley Haven in White River Junction, Vermont, began in mid-September 2019. The Haven has provided temporary shelter, food, and educational programming for the homeless and anyone in need, since 1980. SafeArt provided a trauma-informed workshop with The Haven staff last spring, which led to this partnership when they asked us to offer a healing arts group at their location. We have also started a another Healing Arts group at the Riverbend Community here in Chelsea and in 2020 we hope to add another location in the Montpelier/Barre area, which has a larger population and more people in need.
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Jul 11, 2019
HAICU Spring 2019
By Cleopatra Griffin | Administration
![Peace Pole in the Garden]()
Peace Pole in the Garden
The HAICU group has had a name change! Now known as the Healing Arts Imaginative Care Unit, we continue to move forward. Some members have graduated, though they continue to help with volunteer work and community efforts, and we open our creative space to new participants.
All of the women that participated in the Chelsea Art Walk back in March, used their creative expression to explore new beginnings and hope for their future. The strength to share with our community, their thoughts and passion, is beyond commendable.
More recently, the women have been working together to create a Peace Pole and have invited all of the SafeArt Community to construct their own personal peace to attach to the pole which now stands beautifully in our gardens. As Spring has passed and we are moving into Summer, the gardens have been planted and tended to by HAICU, growing fresh vegetables for their lunches together.
![Vegetable Garden planted by HAICU]()
Vegetable Garden planted by HAICU
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