By Cleopatra Griffin | Co-Director
Art has been used by all people, throughout time, for individual and communal expression and transformation. SafeArts’ trained practitioners engage in the expressive arts as tools to support mental health and overall well-being. Your donation to SafeArt helps transform lives.
This active transformation has continued throughout the pandemic — where isolation has contributed to collective and individual trauma. Health and safety protocols are in place to allow us to continue providing programs for in-person and virtual offerings.
One of SafeArt’s longest running programs is Healing Arts for Women, helping individuals who have experienced trauma and other challenges with groups that provide artistic expression as a means to develop healthy coping skills. We are proud to say that one of SafeArt’s signature healing groups, HAICU, has not missed a single meeting during COVID-19, successfully transitioning from in-person groups to virtual weekly groups.
A HAICU’s participant, Karen, came to SafeArt through a referral from a social worker. She had spent years in an abusive relationship and a court battle which cost her everything, including her physical and mental wellbeing, her home and financial security.
“Being with other participants and skillful facilitators was just what I needed to heal on all levels...The weekly HAICU groups created a safe and creative space that taught me how to access my inner resources to heal from trauma and how to find support in friends and healthy relationships.” - Karen
This year, SafeArt has expanded our collaborations. We are working with eight other nonprofits throughout Vermont to offer relevant programming on racial justice and community resilience for adults, youth, educators, and schools.
We count on support from individuals and foundations to make this meaningful work possible. Your donations make our programs accessible to those who cannot afford them.
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