Provide Scholarships for Adults with Disabilities

Art therapy is a critical part of our engagement with lifelong learning. SPARC is 100% inclusive, which means that we will adapt any art project to everyone. Sometimes that means that a second person's hand guides a hand through a project. That's how communities engage with each other and ensure that no one is left out of a project.

We received a special gift this year from the McLean (Virginia) Project for the Arts. 

We made ornaments that hang on the Virginia tree in President's Park. A tree represents each state and surround the larger White House Christmas Tree. 

Because we also believe in learning, we wanted to make beautiful ornaments that were also meaningful.

Our ornaments help make people aware of the plight of the Monarch butterfly and its shrinking habitats along its migratory route from New England to Mexico. 

Sharon Fishel of the McLean Project of the Arts and Carmela Leith represented us at the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony and were the first to see the Virginia tree. 

So many people came together to make this possible that we can't possibly thank everyone, but we can leave you with this holiday message.

Someone born with a disability can create magnificent art, can learn about a subject as esoteric as the Monarch butterfly and act as a steward of the Earth to help make people aware of this issue--though art!

That is what an inclusive community means to us. 

And that is why we need your help.

We ask participants to contribute a fraction of the real costs of operating SPARC. Some can't, and this Global Giving projects creates scholarships for people who might have been part of this journey but couldn't afford to attend.

Please give generously. Just $30 creates the opportunity for someone to attend a life skills or similar course. And $100 pays for someone to attend every day. We mix the funds so that we can create uninterrupted sessions for as many people as possible.

No matter what holidays you celebrate in your life, we wish you peace, tranquility, and love during those and every day. Thank you for your past support. Please help us create more opportunities for adults with disabilities.