Art Heals Arizona partnered with Arizonans for Children to bring joy and imagination to the children of Arizona. On February 22nd, 2025 from 11 AM to 3PM, the Arizonans for Children Foster Festival featured fun activities for hundreds of foster children and their families.
Today, I am asking for your support because I know you care. While we ended last year on solid financial ground, we are now facing challenging headwinds. Can we call on you for a donation, ensuring our ability to serve youth and families?
The end of the calendar year, with its busyness related to work, school, and upcoming holidays, often provokes mixed emotions in people. For the children, teens, and families that Art Heals Arizona serves, this time of year can surface their ongoing feelings regarding change, loneliness, and loss.
As I write this, the calendar tells me it is the second day of fall. In the Phoenix area, that means that we are starting to feel a brisk breeze in the 90s (that is some Arizona weather humor for those outside of the area). As the seasons change, it feels natural to reflect on...
On Saturday, April 20th, Art Heals Arizona hosted its 2024 Inspiring Creativity in Mentoring Symposium in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona, Gabriel’s Angels, and New Pathways for Youth.
Hello, friends! Vice President of Programs, Matt Sandoval, here. I wanted to share an update on the progress of the Canvas of the Heart podcast for Art Heals Arizona. I’m happy to report that we have successfully completed the podcast’s first season! Throughout the summer, we were able to feature a diverse group of guests...
The Art Heals Arizona annual Art from the Heart Auction, chaired by Liz Shabaker and Lisa Portigal, and Honorary Chair, Cheryl Londen took place on October 22nd at the beautiful home of Cheryl Londen with over 120 in attendance.
From left-to-right: Jenna (Clinical Director), Matt (Vice President of Programs) and Danielle (Program Director) What better way to start the 2023 Fiscal Year with new staff in leadership roles! Art Heals Arizona looked for qualified candidates to help achieve our strategic 10-year vision for the organization. We are happy to have them join our team...
would like to introduce the new staff on the block here at Art Heals Arizona at Parsons Place. We did an onboarding process to expand our Operations and Programs Departments. We continue to build resilience by growing from 18 employees at the start of Fiscal Year 2022 now to a current staff of 23!
The first Transformation Celebration was on Friday, January 28, 2022. Some attendees were neighbors in the area who had watched the construction project and wanted to learn more.
