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 Home About Us Programs How to Help Our Friends Rentals Jobs PDF of our Spring 2008 brochure listing all classes offered through South End Center, the Children's Art Centre, Senior Services, and Technology Education. Artful Transformations Program Artful Transformations is a clinically informed, creative arts mentoring program with a mission to help high-risk girls ages 11-18 be successful in all areas of their lives through skill-building in the arts, arts-based mentorships, art making, performance, and exhibition of their work. The girls participate in identity forming, arts-based activities and mentorships. Each girls participation is tailored to her own circumstances, areas of interest, strengths and clinical needs.
Artful Transformations serves girls who may have already crossed the line into social, academic or legal difficulties. These youth and their families live in the Greater Metropolitan Area- their neighborhoods are some of the most culturally diverse, yet economically poor communities in Massachusetts. Our girls face challenges in daily living at school, at home, and in the street.
Assessment/Intake- is a collaborative process between the girl, her family, the referrer, and program staff. An Individual Service Plan is created for each participant, and includes Art Mentorship, Creative Arts Groups, and Community Referrals.
Case Management Sunday Night Calls maintain consistency, demonstrate staff investment in each girl, provides them with a connection to the program, and builds relationships with guardians. Case Conferences include periodic reviews with service providers and discharge planning. Advocacy referrals are made as needed to appropriate services. Transportation girls are assisted in learning to use public transportation and/or are accompanied on public transportation.
Community Meetings- are held at the beginning of the semester to introduce the girls to new staff, volunteers and interns; and to introduce them to that semesters programming.
Art Mentorship- consists of weekly individual meetings, supported attendance at outside programs, and community referrals. Community Referrals are made to summer programs, camps, other arts-based programs, and jobs.
Creative Arts Groups- are scheduled based on girls interests and needs. Creative Arts Groups last 6-10 weeks and focus on a particular art form. Groups have included visual art, singing, theater, dance, and writing.
Culminating Events- are held several times a year to celebrate the completion of the creative arts groups and provide opportunities for girls to present or perform their work with a supportive group of friends and family.
Our youth write and produce a newsletter, In Our Times, that showcases art experiences, reviews our activities, and discusses lessons learned.
With Exploring Art Forms we provide modules of skill building through the arts. Past programming includes: Contemporary art-making, creative writing, film critique, hip hop and Modern dance, pinhole photography, drama, and many others.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Arts-based Uses the expressive arts to give voice to girls Sees each girl as an artist and enables her to begin to see herself as such Girls learn art skills Girls enhance their ability to communicate their needs through positive self-expression
Clinically Informed Knowledgeable staff are aware of mental health concerns Staff receive ongoing supervision and training
Empowerment Girls develop a sense of agency and self-efficacy Focuses on offering services to girls, supporting girls within the program, and providing opportunities for them to move to more mainstream community programs
Gender-specific Provides a comprehensive continuum of care through case management Is a physically and emotionally safe place for girls to address their specific issues, build trusting relationships with adult women, and create positive change in their lives Addresses risk factors such as academic failure, history of abuse, and low self-esteem Increases protective factors such as positive self-esteem and pro-social skills and competencies
Referral and Collaboration Serves as a bridge between service providers in the lives of girls Collaborates with many organizations on both a formal and informal basis Girls engage in dynamic mentor relationships with community artists, activists, and educators The staff are ethnically diverse and multi-lingual. We are seasoned professionals, artists, graduate interns, volunteers and consultants who share the mission of providing strengths-based, culturally sensitive, quality care to underserved youth. Mentors include educators, mental health workers, athletes, multi-disciplinary artists, and grass roots activists. Staff and mentors receive intensive training and supervision in order to maintain the highest clinical standards.
This Program is supported (fiscally and emotionally) in part by: The Baker Foundation Krupps Corporation Hunt Alternatives Mass Impact Mass Housing Amelia Peobody Foundation Liberty Mutual Inc. H. Mark Smith Jim McKoy and The Office of Community Partnerships at the Berklee College of Music The Alden Trust The Bydale Foundation The Cloud Foundation The Department of Social Services The Massachusetts Cultural Councils Youth Reach Initiative The Dolphin Trust The United Way's "Today's Girls, Tomorrows Leaders" Grant The Anna B. Stearns Foundation The Chelsea Community Fund The Generosity of our Individual and Corporate Donors Collaborating Artists Arts Organizations University Collaborators Linda at the front desk. Call (617) 536-8610 for more information or to register.
Last Update: 03/21/2008
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