Express Yourself, Inc.

Bridging the Therapeutic Gap

Looking to sustainability as we transition leadership, we wish to strengthen staff knowledge of our arts immersion model. We also wish to bridge the therapeutic gap for ExYo youth with severe mental health needs by offering internships towards certification for expressive arts therapy students.

CATEGORY: Strengthening Partner Capacity
LOCATION: Beverly, MA
AMOUNT: $24,000
YEAR AWARDED: 2020
WEBSITE: https://www.exyo.org


Empowering Parents to Advocate for Inclusion

Massachusetts Advocates for Children is working to remove the barriers that exist in education to create equitable opportunities for children and youth to learn, grow, and thrive. The organization focuses its advocacy efforts on children and youth who face significant barriers, inequities, and/or discrimination because of their economic status, disability, race, ethnicity, culture, or immigration … Continued