Community Arts Experience

COMMUNITY ARTS EXPERIENCE (C.A.E.) EXISTS TO EMPOWER, SERVE, AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING THROUGH ARTS-INFUSED EXPERIENCES. TO PROMOTE WELL-BEING AND SUCCESS OF OUR PARTICIPANTS, C.A.E. ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMPORTANCE OF REMOVING BARRIERS AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO VITAL RESOURCES. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, C.A.E. WORKS WITH A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED SYSTEM OF SERVICES THAT CONNECTS PARTICIPANTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, CHILDCARE, QUALITY EDUCATION, AND PROGRAMS FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING OPIOID AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE. C.A.E. PROVIDES AN ALL-INCLUSIVE LEARNING SYSTEM ENCOMPASSING PHYSICAL, ECONOMIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING THROUGH ARTISITC EXPRESSION. ITS AIM IS TO EMPOWER PARTICIPANTS WITH THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND VALUES TO ACHIEVE THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL AND EMERGE AS INFLUENTIAL CHANGE LEADERS IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIIES, LEAVING A LASTING LEGACY F

IN TERMS OF ENROLLMENT, WE HAVE WITNESSED REMARKABLE GROWTH. OUR YOUTH ENROLLMENT IS AN IMPRESSIVE 80, WHILE OUR ADULT ENROLLMENT HAS REACHED 12 INDIVIDUALS. THESE NUMBERS REFLECT THE TRUST AND FAITH OUR COMMUNITY PLACES IN US, AND IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTINUE DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT MEET THEIR NEEDS. THE ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS WE ORGANIZE HAVE LEFT A LASTING IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. A FEW KEY INITIATIVES THAT HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE ICNLUDE: -CAE RESILIENT CHURCH EQUIPPING SOLUTIONS: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HAVEN PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING, ONE KINGDOM MINISTRIES, MONARCH CARE GLOBAL MINISTRIES, AND THE LIFE CENTER, WE SUCCESSFULLY ENROLLED SEVEN INDIVIDUALS, WITH FIVE GRADUATES BENEFITING FROM THIS PROGRAM. OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE MERCER COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMISSION MADE THIS ENDEAVOR POSSIBLE. -THE CAE SUMMER ARTS EXPERIENCE BROUGHT JOY AND CREATIVITY TO 10 YOUNG LEARNERS, PROVIDING ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES AND SERVING LUNCH DURING THE DAY. IN THE EVENING, CAE'S ADULT OPEN GYM ENGAGED 77 ADULTS WHILE INTRODUCING YOUTH VOLUNTEERS TO THE WORLD OF HOSPITALITY. -THE CAE'S 2ND ANNUAL KICK-THE-HABIT KICKBALL TOURNAMENT RAISED AWARENESS OF OPIOID AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE WITH 68 PARTICIPANTS, SUPPORTED BY THE MERCER COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMISSION. -OUR CAE SUMMER BUSINESS POP-UP SHOWCASED ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITH SEVEN VENDORS AND 80 ATTENDEES. -THE CAE ARTS & WORSHIP EVENT INSPIRED 40 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND FAITH. -THE CAE 'JUST MOVE' DANCE & FITNESS WORKSHOP GARNERED EIGHT PARTICIPANTS, AND THE SAY IT STRAIGHT ADULT AND FAMILY RECOVERY GROUP SESSIONS SUPPORTED THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MERCER COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMISSION, AS CAE PROVIDED TWO TRAINED FACILITATORS. -THE YOUTH OPEN GYM & TUTORING PROGRAM SERVED MEALS TO 261 CHILDREN THROUGH THE CACFP AFTER-SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAM, AND THE PREP4WORK PROGRAM EQUIPPED SIX GRADUATES WITH VALUABLE SERVSAFE CERTIFICATIONS. THE HOOP JUNKIEZ BASKETBALL PROGRAM ENGAGED 33 YOUTHS, PROVIDING DAILY HOT LUNCHES. THE CEO, COO, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, AND PREVENTION RECOVERY SPECIALIST PROVIDED VOLUNTEER HOURS VALUING 101,771 TO THE ORGANIZATION.