Childrens Healing Art Project Inc

CHAP BRINGS THE HEALING POWER OF ART TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FACING MEDICAL CHALLENGES.

DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, THE CHILDREN'S HEALING ART PROJECT RECORDED 4,190 HEALING ART EXPERIENCES. WITH A STAFF OF SIX EMPLOYEES WORKING THE EQUIVALENT OF 4 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, THIS WAS ONLY POSSIBLE THANKS TO 223 VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATED OVER 3,061 HOURS OF SERVICE. IN MARCH OF 2020, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FORCED THE SUSPENSION OF ALL IN-HOSPITAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, AS WELL AS THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE CHAP ART STUDIO IN PORTLAND, OREGON. PROGRAM SERVICES WERE CREATIVELY REDESIGNED TO PROVIDE BOTH VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING AND THE DELIVERY OF ART SUPPLIES TO CHILDREN. IN-HOSPITAL HEALING ART PROGRAM - UNTIL MARCH OF 2020, EACH WEEK, TEACHING ARTISTS LED MORE THAN 50 HOURS OF ART ADVENTURES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AT PARTNER FACILITIES, INCLUDING OHSU DOERNBECHER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, KNIGHT CANCER INSTITUTE, THE OHSU PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY CLINIC, THE HAROLD SCHNITZER DIABETES HEALTH CENTER, SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, AS WELL AS PROVIDENCE ST. VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER - PORTLAND. THESE PROGRAMS UTILIZE A VAST ARRAY OF ART SUPPLIES AND PROJECTS DESIGNED TO SPARK EACH CHILD'S IMAGINATION TO LIFE. WHETHER THROUGH A BEADING PROJECT, PUPPET-MAKING, COLLAGE, OR SIMPLY DRAWING WITH MARKERS ON A SKETCH PAD, THESE PROGRAMS HELP ENSURE THAT EACH CHILD FINDS HIS OR HER OWN VOICE THROUGH THE ARTISTIC PROCESS. IN MARCH OF 2020, ALL IN-HOSPITAL PROGRAMS WERE SUSPENDED SO CHAP BEGAN TO OFFER FREE HEALING ART PACKAGES FULL OF NEW ART SUPPLIES TO EACH HOSPITAL PARTNER AND MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS SO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES COULD STILL BENEFIT FROM THE HEALING POWER OF ART DURING THE PANDEMIC. IN 2021, CHAP PRIORITIZED THE DELIVERY OF HEALING ART CARE PACKAGES TO HISTORICALLY-UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. CHAP PROVIDED 590 FREE HEALING ART CARE PACKAGES TO HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN AND 600 PACKETS TO LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AT NO COST TO ANY FAMILIES.

ART CLUB - THE ORGANIZATION'S POPULAR ART CLUBS PROVIDE FUN AND ENGAGING ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL CHALLENGES OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL. ART CLUB GIVES CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL CHALLENGES AND THEIR SIBLINGS THE CHANCE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES THROUGH CREATIVITY. DURING THE PANDEMIC, CHAP REDESIGNED IN-PERSON ART CLUB TO AN ONLINE FORMAT AND DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF SESSIONS OFFERED PER MONTH. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SENDS FREE CHAP IN A BOX DELIVERIES FULL OF ART SUPPLIES DIRECTLY TO THE HOMES OF CHILDREN WHO FACE MEDICAL ISSUES FOUR TIMES PER YEAR. IN 2021, CHAP IN A BOX DELIVERIES WERE EXPANDED TO ANY CHILD FACING A MEDICAL CHALLENGE AS WELL AS THEIR SIBLINGS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.OUTREACH - THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE CHILDREN'S HEALING ART PROJECT PARTNERS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE HEALING ART EXPERIENCES. CHAP CURRENTLY OFFERS ONLINE ART SESSIONS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS INSTEAD OF IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES OR HOSTS ACTIVITIES OUTDOORS WHEN POSSIBLE. CHAP IS WORKING TO DEVELOP NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH CLINICS AND NONPROFITS WHO SERVE CHILDREN FACING MEDICAL ISSUES AND/OR ARE MARGINALIZED OR UNDERSERVED. EXAMPLES OF OUTREACH PARTNERS FROM 2021 INCLUDES: SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY CLINIC, IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION (IRCO), BORELAND FREE CLINIC, SELLWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER, NATIVE AMERICAN REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHWEST, AND MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM (THROUGH PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS).