Move For Mental Health 2021
In support of The Art Therapy Project
$14,342Raised of $8,000
Your Support Will Provide Free Art Therapy to Trauma Survivors in NYC
Did you know that more than ⅓ of adult New Yorkers reported symptoms of anxiety and/or depression in May 2020? Did you know that young adult New Yorkers (ages 18-34) reported the highest rates (49%) of poor mental health in October 2020? The populations most impacted were low-income and New Yorkers of color.*
The Art Therapy Project was a sanctuary during the pandemic for many low-income and New Yorkers of color when many people had nowhere to turn. A little over 90% of The Art Therapy Project's clients agreed or strongly agreed that group Tele-Art Therapy has been and continues to be helpful in their personal and psychological growth throughout the pandemic. Clients stated that The Art Therapy Project served as a "safe haven" and "much needed support system" when the future held little optimism, uncertainty and emotional turmoil.
Join Move For Mental Health today to help continue these *free* art therapy services for our communities' most vulnerable populations and end the stigma around mental health.
All proceeds from Move For Mental Health will support The Art Therapy Project's art therapy programs. Please consider donating or pledging today!
*Mental Health Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic in New York State, The NYS Health Foundation, 2021.
Prizes for Top Fundraisers
1st Place Fundraiser: $500 AmEx Gift Card
2nd Place Fundraiser: $250 AmEx Gift Card
3rd Place Fundraiser: $100 AmEx Gift Card
Every Dollar Makes a Difference
Give The Gift of Art Kits
"I am SO grateful for art therapy, I have been in [it for] a few years now and it has been one of the most stable processes in my life and very good for my mental health and my recovery. Art therapy has allowed me to explore healing in a non-verbal way, and has helped me to verbalize aspects about my trauma in a way that I couldn't before. I really hope I am always able to have this connection to the art therapy project." $35 = 1 Art Kit for 1 Tele-Art Therapy Client
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Mission
The Art Therapy Project is a nonprofit mental health organization providing free group art therapy to adults and youth affected by trauma. Using the art-making process and with support from our art therapists, clients learn how to explore feelings, increase self-awareness and cope with life's challenges.
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