Sing For Hope Inc

SING FOR HOPE TRANSFORMS AND UPLIFTS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES BY MOBILIZING ARTISTS IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMS, BRINGING THE POWER OF THE ARTS TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. SINCE 2006, SING FOR HOPE'S ARTS OUTREACH PROGRAMS HAVE BROUGHT HOPE AND INSPIRATION TO THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN UNDER-RESOURCED SCHOOLS, PUBLIC HOSPITALS, HOSPICES, VETERANS' CENTERS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, NURSING HOMES, AND DISABILITY NETWORKS. TO DATE, SING FOR HOPE HAS PARTNERED WITH OVER 250 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INVOLVED OVER 5,000 ARTISTS IN COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM, AND PLACED OVER 500 ARTIST-CREATED SING FOR HOPE PIANOS THROUGHOUT NYC'S PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES FOR EVERYONE TO PLAY - A SYMBOL AND CELEBRATION OF ART FOR ALL.

SFH'S EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERS ARTS WORKSHOPS AND STANDARDS-BASED CURRICULA THAT INSPIRE CIVIC ACTION AND UPLIFT YOUTH, EDUCATORS, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. NOTE: IN FY 2021, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM CENTERED ON OUR SFH YOUNG AT ARTS LAB SERVING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE BRONX AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAS AMONG THE HARDEST HIT IN THE US BY COVID-19, ACTING AS AN INCUBATOR AND CO-CREATION SPACE FOR OUR GLOBAL CITIZEN ARTIST CURRICULUM. LAUNCHED IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SHELTERING AT HOME, SFH'S CAREERS IN THE ARTS SERIES IS AN ONLINE RESOURCE THAT BRINGS STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY DIRECTLY INTO CONVERSATION WITH ARTS LEADERS VIA ZOOM. AND FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNICEF AND THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE, HANDAHARMONY STUDENTS SHARED PERFORMANCE AND CONVERSATION WITH WORLD LEADERS AT THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM, HIGHLIGHTING THE KEY ROLE OF YOUTH CREATIVITY IN DRIVING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.

SFH'S HEALING ARTS PROGRAM OFFERS RESEARCH-BASED CREATIVE PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, AND CURATED CULTURAL EXPERIENCES THAT PROMOTE WELLNESS, CONNECTION, AND RESPITE IN HOSPITALS, LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, HOSPICES, AND TREATMENT CENTERS. THE PROGRAM BRINGS DYNAMIC ARTS EXPERIENCES TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, SENIORS, AND VETERANS. NOTE: OUR FY 2021 HEALING ARTS PROGRAMMING INCLUDING SEVERAL CREATIVE ITERATIONS GIVEN THE ONGOING PANDEMIC CONCERNS: JAVITS VACCINATION CENTER- SFH BECAME ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYERS OF FREELANCE MUSICIANS IN NYC DURING THE PANDEMIC, WITH DAILY CONCERTS FEATURING SFH ARTIST PARTNERS AT THE LARGEST VACCINATION CENTER IN THE WORLD. SFH'S OPEN ARTS PLATFORM CONTINUES TO BE A VIRTUAL EXTENSION OF OUR MISSION OF "ART FOR ALL," OFFERING LIVE AND INTERACTIVE ARTS PROGRAMMING FOR ISOLATED SENIORS AND HEALTHCARE POPULATIONS- A COVID-19 INITIATIVE THAT SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES COMBATTING LONELINESS AND ISOLATION WHILE EMPLOYING ARTISTS. LEADING THE SAFE RETURN TO IN-PERSON PERFORMING AT ELDER CARE FACILITIES ACROSS NEW YORK STATE, SFH'S RESTART NY CONCERTS PRIORITIZES THE ELDER CARE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HARDEST HIT BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

THE SING FOR HOPE PIANOS (SFH PIANOS) PROGRAM IS THE ORGANIZATION'S FLAGSHIP COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAM INITIATIVE, BRINGING ARTIST-DESIGNED PIANOS TO PUBLIC SPACES FOR ANYONE AND EVERYONE TO ENJOY. SERVING COMMUNITIES FROM THE BRONX TO BEIRUT, IT IS A GLOBAL ARTS INITIATIVE THAT CREATES ARTIST-DESIGNED PIANOS; PLACES THEM IN PARKS, STREETS, AND PUBLIC SPACES; THEN TRANSPORTS AND ACTIVATES THEM YEAR-ROUND IN PERMANENT HOMES IN SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS. NOTE: ENTERING THE 11TH YEAR OF THE PROGRAM IN NEW YORK CITY, SFH PIANOS WERE BROUGHT TO THE PUBLIC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HUDSON YARDS, LITTLE ISLAND, WESTFIELD AND PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL, WITH COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM. SFH PIANOS WERE PRESENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE WEST COAST, WITH CORNERSTONE SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS.

SING FOR HOPE'S ARTIST PARTNERS ARE THE ENGINES THAT POWER OUR BROAD RANGE OF ARTS OUTREACH PROGRAMS, INSPIRING AND FOSTERING POSITIVE CHANGE FOR THOSE IN NEED. OUR ARTIST PARTNER ROSTER LIES AT THE CORE OF OUR MISSION AND FEATURES ARTIST VOLUNTEERS FROM ALMOST EVERY ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE - ACTORS, OPERA SINGERS, MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMERS, CLASSICAL AND JAZZ INSTRUMENTALISTS, DANCERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS, COMPOSERS, DESIGNERS, DIRECTORS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, AND MORE. WORKING IN TANDEM WITH OUR DEDICATED STAFF, OUR ROSTER OF ARTISTS DONATES TIME AND TALENT TO GIVE BACK TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES. NOTE: BECAUSE OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT CRISIS SUFFERED BY PERFORMING ARTISTS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC'S FORCED CLOSURE OF THEATERS AND CONCERT HALLS, SING FOR HOPE SUSPENDED OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND BEGAN PAYING OUR PARTICIPATING ARTIST PARTNERS IN APRIL 2020 WHICH CONTINUED THROUGH FY 2021.