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, 2022, CHAP DELIVERED 8,745 HEALING ART EXPERIENCES. WITH A STAFF OF SEVEN EMPLOYEES WORKING THE EQUIVALENT OF 4.4 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, THIS WAS ONLY POSSIBLE THANKS TO 428 VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATED OVER 3,747 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. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. IN THE SPRING OF 2022, THE CHAP ART STUDIO ONCE AGAIN OPENED ITS DOORS TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND, LATER THAT YEAR, CHAP TEACHING ARTISTS WERE EAGERLY INVITED BACK TO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH CHILDREN IN THE HOSPITAL.IN-HOSPITAL HEALING ART PROGRAM - IN NOVEMBER OF 2022, TEACHING ARTISTS BEGAN LEADING CREATIVE ART ADVENTURES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AT OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY DOERNBECHER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT MORE PARTNER HOSPITALS WILL REINSTATE CHAP PROGRAMMING IN THE COMING YEAR. THESE WEEKLY PROGRAMS UTILIZE A VAST ARRAY OF ART SUPPLIES AND PROJECTS DESIGNED TO SPARK EACH CHILD'S IMAGINATION TO LIFE. WHETHER THROUGH PAINTING, 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. CHAP ALSO OFFERS FREE HEALING ART PACKAGES FULL OF NEW ART SUPPLIES TO EACH HOSPITAL PARTNER AND MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS SO MORE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CAN STILL BENEFIT FROM THE HEALING POWER OF ART. IN 2022, CHAP PRIORITIZED THE DELIVERY OF HEALING ART CARE PACKAGES TO HISTORICALLY-UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. CHAP PROVIDED 2,664 FREE HEALING ART CARE PACKAGES TO HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, AND UNDERSERVED CHILDREN.

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. IN THE SPRING OF 2022, CHAP BEGAN HOSTING A COMBINATION OF IN-PERSON ART CLUBS AT THE ART STUDIO AND VIRTUAL ART CLUBS FOR GREATER ACCESSIBILITY AND TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MEDICALLY-COMPROMISED CHILDREN. 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. EACH SIBLING CAN ALSO RECEIVE CHAP IN A BOX SINCE THE ENTIRE FAMILY IS IMPACTED WHEN A CHILD IS SUFFERING. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. OUTREACH - THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, CHAP PARTNERS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE HEALING ART EXPERIENCES. 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 2022 INCLUDE: SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY CLINIC, IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION (IRCO), NW KIDNEY KIDS, EMBRACE COMPASSION, SMILE OREGON, BORELAND FREE CLINIC, SELLWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER, NATIVE AMERICAN REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHWEST, MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM (THROUGH PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS), AND THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY.