Arts Council of Snohomish County 2/7/2018

City of Everett Human Needs Grant January 1 through December 31, 2018 Arts Council of Snohomish County Art Alternatives EXHIBIT A: Program Summary (Insert summary of services to be provided.) Art Alternatives is a Schack Art Center outreach program that provides weekly art classes for justice involved and homeless teens. Instructors use a research based prevention model to help youth learn how to complete a project and work with peers, how to communicate without violence, and how to engage with adults to discover solutions.The goal of the program is to prevent delinquency.To accomplish this goal, the program's objectives are to: 1) Build art and communication skills; 2) Engage youth in constructive activities;3)Guide teens through a project from start to finish;and 4) Encourage self-esteem through problem-solving successes and exhibits of their work. Classes are provided in cooperation with Denney Juvenile Justice Center(and Northwest Educational Service District 189)and Cocoon House. Program partners provide a classroom space and support for the Schack teaching artists. At Denney,art classes are offered two days a week during the school year.With rare exceptions, PASS classes are scheduled on Tuesday mornings during"school"; STEP classes occur Monday or Tuesday evenings.The classes run for two hours to allow time for in depth study and integration of art lessons with the detention center's other programs/projects. Youth in day and evening reporting programs have flexibility to participate in cultural field trips as well, including events and classes at the Schack.And for 24 weeks(two evenings a month)throughout the year, classes are offered at UTurn.Then in September,Schack Art Center hosts an annual exhibition of artwork created by youth in the program.