THE DIFFERENCE NORCAL ARTS CREATES FOR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY. In response to the significant rise in childhood mental health issues and youth violence, NorCal Arts is a non-profit performing arts education organization dedicated to providing local students with arts education programs that also foster healthy emotional development and growth. In a very short time, we have become the only local arts education program to have received national and regional recognition for the great successes our students experience in our programs. It is because NorCal Arts is deeply committed to providing more students with learning experiences that we know positively impact their ability to make social connections, develop healthy relationships with friends and family members, and improve their mental health - all of which lead to a safer and more vibrant community. Due to our success, school districts, organizations, and parents continuously seek our help. Yet, our ability to respond takes funding. Your donations will enable us to meet the needs of many more students, which will also have a positive impact on our community! Please scroll down the page and take a moment to review our funding needs to discover how you can make a meaningful impact in a student's life and our community.Thank you so very much for doing what you can to pass on the goodwill forward so that we can make a difference for many more students in our community!
DESCRIPTION OF NORCAL ARTS HOLISTIC PROGRAMS:
School Outreach: Classroom Residencies & Afterschool Program: Currently, NorCal Arts provides classroom residencies and after-school programs instruction to over 10,000 students in 330 classrooms to students in after-school programs across Title 1 Schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD), Elk Grove Unified School District, Folsom Cordova Unified School District, and Twin Rivers Unified School District.
The Performing Arts Corps: For the serious young theater student, this is a professional stage and screen acting training program that includes premier and regional performance opportunities, which can lead to highly acclaimed theater arts college programs.
Classes & Camps: Performing Arts Youth Camps and Classes that build confidence and enable opportunities for self-expression, creativity, and collaboration with peers.
The Leadership Institute: A student-driven program with students organizing community-based activities that are designed to promote theatre arts, nurture the community's divers and promote inclusion. In the process, students learn leadership, communication, and professional business skills.
College Admissions Counseling & Career Readiness: Led by a certified college admissions counselor who offers students an identity-based college counseling program that empowers students as they learn life skills while pursuing their post-high school aspirations.
Community Partnerships: To promote community engagement and identity, NorCal Arts and its teen students organize nonprofit partnerships with local organizations, actively educating and coordinating philanthropic giving on their behalf.
NorCal Arts provides holistic, individualized, and professional theater arts training programs, supporting young artists and students from diverse communities to create, express, and participate in theater arts educational opportunities. NorCal Arts programs are based on Social Emotional Learning (SEL) strategies that empower students as they learn life skills based on a positive mindset toward themselves and their community.
Needs
Here is how your donation will positively impact local students:
$2,250 - Your donation enables a student, age 12 to 18, to join the Performing Arts Corps–a professional training & holistic theater arts and film training program.
$1,500 - Your donation covers the cost of NorCal Arts services for a Title 1 School.
$750 - Your donation enables a student to receive College Admissions Counseling.
$500 - Your donation enables 2 students to enroll in Spring or Summer Camps.
$250 - Your donation will enable a student to participate in a semester-long theater arts class.
$100 - Your donation will cover the cost of a theater costume.
$ ___ - Any amount that is comfortable to you! All gifts will help us cover our ongoing operational costs.
We are sensitive to the current economic uncertainty we are all experiencing and how it may impact your ability to give as much as you would like. We get it! Our nonprofit organization is no different. As grants become increasingly harder to come by, we've had to turn to our community for support. It is why we appreciate every donation, no matter the amount.
Equity Statement
NorCal School of the Arts is committed to advocating for inclusion and equity to better create and engage diverse students and audiences for the purpose of educating and illuminating the beauty of our diverse humanity.