Picture a day of volunteer training at Free Arts. The room fills with people drawn to this work for reasons they may or may not name. Many carry their own histories of difficulty. Some are close to the surface, and some are buried deep. I have seen two patterns emerge almost every time.  Some volunteers arrive ready to disclose. The room feels safe. The mission resonates. The impulse to share...

Celebrating IES Communications: A Month of Incredible Generosity We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to IES Communications for their outstanding volunteerism and fundraising efforts this past month. Their commitment to making a difference has truly inspired us. Recently IES hosted their National Leadership Summit in Chandler and chose Free Arts as their nonprofit partner—a...

The question came at the end of my workshop: 'SNAP benefits (food assistance for low-income individuals and families) are being cut off in a week. With your workshop in mind, what do we do?' Our workshop focused on how helpers can show up in key ways to support the growth of children and teens. I...

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This year's Free Arts Theater Camp was themed “Strengthening Futures,” and was held for the 23rd year at the Herberger Theater Center.

This May marked another successful season of our Professional Artist Series at CFLA! Students learned from a Free Arts professional teaching artist and built relationships with their volunteer mentors over the course of six weeks.

families from all over the state gathered at Lost Canyon Camp in Williams, Arizona, for a day filled with creativity, fun, and togetherness. This Family Free Arts Day was in partnership with the Arizona Association for Foster and Adoptive Parents.

The Free Arts Family Program and Young Adult Empowerment Program (YAEP) were honored to provide resilience-building art activities at Arizonans for Children Foster Festival. For this annual event, the Enchanted Island Amusement Park partners with Arizonans for Children to bring a one-of-a-kind experience to foster families.

In October, Free Arts was invited to participate in “Teen Maze” as one of our first steps towards establishing statewide programs.

For the last 22 years, Free Arts has partnered with Dance Theater West (DTW) to create DTW’s Storybook Ballet production featuring Free Arts children and teens. Our beloved partnership continued into September 2023, when twelve Free Arts children performed alongside DTW dancers at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.