ARTFUL SOLUTIONS: PATHWAYS FROM HOMELESSNESS 2008 GRANTS for projects between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009

DEADLINE:MUST BE RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008 at 5 pm

A pilot program funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the L.A. County Quality and Productivity Commissions’ Productivity Investment Fund

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

In 2007/2008, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the L.A. County Quality and Productivity Commission’s Productivity Investment Fund to implement an 18-month pilot program, Artful Solutions: Pathways from Homelessness Grant Initiative. The Arts Commission will award up to six grants at a maximum award level of $15,000 to arts organizations whose project will 1) maximize the role of the arts in alleviating homelessness in Los Angeles County; and 2) evaluate the results. This is the nation’s first regional effort to reach this population by including the arts as an important component of supportive services and to provide data that can be used in the future to help solve the challenges of homelessness. This initiative supports the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ Homeless Prevention Initiative, which funds a variety of projects within the County to address homelessness by providing housing and supportive services to those at risk of and/or experiencing homelessness.

The GOALS of Artful Solutions Grant Program are:

• Homeless individuals and families will participate in quality arts services and programming fully integrated with shelters and/or supportive services which will improve access to permanent housing.
• Existing collaborations between arts organizations and shelters, transitional housing, and/or social service organizations serving homeless adults and families will deepen and new partnerships will be formed.
• New ways to measure qualitative and quantitative impact and outcomes of arts programs on alleviating homelessness will be developed and resulting data will contribute to the knowledge about successful alleviation strategies for homelessness.

IMPORTANT DATES for ARTFUL SOLUTIONS:

 Application Workshop: Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 10 am to 12 pm at the LA County Arts Commission’s downtown office at 1055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Validated parking is available at Athena Parking lot on the corner of Bixel and Wilshire.

To register for the workshop email: grants@arts.lacounty.gov

 Application Deadline: Must Be Received by Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 5 pm