OUTREACH PARTNERS!
We wish to THANK all of our collaborating partners sponsors, donors and OUTREACH FRIENDS for their support over the years. If you are interested in getting involved with LEAF in this capacity please contact us at outreach@theLEAF.org
Partner Highlights!
YWCA of AshevilleThe mission of the YWCA of Asheville is eliminating racism and empowering women. Partnering with LEAF in Schools & Streets (LSS) is one of the ways that the YWCA works to meet this mission. The YWCA has been involved with LSS since its beginnings and continues to support our efforts to reach young people through music and arts. The YWCA has 9 programs bridging gaps in education, child care, health care and earning power.
Children First/Communities in Schools: Deaverview, Pisgah View & Woodridge Learning CentersThe mission of Children First/CIS is to improve the lives of children, youth and their families through community collaboration, advocacy and programs. LSS has been partnering with Children First since our program began in 2004. Children First is an integral & powerful partner for the LEAF in Schools & Streets (LSS) after-school Resident
Teaching Artist program, which runs 7 months during the school year, in the following housing communities in Asheville: Deaverview, Pisgah View & Woodridge. Children First runs after-school programs and LSS provides the arts component to their programming.
Support Music CoalitionSupportMusic.com is a public service initiative that impacts resolve and support for music education in local communities around the United States. This advocacy effort now unites over 200 national and regional organizations, including Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF), comprised of parents and community leaders seeking to improve access and opportunity in music and arts learning. Tens of thousands of concerned citizens visit the website every month and use its resources to keep music education strong in their schools and communities. SupportMusic.com is building a proactive and unified approach to federal, state and local level advocacy for music education as a core academic subject in schools. The coalition is united in its support of a complete education that includes music and arts instruction for all children.
OUTREACH FUNDERS!
- Asheville Area Arts Council Support of the LEAF in Schools & Streets Resident Teaching Artist programs are funded in part, by a Grassroots Arts Program Grant of the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, and the Asheville Area Arts Council.
- National Endowment for the Arts For October 2009, LEAF receives its first, direct grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for the project “Expresiones Latinas” (Latin Expressions). “Expresiones Latinas” kicks off Mexico’s Bi-Centennial celebration in 2010 and helps LEAF to enrich our community by presenting a unique blend of many different Latin cultures both at the festival and in our LEAF in Schools & Streets programs. The 2007 project “Jabali African Acrobats”, 2008 project “Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience” and the upcoming 2009 project “Sones de México Ensemble” were funded in part by a grant from the Southern Arts Federation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and The North Carolina Arts Council.
- North Carolina Arts Council LEAF in Schools & Streets projects in Woodridge and Pisgah View Apartments are supported by the North Carolina Arts Council with funding from the state of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
- Southern Arts Federation The 2007 project “Jabali African Acrobats”, 2008 project “Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience” and the upcoming 2009 project “Sones de México Ensemble” were funded in part by a grant from the Southern Arts Federation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and The North Carolina Arts Council.
- Target Support of the LEAF in Schools & Streets Resident Teaching Artist programs is a part of ongoing efforts by Target to strengthen families and communities throughout the country.
- Weed and Seed The strategy involves a two-pronged approach: law enforcement agencies and prosecutors cooperate in "weeding out" violent criminals and drug abusers and public agencies and community-based private organizations collaborate to "seed" much-needed human services, including prevention, intervention, treatment, and neighborhood restoration programs.
- Past supporters of the LEAF in Schools & Streets programs include:
LEAF Membership Our membership program supported a LEAF in Schools & Streets Resident Teaching Artist program in the Deaverview Learning Center for 2008-2009 school-year.
21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLCs) The 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant funds are to assist schools, local education agencies (LEAs), and faith-or community-based organizations to provide before school, after-school and summer services through the establishment of 21st Century Community Learning Center programs (21st CCLCs). The Asheville 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) are funded by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. This program works with middle and high school students to provide community-based support to students’ academic pursuits through experiential learning. The program is grounded in strong partnerships between the City of Asheville (Police Department, Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts and the West Riverside Operation Weed & Seed initiative), Asheville City Schools, Housing Authority of the City of Asheville, LEAF in Schools & Streets (LSS), Pisgah View Community Peace Garden, Asheville GO, Dr. Calvin Kelly, and many other local organizations who have committed resources. LSS was able to start its first summer programs in 2009 through this program.
* Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
* D’Addario Foundation
* Janirve Foundation
* Junior League of Asheville
* Susanne Marcus Collins Foundation