CADRE Program (Creative Arts Designed to Reinforce Education)
Arts-based Out-of-School Programming
CADRE contributes arts and humanities-based activities to out-of-school programs in low-income communities. These programs move beyond traditional arts-and-crafts approach, instead focusing directly on interpersonal and intrapersonal skills for youth-at-risk, or youth in emotional crisis during the time period (after school) when they have the least supervision. Unlike specialized programs which present transportation and material fees as obstacles, CADRE programming is offered at community centers, Boys and Girls Clubs, YMCA, Palm Beach County Elementary and Middle Schools and faith-based after school programs FREE OF CHARGE.
CADRE’s most compelling quality is its focus on complete accessibility of area youth to the true artistic process and expression as a way to build inner strength, discipline, and personal vision. It builds a caring relationship between a professional Teaching Artist and a small group of students who are in critical need of mentoring and support. The artists in the CADRE program are active professionals in their own disciplines. Youth will be provided with high-quality experiences in music, theatre, visual arts, dance and/or the Literary arts that can give them a previously untapped connection with their own community and peers, a “reality check” about jobs in the arts and other fields, and - most important - a means of creative, personal expression.
CADRE also provides communities with an opportunity to use arts as a tool for revitalization and restoration. Past community collaborations have included Teaching Artists working with parents in low-income housing developments using arts activities to provide their children with positive interaction and school readiness skills.
Some past CADRE Sites
Academy for Positive Learning, Achievement Center for Families and Children, Adopt a family, Boys and Girls Clubs (15 sites), Berkshire El, Boca Raton Housing Authority, Bright Futures, CO Taylor Kirklane, City of West Palm Beach Parks , Crosspointe El, Crystal Lakes El, FAU Pine Jog, For the Children, Forest Hill El, Freedom Shores El, Hidden Oaks El, Galaxy El, Golden Grove, El, Greenacres El, HL Watkins MS, Hagen Road El, Hammock Pointe El, Hope Centennial El, Jupiter El, Lantana El, My Choice, New Beginnings, New Hope Charities, Pahokee Pals, North Grade El, South Grade El, South Olive El, Northmore El, Pahokee Youth Enrichment, Palmetto El, Pathways to Prosperity, Pioneer Park Youth Empowerment, Poinciana El, Rolling Green El, Royal Palm El, Salvation Army, Suncoast Christian Academy, United Cerebral Palsy-Royal Palm Beach, Urban Youth Impact, Washing El
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