A Child’s Song (ACS) received a $10,000 grant at the end of 2021 from Take Note Colorado to launch a brand-new program offered at Crossroads Community Center in Northglenn. The program, which began in January 2022, was able to provide culturally-appropriate movement and music classes for children ages 3 to 6, and group guitar and keyboard lessons for older youth once a week, and continued programming throughout the year.
This program, referred to as the Northglenn Alliance, grew out of conversations with community members who were frustrated with a lack of educational enrichment programs for their children in their own neighborhood, specifically musical programming. They were looking for programs for their children that could be offered at the same time parents participated in ELL classes, removing the barrier of childcare. This program is a community collaboration between ACS, Mercy Music, and Crossroads Church.
The program will resume this Fall.
About Take Note Colorado
Take Note Colorado is a statewide initiative to provide equitable access to musical instruments and instruction to every K‑12 student in Colorado. We support programs that are inclusive, student-centered, and culturally responsive and empower all students to participate in music.
About Mercy Music
By equipping and releasing Musicianaries, Mercy Music International provides healing and encouraging music to shelters, rehab programs, mental health facilities, hospice, hospitals and anywhere that the suffering can be found. Additionally, MMI supports music education in South America through the donation of musical instruments as well partnering with musical educators to raise up a new generation of musicians.
About Crossroads Church
Crossroads started as a dream in 1995, and today people all over the world call Crossroads their church home. We are a place where people matter to God and to us. Together, we seek to live out God’s vision of being an inclusive and transforming church.
