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ENT Credit Union Provides Generous Contribution to A Child’s Song
In the world of nonprofits, where every dollar counts and is directly translated into impact, a donation can mean the world. It’s not just about the funds, but about the faith and trust that donors place in organizations and the missions they serve. With that spirit, we are excited and humbled to share that A Child’s Song recently received a donation of $250 from ENT Credit Union off of 136th and Grant, in Thornton Colorado.
Striking a New Chord: Insights from the Modern Band Summit and Their Echo in Our Studio
As a recipient of the Take Note Grant, A Child’s Song had the privilege of attending the Modern Band Summit. Hosted by Music Will, the
Sheila Fortune Foundation Provides $6,000 Grant to Further Music Outreach for At-Risk And Underserved Youth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 1, 2023 ________________________________________ Thornton, Colorado – The Sheila Fortune Foundation has generously provided a $6,000 grant to A Child’s Song (ACS) to
A Child’s Song Announces 2023 Donor Business Development Activities
Key Takeaways: ACS Donor Business Development Director Recaps 2022 Donor Activities ACS sponsors Community Car Show in May 2023 and announces its sponsorship by the
A Child’s Song to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
A Child’s Song (ACS) is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Challenge America award of $10,000. This grant will support ACS’s At-Risk and Foster Youth Music Outreach programs. This grant is one of 262 Challenge America awards totaling $2.62 million that were announced by the NEA as part of its first round of fiscal year 2023 grants.
Take Note Grant Gives ACS Outreach for At-Risk Youth a Boost
Take Note Colorado has awarded A Child’s Song (ACS) a $5,000 grant to enhance outreach programs for at-risk youth. These funds will amplify existing initiatives and introduce new music and movement opportunities to underserved youth who might otherwise miss out.
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Take Note Colorado Continues To Support Local Music Nonprofit, A Child's Song, With Grant For New Programming In Northglenn.
Thornton, Colorado, December 2021 — A Child’s Song (ACS) is pleased to announce that we have received a $10,000 grant from Take Note Colorado for a brand-new program offered at Crossroads Community Center in Northglenn. The program, which will begin in January 2022, provides culturally-appropriate movement and music classes for children ages 3 to 6, and group guitar and keyboard lessons for older youth once a week, with programming continuing throughout the year, including during the Summer and school vacations. To learn more or register, please contact A Child’s Song via e-mail at [email protected] or via phone at (303) 460-7408.
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.
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. Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/TakeNoteColo/, https://www.instagram.com/takenotecolo/, or https://twitter.com/takenotecolo/.
About A Child’s Song
A Child’s Song provides music and movement education and a broad variety of music classes and therapies for the entire family in order to enhance brain development and improve academic outcomes in an atmosphere that nurtures, advances, and preserves the art of creating music. Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/AChildsSongAndTheStudio/,
https://www.instagram.com/achildssongco/, or https://twitter.com/AChildsSong.
About Mercy Music
Mercy Music brings the hope of music to hospice centers, residential treatment facilities, and correctional facilities. One of the goals of Mercy Music is to equip musicians to reach out to our hurting world with the healing power of music. We call these musicians “Musicianaries,” who carry the healing power of music to suffering people all over the world. Executive Director Brad Richardson, a versatile songwriter/musician, has shared his talents in Peru, Chile, Guatemala, Africa, and Colombia.
A Child's Song Receives Funding From The D'Addario Foundation To Support Musical Experiences For Educational Achievement
Thornton, Colorado, October 2021 – A Child’s Song (ACS) is pleased to share that the D’Addario Foundation has provided a grant to support ACS’s Musical Experiences for Educational Achievement program (MEEA). Through this program, ACS provides instruction in general music skills as well as individual instruments for students in three schools and one foster care organization with multiple facilities that is also a year-around school.
ACS’s Executive Director, Sandy Taylor shared, “This programming benefits students with every learning style and cognitive ability. Quality music instruction is critical to the development of all students and ensures students will reach their full potential. Music education increases students’ self-awareness, knowledge and skills, self-confidence, social ability, and empathy. Music is a vital bridge to a lifetime of learning. We thank the D’Addario Foundation for their commitment to ensuring music education for our youth.”
About A Child’s Song
A Child’s Song provides music and movement education and a broad variety of music classes and therapies for the entire family in order to enhance brain development and improve academic outcomes in an atmosphere that nurtures, advances, and preserves the art of creating music. Learn more:
https://www.facebook.com/AChildsSongAndTheStudio/, https://www.instagram.com/achildssongco/, or https://twitter.com/AChildsSong.
About the D’Addario Foundation
The D’Addario Foundation is a non-profit grant-making organization providing monetary and product support to high-quality sustainable music instruction programs on the frontline to improve access to music education. We support programs that bring music back into communities and schools and get kids playing as early and as frequently as possible. The D’Addario Foundation believes in the transformative power of music and that mentoring and building communities through music can positively affect social change. Learn more at http://www.daddariofoundation.org/,
A Child's Song Receives Funding From The Looking Out Foundation To Expand Programing With Foster Youth
Thornton, Colorado, October 2021 – A Child’s Song (ACS) is pleased to share that the Looking Out Foundation has provided a grant that will allow ACS to continue to expand its current Foster Music Outreach Program. The Foster Music Outreach Program provides therapeutic music programs and group instrument lessons for youth who are in out-of-home placements or in foster care in Colorado.
ACS has been providing musical programming to over 125 youth at five Shiloh House locations. Shiloh is a local nonprofit that provides foster care, therapy, and educational services for at-risk youth throughout Colorado. Funding from the Looking Out Foundation will assist ACS in expanding their programming to nine additional Shiloh sites this winter. The programming at Shiloh House focuses on the drumming styles of West Africa, Latin American, and the Caribbean. The curriculum utilized is research-based and connects the youth with aural traditions, while it also enhances social-emotional skill-building.
ACS’s Executive Director, Sandy Taylor shared, “Because of the positive impact we see in the youth as a result of our programming, we are committed to finding a way to expand our programming to those who need it most, and we are thankful for those, like the Looking Out Foundation, who see the value in musical programming for our most at-risk youth. We will work to create an atmosphere of love, safety, and acceptance through which students learn music and social-emotional skills.”
About A Child’s Song
A Child’s Song provides music and movement education and a broad variety of music classes and therapies for the entire family in order to enhance brain development and improve academic outcomes in an atmosphere that nurtures, advances, and preserves the art of creating music. Learn more:
https://www.facebook.com/AChildsSongAndTheStudio/, https://www.instagram.com/achildssongco/, or https://twitter.com/AChildsSong.
About the Looking Out Foundation
Looking Out amplifies the impact of music by empowering those without a voice. From neighborhood to nation, we help fund causes and organizations that often go unnoticed. Founded in 2008 by multiple Grammy-winning artists Brandi Carlile, Tim, and Phil Hanseroth, we band together with fans, nonprofits, and corporations to translate voices of song to voices of action. We are nimble to the ever-changing needs of the human race and adapt to support the diverse demographic we serve. Every campaign we launch is backed by our passionate donors and fans, and $1 from every concert ticket sold goes directly toward our efforts. Together, we’re making music mean more. Learn more: https://www.lookingoutfoundation.org, https://www.facebook.com/LookingOutFoundation, https://twitter.com/LookingOutFndn, https://www.instagram.com/lookingoutfoundation
Reverb Gives Provides Grant For Guitars To A Child’s Song’s Programming With Foster Youth
Thornton, Colorado, October 2021 – A Child’s Song (ACS) is happy to share that they were a recipient of the Reverb Gives musical grant program which has allowed them to purchase 12 new guitars for their Foster Music Outreach Program. This program provides therapeutic music programs and group instrument lessons for youth who are in out-of-home placements or in foster care in Colorado.
Reverb, the largest online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling new, used, and vintage musical instruments, believes music makes the world a better place and gives a portion of every sale made to their Reverb Give grants program. The grants programs then awards grants to selected youth music programs, nonprofits, and organizations to purchase instruments they need from sellers on Reverb so youth can have the instruments they need to make music.
ACS has been working with Shiloh House, a local nonprofit that provides foster care, therapy, and educational services for at-risk youth, to bring the hope and joy of music to the youth through both in-person and virtual musical programming throughout COVID-19. When in-person programming was not possible, ACS delivered instruments directly to the students so they could participate in virtual lessons. ACS’s Executive Director, Sandy Taylor shared, “We see immediately the changes in youth when they engage with instruments, the smiles on their faces, the deeper connections created with other youth and our instructors. We are so thankful for grants that allow us to purchase more musical instruments and expand our programming to those who can benefit the most from it.” Mary Beth Hietapelto, Shiloh’s Independent Living Coach adds, “Please continue to expand this program to other locations! Foster kids need this!”
About A Child’s Song
A Child’s Song provides music and movement education and a broad variety of music classes and therapies for the entire family in order to enhance brain development and improve academic outcomes in an atmosphere that nurtures, advances, and preserves the art of creating music. Learn more, https://www.facebook.com/AChildsSongAndTheStudio/ https://www.instagram.com/achildssongco/, or https://twitter.com/AChildsSong.
About Reverb
Reverb is the largest online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling new, used, and vintage musical instruments. Since launching in 2013, Reverb has grown into a vibrant community of buyers and sellers all over the world. By focusing on inspiring content, price transparency, musician-focused eCommerce tools, a music-savvy customer service team, and more, Reverb has created an online destination where the global music community can connect over the perfect piece of music gear. Sales on Reverb also help support the Reverb Gives program, which provides youth music programs all over the world with the instruments they need to make music. Reverb is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY), which operates two-sided online marketplaces that connect millions of passionate and creative buyers and sellers around the world. Learn more: https://reverb.com/, https://www.instagram.com/reverb/, https://www.facebook.com/reverbmarket, or https://twitter.com/reverb.
Take Note Colorado Funding Provides Music Experiences for Displaced Foster Youth Through Local Music Nonprofit, A Child’s Song
Thornton, Colorado, July 2021 — A Child’s Song (ACS) is pleased to announce a recent generous grant from Take Note Colorado for the expansion of an innovative music program serving foster youth. The program was initially piloted at Shiloh House, a local nonprofit that provides foster care, therapy, and educational services for at-risk youth. ACS plans to expand the program to serve additional foster care locations in the near future.
Shiloh House connected with ACS because they wanted to bring the hope and joy of music to the foster youth in their care—especially during the chaos and uncertainty brought on by COVID-19. The two nonprofits chose the World Drumming Program as a starting point because of drumming’s accessibility and cultural importance. The curriculum focuses on drumming, singing, and movement in the style of the music of West Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean—and everyone from the youth involved to Shiloh instructors and staff has been mesmerized by the program.
Mary Beth Hietapelto, Shiloh’s Independent Living Coach, explained, “ACS instructors have created a drum circle that is also a safe space. Clients come to the group escalated and in negative headspaces, but in just a few minutes their energy is uplifted. Please expand this program to other locations! Foster kids need this!”
“Shiloh House and ACS remain determined to create an accessible, compelling program that engages foster youth on day one and keeps their interest throughout the year,” explained Sandy Taylor, ACS’s Executive Director. “Take Note’s funding has allowed us to create a program that is authentically changing the spirit and connectedness of youth in these foster care locations.”
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. Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/TakeNoteColo/, https://www.instagram.com/takenotecolo/, or https://twitter.com/takenotecolo/.
About A Child’s Song
A Child’s Song provides music and movement education and a broad variety of music classes and therapies for the entire family in order to enhance brain development and improve academic outcomes in an atmosphere that nurtures, advances, and preserves the art of creating music. Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/AChildsSongAndTheStudio/, https://www.instagram.com/achildssongco/, or https://twitter.com/AChildsSong.,
Colorado Creative Industries Funds Music Education For At-Risk Youth, Foster Youth and Children With Disabilities
Thornton, Colorado, May 2021 – Thanks to Colorado Creative Industries’ generous grant funding, A Child’s Song (ACS) has provided music and movement classes and music-based therapy to approximately 220 youth with learning differences, developmental disabilities, and social-emotional challenges during 2020! Some classes were held in local K-8 schools, while others met in the nonprofit’s Thornton studio, or were conducted virtually. Beginning in 2020, ACS partnered with Shiloh House, a local nonprofit that provides foster care, therapy, and educational services for displaced youth. Shiloh connected with ACS because they wanted to bring the hope and joy of music to the foster youth in their care—especially during the chaos and uncertainty brought on by COVID-19.
The two nonprofits chose the World Music Drumming Program as a starting point because of drumming’s accessibility and cultural importance. The curriculum focuses on drumming, singing, and movement in the style of the music of West Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean—and everyone from the youth involved to Shiloh instructors and staff have been mesmerized by the program.
Mary Beth Hietapelto, Shiloh’s Independent Living Coach, shares, “ACS instructors create a drum circle that is also a safe space. Clients have come to the group escalated and in negative head spaces, but in just a few minutes their energy is uplifted. Please expand this program to our other locations! Our kids need this!”
Prior to the implementation of Shiloh’s World Drumming Program, there were few music education or music therapy programs for youth in out-of-home placement or foster care in Adams County. Foster youth in other parts of the country, however, were thriving in music programs for years. Shiloh House and ACS remain determined to create an accessible, compelling program that engages foster youth on day one and keeps their interest throughout the year. World Drumming has done just that and is authentically changing the spirit and connectedness of youth in these foster care locations.
The Shiloh World Drumming Program plans for further expansion in 2021. Thank you, Colorado Creative Industries, for bringing the hope and joy of music into the lives of Colorado’s youth
