Currently serving long-term adolescent patients in Chicago at at no charge to these eight medical facilities:
Lurie Children’s, Rush Children’s, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, University of Illinois Children’s,
LaRabida, Comer Children’s, Shriner’s Children’s Hospital of Chicago, John Stroger Hospital.
December 3 is GIVING TUESDAY
A donation of any size would be greatly appreciated
Art Helps Heal is recognized by the United States Treasury IRS as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit whose mission it is to provide (free-of-charge) quality art materials and self-directed lessons, and project books along with a website for hospitalized teens.
Our Teen Patient Advisor, Rosie Colucci. demonstrates two of our Art Healing Kits created and designed by Secretary/Treasurer Shirley Forpe.
Rosie is Back to Demonstrate
Our Visual Journal
Art Healing Kit
Rosie Colucci, our Teen Patient Advisor, is back with another demonstration of our Visual Journal Art Healing Kits. Thanks to Bare Books who provides us with the blank journal books.
Since the pandemic, we now distribute Ziplock-sealed kits with art projects and all the material necessary to complete it to eight hospitals with long-term adolescent patients in Chicago.
We are now in our ninth year. Please help us by donating directly or starting Facebook birthday fundraiser so we can continue our mission.
How to start a Facebook Fundraiser
or
directly!
If you prefer to send a check our snail mail adress is
ART HELPS HEAL
662 W. IRVING PARK ROAD
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60613-3124
Art Helps Heal is a small all-volunteer charity so any donation you make to help us reach our goal will make a BIG difference in the purchase of art materials and developing new projects to provide meaningful art experiences (free-of-charge) to adolescent patients in eight Chicago hospitals and wards.
It's an easy and fun way to raise money so we can continue to serve all eight children's hospitals in Chicago.
Special Thanks to Our Corporate Sponsors
