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Heritage Works

Promote excellence, understanding & wellness thru cultural drum/dance.Heritage Works

COMPETED FOR

$50K
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Competed in
March, 2010

Goals

  • To promote excellence among youth through Heritage after School
  • To promote healthy families through health and heritage activities

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Overview

Heritage Works Community Arts (CA) project combines after-school drum, dance and cultural enrichment activities for youth with family health and heritage activities in order to get families moving and promote positive family and youth development. Through cultural movement and music classes (e.g., Guinean/Taiko drum, dance) and stress management activities (Yoga, working with hands/craft), this project will use the arts and cross-disciplinary collaboration to: promote excellence among youth, promote health and wellness among Detroit families with youth, and engage and positively impact people who traditionally do not participate. Youth will, in turn, share and perform for their community. Deliverables: -Heritage after School program (20 wks), min. of 50 youth participants, -Healthy and Heritage program (20 wks), min. of 20 adult participants, -4 community performances (e.g., local school, senior ctrs, community ctr) -2 recognition events, -$17,000 in donations from other sources.

How will the 50K be Used?

Budget Notes: Instructors: Tradition bearers/instructors provide training & exercise activities that are safe, youth & family friendly. Instruments/supplies: African and Taiko drums, drum sticks, floor mats, healthy snacks/meals Transportation: participant transport and moving instruments to/from secure sites
$ 15,000 Instructors & Childcare providers (e.g., arts, exercise)
$ 10,000 Instruments/Equipment (e.g., drums)
$ 7,000 Program supplies (e.g., journals, meals, crafts, costumes, mats)
$ 5,000 Admin/Transportation (e.g., site managers, instrument transport)
$ 9,000 Venue Rental for 2 sites
$ 3,000 Communications (e.g., online and print promotion)
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