Grantee Database

CHOICES FOR FREEDOM INC

Grant Year

2020-21

Grant Program

General Operating Support

Award Amount

$28,500.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council, CHOICES FOR FREEDOM INC will engage hard to reach populations in arts programs, expand its arts rehabilitative programming, and build the capacity to develop long term relationships focused on strengthening the resiliency and assets of at-promise youth.

Organization Summary

Choices for Freedom’s core programs are designed primarily to be delivered inside and outside prisons and juvenile detention centers in California to systems impacted adults and youth. Core programs include the Path 2 Restoration arts and humanities curriculum based on work by Maya Angelou, art projects for children with incarcerated parents, healing circles, yoga and mindfulness training, poetry, film making, story telling, and music. Choices is active in the movement to reform the juvenile justice system, to get more rehabilitative and therapeutic services into prisons, and to assist individuals with reentry back into the community.

Organization

Choices

Address

215 W MACARTHUR BLVD APT 514

Oakland

94611

County

Alameda

Region

Bay Area – Other

Phone

(510) 815-3488

Congressional District

CA-13

State Assembly District

District 15

State Senate District

District 9

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