Hollywood HEART develops character strengths, confidence, and resiliency in at-risk youth through purposeful engagement in the arts.

Hollywood HEART uses the arts to create a pathway from school to success through two complimentary programs: the week-long arts intensive Camp Hollywood HEART, and Hollywood HEART’s in-school and after-school Educational Arts Workshops.

Hollywood HEART nurtures resiliency, creativity and community through collaborative arts programming for at-risk youth. Led by professional Teaching Artists, with added support drawn from our pool of volunteers, our model supports the critical thinking, research and analytic skills embodied in the National Core Arts Standards, and is designed to foster a sense of community and support that will continue well after the program ends. Our programs engage stigmatized, low-income, emotionally disabled, and/or inward focused youth to teach life skills through experiential learning of the arts.