Grantee Database
THE IMAGINATION WORKSHOP INC
Grant Year
2018-19
Grant Program
Local Impact
Award Amount
$10,500.00
Project Description
With the support from CAC, The Imagination Workshop Inc. will conduct twenty weekly ninety-minute theatre workshops with 20 homeless veterans at New Directions for Vets at the VA in Los Angeles, culminating in the production of an original theater work, written and acted by the homeless veterans under the direction and mentoring of Imagination Workshop professional theatre artists, professionally mounted in a Los Angeles professional theatre venue for the general public for two performances.
Organization Summary
IW currently serves homeless veterans at New Directions with weekly theater workshops. The most recent study conducted by Dr. Victoria Stevens, evaluatied a 10 week course for female homeless veterans through the New Directions Program at the Los Angeles VA confirmed the efficacy and importance of this unique form of creative therapeutic program as a crucial part of a multi-faceted treatment plan for veterans and any group of individuals who have suffered early, acute and or ongoing trauma.
Organization
The Imagination Workshop, Inc
Address
760 Westwood Plaza
760 Westwood Plaza
LOS ANGELES
90024-0000
County
Los Angeles
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(310) 206-8067
Congressional District
California's 33rd congressional district
State Assembly District
District 54
State Senate District
District 26
