Grantee Database
VOENA
Grant Year
2023-24
Grant Program
General Operating Support
Award Amount
$38,499.00
Project Description
With the support from the CAC, VOENA will expand their reach into the lives of children who may not or may never have access to a music education. VOENA’s programs seek to cultivate youth voices, and narratives that include generational, cultural, and erased traditional musical performance, and instrument training. Teaching Artists teach in low performing HPI identified areas within the city. Scholarships are awarded to students with a passion for music whose caregivers lack sufficient financial resources.
In alignment with one of the CAC’s goals, we provide employment for artists, children’s access to arts and serve HPI low index areas. The grant funds will be used as follows annually:
Salaries: Teaching Artist ($15,000)
Performance Costs: Venues ($5000)
Operating Expenses: Outreach and costuming: ($4000)
Scholarships ($6,000)
Organization Summary
VOENA children’s choir was founded in 1994 to fill a gap in public schools for music education. What began with a dozen children has since grown into a world-renowned children’s choir with 125 to 150 members ages 4 to 18 representing a diverse range of cultural backgrounds. With its home base in Benicia, VOENA serves members from throughout the North San Francisco Bay region.
The four major areas of musical programing include: 1. Ongoing vocal music training and development of choir members through regular rehearsals and lessons; 2. public performances and global tours, 3. VOENA in the Schools (VIS) programs; 4. need-based scholarships so no child is excluded due to inability to pay.
Organization
VOENA
Address
260 SEMPLE XING
BENICIA
94510-3135
County
Solano
Region
Capital
Phone
(707) 751-1515
Congressional District
District 5
State Assembly District
District 14
State Senate District
District 3
