October 5 to November 30, 2023
Thursday 6:00 to 8:00pm
Open to female-identifying youth
ages 12 to 15 | $145
Every child should be provided with a safe and supportive space to express themselves and their emotions. Through Get Creative, our trauma informed art program, youth will build self-esteem through creating a large scale mixed-media art piece. Youth can look forward to various artist supported workshops including poetry and songwriting, painting and pastels, image transfers, photography and more. Through expressing themselves authentically, youth will:
- Develop a greater sense of self,
- Build confidence,
- Deepen an understanding of their emotions,
- Create a sense of personal purpose,
- and Cultivate self-compassion.
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Who & Where
The program is designed to support community children and youth who have experienced trauma or a variety of adverse childhood experiences including abuse, neglect, or witness to violence. For more information, to discover if this program is right for your child, or to discuss subsidized options please contact our programs team at 905-937-5435 ext 7024 or programs@kristenfrenchcacn.org.
Location: 8 Forster St. St. Catharines ON
Registration
At the Kristen French Child Advocacy Centre we strive to make the registration process quick and easy. If you have registered online with us before, click below to login, or create an account to get started, add participants, and select the program you need. Please contact us if you require assitance with the registration process.
If your child has been through an investigation or interview with Family and Children’s Services Niagara or the Niagara Regional Police Service, our programs may come at little to no cost to you and your family. Please contact us to continue registration and to find the program that best suits your needs. Subsidy is also available upon request.
“What the creative group has done for me was provide me with a night every week to look forward to. I met a new (good) friend, and heard the voices of many other people that have experienced similar things as me. I’ve discovered how to cope with my feelings through creative outlets that have helped me as well.”
– Hailey Hicks, 2017
“This group gave these individuals the ability to use their voices, gain a sense of power over their choices and to recognize that their voices are a powerful tool. One of the biggest changes I saw was their self-esteem and self-confidence were boosted tremendously from participating in this creative group, as well as their increase in peer interaction.”
– Janice, FCC Family Therapist