Are Kids Losing Creativity? How America’s Arts Education Crisis Could Affect Innovation, Mental Health, and the Future Workforce

In a world where the most respected careers are doctors, lawyers, engineers, and scientists, why should kids be encouraged to pursue art?  Despite drastic underfunding of the arts in U.S. schools — especially in communities with more non-white, low-income, and non-English speaking students — art education remains vital. Creative experiences help children thrive, benefiting their […]

Lift the Voices and Dreams of Chicago’s Youth

Chicago Children’s Choir is a nonprofit organization that inspires and unites youth from diverse backgrounds to become global citizens through music.  Founded in Hyde Park in direct response to the Civil Rights Movement in 1956, CCC has grown from one choir into a vast network of in-school and after-school programs. Today, CCC serves nearly 5,000 […]