MOVING CREATIONS INC

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Phone: 610-322-6864

6757 Greene Street, Suite 330
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania 19119
USA
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Description: Moving Creations is a non-profit organization that promotes youth leadership and social change through the creative and performing arts.

Target demographics: Low income adolescent girls and boys living in violence torn, impoverished neighborhoods in Philadelphia between the ages of 14 - 17 years.

Direct beneficiaries per year: 40 adolescent girls per year, or two groups of 20 girls and 20 boys per year.

Someone who had 3 hours of volunteer time could: Help executive director and development associate in office, with various projects that would support our fundraising campaign efforts.

Geographic areas served: Philadelphia

Board Members and Affiliation: Micheal S. Rassweiler, President, Owner & Operator of North Slope Farm, Lambertville, NJ

Emily Carr, Secretary, New York Life Insurance

Barbara Murphy Warrington, Trustee, Lawyer, Business Management Executive

Rodney Whittenberg, Trustee, Film/TV Composer, Producer, Director, Owner of Melody Vision, an audio, video and music production company.

Elan Gepner, Trustee, Community Arts Producer, Documentary Videographer and Editor, Theater Director, Educator and Performer

Tamika Townsend, Trustee, Nurse, community health and coalition building, parent support

Mission:

To promote youth leadership and social change in violence torn, impoverished urban environments through intensive creative and performing arts programming

Results:

Served 80 girls in or at risk of entrance into the juvenile justice system over 4 years during the construction of the Girls on the Move Project. Girls who completed each 12 week arts leadership semester noted immediate improvements in self esteem, peer social skills, motivation, and anger management, Those who completed all three semesters of the project noted increased improvements in all the above areas. In addition, their peer mentorship skills improved and their motivation to engage in social change efforts in their community increased.

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cloud99

05/10/10

I have known Emily Nussdorfer for 17 years and served as a professional coach and mentor through her beginning years of discovering her life purpose and transforming herself to meet her goals and put into action the love and commitment that she found inside of herself to help young women. Emily's ... more »

snuggleyoga1

04/30/10

I have known Emily Nussdorfer through the creative community for at least 10 years and find her passion for guiding young women into powerful, successful adulthood to be inspiring. I have been following her journey with Moving Creations since its inception. She has found ways to glean the best ... more »

ttbeauty6

03/15/10

Moving Creations and Emily have been a God sent for my family. My Daughter started with the organization at the beginning,she started out lost confused and even a little defiant,she was at the point where we both needed help.Moving Creations provided a great outlet for my daughter and the other ... more »

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