Mission: The Milagro Center provides superior arts education to the children of Palm Beach County''s most disadvantaged populations. Milagro, which means "miracle" in Spanish, creates a unique community context within which students, families, and schools cooperate to achieve mutual success. The Center''s three goals are to: 1. Ensure academic success. 2. Teach inclusion, embrace diversity, and promote the arts. 3. Create strong individuals who positively impact their communities.
Programs: The main objective of the STARS program is to improve the artistic potential and educational performance of low-income children. The Milagro Center?s award-winning STARS Program is open to Palm Beach County?s most indigent children year-round. Children participate in an after-school program parallel to the school district calendar and continue into an intensive Summer Arts Camp. As 100% of STARS families exist at or below the federal poverty level, there is no charge for the children to participate in either program.
This non-profit helps disadvantaged children with academics as well as exposing them to the arts. The children gain confidence in mastering both. The staff works tirelessly to promote this foundation and assist the children.
My role has been to create greeting cards to sell at their fundraisers. All profits raised by selling these handmade cards is donated back to the Milagro Foundation. This is a labor of love for me, and to see the children enjoy the arts and do well in school is a great bonus.