My Nonprofit Reviews
playnice09
Review for Art With A Heart, Indianapolis, IN, USA
I absolutely loved working with Art With A Heart. The kids are fantastic (as children always are)and through our time spent on art, a lot of underlying anxieties they had were able to seep out and be handled in a positive way. That was my favorite part; watching these kids learn about themselves and their capabilities through the skill sets of art. I worked at IPS (86?) and I believe it was a really good school choice for this afterschool program. The reasons I gave it 3 stars rather than 5 was because: 1- equipment was needed, If there could be some kind of organized donating for simple things such as pencils, a few scissors, or a few hand held pencil sharpeners... that would help a lot. 2- I felt that other people working with the kids didn't know how, or simply declined to really instruct them. As important as compliments are, I saw that they weren't much taken to heart if the kids didn't feel they'd been challenged at all. 3-I know there was some kind of incident with a child being kicked out of the program, and for legitimate violence I could see that being necessary...but in any other case, these are high-profile candidates for kids you do not want to give up on. 4-I wish the program were longer! But maybe that's just me... =) All in all I am very grateful for this program being made possible.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
Many of the children from the class I worked with have a new sense of capability and confidence.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Have a specific "expulsion" policy. I don't know if it already does however.
What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
Teaching artistic skills to the kids.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
Not always very actively involved, but always very loving and supportive.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Hire some more teachers, Buy necessary resources that it lacks, Add more students for less money ( If it has a cost?)
Ways to make it better...
There had been more resources available. ie- watercolor sets.
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
Getting and keeping enough volunteers perhaps?
One thing I'd also say is that...
These kids need very patient and persistent teachers, who will love them, express that love, and are willing to challenge them to their utmost potential and maturity.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
One time
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
