Community

Sure Helpline Center
California
  • Domestic Violence
This “Vision Seeds” video features Johana Ramirez, of Sure Helpline Center in El Centro, California. A Windows Facilitator since 2024, Johana reflects on her own journey of using art to anchor herself in the midst of trauma and chaos, and how today, she is hon…
PAVE
Wisconsin
  • Incarceration
This “Vision Seeds” video features Sylvia Ortiz, of PAVE, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. A Windows Facilitator since 2024, Sylvia anchors her vision for supporting Rooted in Resilience, seeing the leadership of each facilitator as branches of a collective tree, and…
Just Detention International
California
  • Incarceration
This “Vision Seeds” video features Nicole de la Torre, of Just Detention International. A Windows Facilitator since 2020, Nicole anchors her vision for supporting Rooted in Resilience, seeing the leadership of each facilitator as branches of a collective tree,…
Pathways to Healing
South Carolina
  • Incarceration
This “Vision Seeds” video features Jessica Blizzard of Pathways to Healing in South Carolina. A Windows Facilitator since 2024, Jessica shares what is at the core of her journey as she embarks upon facilitating workshops for individuals living in custody. This…
Monterey County Rape Crisis Center
California
  • Incarceration
This “Uplifting Voices” video features Carl Mucha of Monterey County Rape Crisis Center in CA. A Windows Facilitator since 2024, Carl shares about the frame of mind he stepped into the training with, and contrasts it with the spirit, depth and vision he walked…
Monterey County Rape Crisis Center
California
  • Incarceration
This “Vision Seeds” video features Carl Mucha of Monterey County Rape Crisis Center in CA. A Windows Facilitator since 2024, Carl shares what is at the core of his journey as he embarks upon facilitating workshops for individuals living in juvenile detention. …
Dallas Office of Arts and Culture
Texas
  • Facilitator Spotlights
This “Uplifting Voices: Facilitator Stories” video features Martine Philippe, Director of the Dallas Office of Arts and Culture. A Windows Facilitator since 2021, Martine shares how she used the AWBW Windows of Connection series to transform culture and climat…
United American Indian Involvement
California
  • Community Engagement
This “Uplifting Voices” video features Nikki Crow, a Prevention and Aftercare Care Coordinator at United American Indian Involvement in Los Angeles, CA. Nikki shares how the AWBW training transformed her journey and her ability to support indigenous families t…
WE RISE
California
  • Community Engagement
This “WE RISE Touchstones” video features AWBW founder, Cathy Salser facilitating a live, public, interactive workshop inviting participants of all ages to build resilience in the face of current challenges by creating We Rise Touchstones to keep, carry and ev…
A Window Between Worlds
California
  • Community Engagement
In this Artists Talk video, AWBW Founder, Cathy Salser, dives deep into the heart of AWBW’s mission and the transformative power of art in healing and community building. This special “window of time” is part of the Artists Talk series of the Southern Californ…
Children's Institute
CA
  • Community Violence
  The REACH Team supports children and families exposed to violence in South Los Angeles. We host workshops and support groups educating on the effects of being exposed to violence, how to cope with trauma, and promoting wellness to help build resilien…
Trauma and Healing in Color
California
  • Facilitator Spotlights
This “Innovator Spotlight” video features La Shonda Coleman, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs at Pepperdine University and Founder of Trauma and Healing in Colour, a program that fuses art, somatic based healing modalities, training and education t…
Nuview Bridge Early College High School
California
  • Facilitator Spotlights
This “Innovator Spotlight” video features Carlos Mares, Wellness Therapist at Nuview Bridge Early College High School providing Social Emotional Learning opportunities to students enrolled in grades 9th-12th. As an AWBW Innovator, Carlos is ecstatic to prov…
PFLAG San Gabriel Valley / API Chapter
California
  • Facilitator Spotlights
This “Innovator Spotlight” video features Stacia Kato,  president of the PFLAG San Gabriel Valley Asian Pacific Islander chapter which has supported parents, individuals, and allies at the intersection of LGBTQ+ and Asian for the past ten years; building upon …
Unite American Indian Involvement
California
  • Facilitator Spotlights
This “Innovator Spotlight” video features Nicole “Nikki” Crow, an enrolled member of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes, is a Care Coordinator at United American Indian Involvement, Inc. (UAII) in the 7 Generations Prevention and Aftercare program. United American In…
Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center
California
  • Facilitator Spotlights
This “Innovator Spotlight” video features Christina Kataoka, Executive Director of the Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center (APADRC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving race and human relations for over three decades using mediation, r…
Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services
Washington
  • Mental Health
I am a strong believer that art can support healing, especially when trauma can make expression and communication hard to do. I work a lot with children that have anxiety, depression, anger and have gone through a lot of traumas. Going to school and not being …
Parent Support Network of RI
Rhode Island
  • Mental Health
My Permission Canvas represents permission to turn obstacles into avenues.  When we see a stop sign, we stop. When we see a red light, we stop. When we see a “Do not” symbol, we don’t do whatever the symbol indicates that we should not do. When we face barr…
Wichita Artworx, Inc.
Kansas
  • Mental Health
My Permission Canvas represents “Permission to Succeed.” I started having hearing trouble when I was a teen, and I was always made fun of because of it. I was “the deaf girl.” I went totally deaf about 8 years ago and it was devastating. Fortunately, I was …

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