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Mission

Using music and art in its many forms and styles to nurture a child's emotional, physical, sensory and cognitive development.

Heartsong's mission is to provide clinically-based therapeutic, educational and rehabilitative creative arts programs that seek to enhance the functioning level and quality of life of individuals with special needs.

Creative arts therapy programs traditionally have been offered only in institutions and hospital settings. Heartsong has taken these experiences outside the walls to families in need, removing barriers and improving the quality of life for individuals with special needs and their families, regardless of household resources or income. Individuals with special needs is defined as those who may have one or more delays in physical, sensory, cognitive, speech/language and/or emotional development.

Heartsong is nationally recognized for its program that utilizes the powerful tools of music therapy and art therapy enabling individuals with special needs to express themselves, regardless of their verbal and motoric capacity. This is accomplished by using music and art in its many forms and styles to nurture an individual's emotional, physical, sensory and cognitive development. Each individual is assessed and placed in a music and/or art therapy group where they enjoy ensemble playing and group interaction. Volunteers work with these individuals and are an integral part of the Heartsong program. Beneficial outcomes include increased self-esteem and self-confidence, development of social skills, enhanced communication skills, increased attention span, and enhanced motor skills.  If you would like to volunteer in Heartsong's programs, please click here.

We are determined and honored that Heartsong continues to provide a quality creative arts therapy programs created for individual with special needs and for their extraordinary families whom we serve. Our success is not by chance. It is the result of our focused leadership, dedicated teamwork, local volunteers and the ongoing support of our entire community. Through the generosity of so many, we have been privileged to serve over 1,200 children and adults and their families since Heartsong's inception in 1992. Heartsong continues to make a lasting contribution to the life experiences of individuals with special needs, their families, the volunteers and the community.