Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,200
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
People Serving People Charities, Inc. AKA People Serving People
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2020
End Date
February 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details

People Serving People will engage MacPhail Center for Music to offer weekly music classes to children experiencing homelessness who are enrolled in its early childhood development program.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Robin Cruze: Assistant executive director, Wirth Center; president of HOBY MN; Janette Davis: Artist and advocate; founder of Bridge View Center Inc.; Victoria Hong: Illustrator, facilitator, and consultant; Anna Ostendorf: Program director, ArtReach; Madeline Phelps: ; Kylie Rieke: Visual artist and potter; vice president, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Chelsea Unold: Undergraduate program coordinator, University of Minnesota College of Design; Christina Woods: Executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,200
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$8,200
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Children experiencing homelessness will increase their executive functioning skills through exposure to weekly music classes. The use of music will be measured and children's self-regulation, impulse control, working memory, and attentiveness will be assessed and tracked quarterly.

Measurable Outcome(s)

36% of students showed an improvement of executive functioning skills. Teachers conducted Teaching Strategies GOLD assessments every 2-3 weeks which showed growth in executive functioning indicators: manages feelings, follows limits and expectations, solves social problems, attends and engages, recognizes and recalls.

Recipient Board Members
Rinal Ray, Joe Chybowski, Stefani Tygar Barnes, Keith Hug, LaToya Burrell, Luke Derheim
Project Manager
First Name
Noah
Last Name
Gerding
Organization Name
People Serving People Charities, Inc. AKA People Serving People
Street Address
614 3rd St S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55415
Phone
(612) 333-4500
Email
ngerding@peopleservingpeople.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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