Hope at Hand, Inc.

Providing art and poetry therapy for at-risk youth populations since 2009. Goals:
**To promote a change in thinking that will translate into new coping skills that work toward resolving existing conflicts
**To actively respond to language, poetry and vivid images while connecting to actions, feelings and emotions
**To increase self-awareness & confidence
**To encourage positive thinking through literature and problem solving through creative thinking
**To release tension and stress through journaling and writing
**To offer experiences that focus on the sustaining merits of literature and language through poetry