Author: Jennifer Tackett
Planning Unit: 4-H Central Operations
Major Program: Communications and Expressive Arts
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
We know art adds value to everything. A wedding without music and a house without any paintings would both be sad. We also know that expressing ourselves through art helps add value to ourselves.
Kentucky 4-H and Arts Extension partnered to present a 6 hour workshop on songwriting for 12 mothers in recovery. A pre and post evaluation showed the following results.
When asked what the most important thing you will take away from this workshop, one participant state she felt like she had accomplished something in her life for the first time and another said more self confidence.
This was a pilot program that will be used with other at risk populations in the future.
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