The HeArt Project: Lowering the Number of High School Dropouts
March 10, 2011 Leave a comment
The HeArt Project works to put students into sequential art programs that urge teenagers to stay in school and not drop out of high school. Students are encouraged to pursue a creative lifestyle and grow as unique individuals.
This arts based dropout prevention program teaches over 600 youth at different high schools and community day schools across Los Angeles. Students who are not fully successful in an academic environment are presented with other options to stay in school. Professional artists share their art and their stories showing how art can be a means of life and a way to share experience.
High School Drop Out Rates
- 1 in 4 students quit high school
- People who drop out of high school have a higher chance of being neither employed nor enrolled in a school
- Low education is directly correlated with poverty
- High school drop out rates among Hispanic youth is 18%
- High school drop out rates among non Hispanic black men has doubled in the last 10 years
- 9% of males from 16 to 24 are high school drop outs
- 7% of females from 16 to 24 are high school drop outs
Give Back to the HeArt Project
Donating today will give increasingly more potential high school dropouts a different outlook on education. More professional artists will be funded, and more scholarships, alumni support, and leadership training will be offered. Donate today to The HeArt Project.
Contact the HeArt Project at www.theheartproject.org. You can find them at 1140 North Citrus Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038. You can call them at 323-465-1404 or email them at info@theheartproject.com.
