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DocuSign Envelope ID:8359632A-C43D-4832-B2EC-ED419B356126 <br /> The Art Therapy Institute <br /> THERAN 200 N.Greensboro Street,Suite D-6 <br /> Carrboro,NC 27510 <br /> MT° 919.381.6068 <br /> ncati.org <br /> 10.13.16 <br /> Re: `Into the Streets' Project Proposal <br /> To Whom It May Concern: <br /> We are writing to express our excitement in and commitment to participating in the `Foorafitti' <br /> project with Carter Hubbard. <br /> Our non-profit,The Art Therapy Institute,is an organization of mental health professionals <br /> dedicated to the healing power of the arts.We provide clinical art therapy services to diverse <br /> populations,empowering clients to develop their identities through the art-making process. We <br /> also offer training to allied professionals and seek to raise awareness in the general community <br /> about our profession and the benefits of arts-based therapy. <br /> One of our programs,the Arts and Peer Support Group,is a free,weekly,arts-based support <br /> group for local adults living with severe and persistent mental illness. Group members have been <br /> meeting since 2011,using various expressive arts forms,such as visual art,music,dance,drama, <br /> and creative writing for both personal and social healing. <br /> Arts and Peer Support Group members have always been very open to inviting in community <br /> artists to teach new arts-based techniques and/or collaborate on innovative projects. These group <br /> members were intrigued by the `florafitti'proposal,and are excited to work alongside Ms. <br /> Hubbard and her team if funding for the project is obtained. <br /> One of the overarching goals in our Arts and Peer Support Group—and at the Art Therapy <br /> Institute in general—is to decrease the stigma of mental illness.By sharing our words in the <br /> uniquely beautiful and public way that`florafitti' allows would match our mission at ATI and <br /> provide an exciting opportunity for both our group members and the greater community. <br /> Please feel free to email or call me with any questions about this potential partnership. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Hillary Rubesin,MA,LPC <br /> Associate Director,Art Therapy Institute <br /> hrubesin @ncati.org <br /> 610.348.7253 <br />