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DocuSign Envelope ID:45C10885-A71D-4B4F-91B3-E01ADC379354 <br /> How many years 12 <br /> have you been in <br /> operation? <br /> Who do you serve? The Art Therapy Institute's (ATI) two largest programs are the <br /> Newcomer Art Therapy Program (NATP) and the Exceptional <br /> Children's Program (ECP). NATP serves 350+ Triangle and Triad area <br /> immigrant and refugee children and adults from more than 30 <br /> countries. Through the NATP, newcomers are provided accessible, <br /> arts-based mental health services. The NATP helps clients express <br /> and process complex trauma, build confidence levels, learn social <br /> skills, and acquire acculturation practices. <br /> Through the Exceptional Children's Program, ATI clinicians provide <br /> art therapy services to 100+ children (K-12) with intellectual and <br /> physical disabilities in the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools. ATI <br /> clinicians use art-making to help clients identify and accept their <br /> emotions, increase their ability to communicate in a group <br /> atmosphere, and develop a sense of assurance that positively <br /> impacts their educational and vocational pursuits. <br /> In addition, ATI's Arts and Peer Support Group is a free, weekly <br /> Carrboro-based group serving adults living with severe and <br /> persistent mental illness. Using the expressive arts, group members <br /> learn to celebrate themselves as artists and integral community <br /> members rather than as stigmatized people, continually challenging <br /> the stigma that shapes our public conversation about mental illness. <br /> ATI also collaborates with many other agencies in the area, bringing <br /> art therapy to people where they are. <br /> ATI clients range in age from 3-100 years, the majority (781/6) of which <br /> are ages 3-24. ATI clients come from more than 30 countries. ATI <br /> works with Asian/Pacific Islanders (20°/a), Black/African Americans <br /> (171/6), Hispanic Latinix people (291/6), White/Caucasians (201/6) as well <br /> as refugees and immigrants identifying from other backgrounds <br /> (141/6). ATI clientele are evenly divided between male and female- <br /> identifying clients, with several clients identifying as transgender or <br /> genderqueer/gender non-binary. Eighty percent of ATI's clients are <br /> considered low income or live at or below the poverty line. <br /> Currently, how many 4 <br /> full-time staff <br /> members does your <br /> organization employ? <br /> Currently, how many 5 <br /> part-time staff <br /> members does your <br /> organization employ? <br />