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Project Director <br />Phone <br />919-417-3081 <br />Project Director Email rilevy@mindspring.com <br />W hat are you <br />requesting funding <br />for? <br />A specific program or project <br />Project/Program <br />Summary <br />W e request funding for FRANK's Youth Art Group program from July 1st 2024 <br />through June 31 2025 to pay the program's administrator, teachers and our <br />Group's student volunteer with Kidzu refugees. Our program, now in its twelfth <br />year and formerly called the Karen (Burmese) Youth Art Group has provided arts <br />and educational enrichment to over 140 plus refugee youths through arts and <br />educational support by FRANK artists on a one to one basis resulting in <br />community leaders and enabling Group members to pursue further and higher <br />education. Our current group comprises Karen and non Karen refugees and our <br />recent re-engagement with the Kidzu Children's Museum 's refugee initiative will <br />soon result in our group incorporating Ukrainian refugees over ten years of age. <br />The program is administered by FRANK artist Nerys Levy, assisted by Karen <br />artist/ teacher and former Group member Lah Htoo Boh. Two other FRANK <br />member artists, Susan Finer and Shelly Hehenberger also act as teaching <br />support. Classes include painting, print making and computer art. Periodically <br />FRANK artist Natalie Boorman teaches ceramics at her studio. The program also <br />includes college tours and visits to local artists studios and museums. Volunteer <br />Frances Hamer is the program's social support and driver. Given the Group's <br />challenging needs, including transportation, we operate with a maximum of twelve <br />students at a time. Some of our senior students now work with the Program <br />including teacher Lah Htoo Boh, and Sheemoo Tatataw the Program's volunteer <br />at Kidzu. <br />Project Start Date (no <br />earlier than July 1, <br />2024) <br />July 1 2024 <br />Project End Date (no <br />later than June 30, <br />2025) <br />June 31 2025 <br />Docusign Envelope ID: CBE41939-719A-4696-9DEF-A5A8E3BD2E8B