A Reason to Survive (ARTS)

ARTS is driven by people who believe in the power of the arts to heal, inspire and empower. They focus services on children (age 3 to 18) facing many types of life challenges. ARTS does this with a growing staff and dedicated volunteers - these creative, committed and passionate people have allowed ARTS to help more than 25,000 kids in its first 6 years. ARTS currently serves thousands of kids annually throughout San Diego County at the Pat D'Arrigo ARTS Center and various partner sites. ARTS plans to focus capacity building resources in support of Social Enterprise businesses, which are central to expanding services and creating a mission-based, sustainable revenue stream.

"In one year, our relationship with SDSVP helped us strengthen our capacity, evaluate and measure our impact, and position ourselves to replicate our most successful programs and reach even more youth."
-Matt D'Arrigo, Founder and Executive Director