Day Programs

     Arts & Services currently provides services at four program locations: Achieving Results Together (ART) Center in Long Beach, Therapeutic Arts Program II (TAP II) in Gardena, and Encouraging Personal Independence (EPI) and the Cultural Education Center for the Arts (CECA) in Hawthorne.

     Arts & Services adult day programs provide full-time arts-based education, vocational training and therapy towards total personal wellness and quality of life utilizing the creative arts, as well as opportunities for meaningful community inclusion. Day programs also provide support for daily living tasks such as dining comportment and etiquette, medication management and managing personal hygiene.  Arts & Services programs serve 150 students daily on an ongoing basis. The arts curriculum includes classes in the visual arts (painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking), the performing arts (music, drama, dance/movement), and literary arts (poetry, storytelling).

     Arts & Services students also engage in the cultural life of the community by attending and contributing to art exhibits, by performing at public venues and attending theatrical performances, and by publishing literary work. These services have reached over 5,000 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities over the past 25 years.

Community Outreach

 Arts & Services provides a number of Outreach programs that help connect artists with disabilities with new audiences, offer arts education and inform the community about issues faced by people with developmental disabilities.

The George V. Deneff Gallery is located at the Arts & Services corporate office in Long Beach and exhibits the work of artists with and without disabilities from throughout California, including national and international participation.

Community Exhibitions are organized at community spaces such as commercial galleries, museums, public buildings, and coffee houses. Annual exhibits include national and international participation of artists with and without disabilities.

Accessible Arts Workshops are held throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties and are designed for children and adults of all abilities who don’t have access to other art education opportunities. These workshops have reached over 3,808 participants in 2006.

Arts & Services for Disabled, Inc. (established 1982) is a private non-profit organization dedicated to providing arts-based education, training, and therapy to individuals with severe disabilities including intellectual impairments, cerebral palsy, and autism.  Arts & Services promotes the community inclusion of people with developmental disabilities by organizing accessible cultural activities such as art shows in community spaces, public performances, and workshops.

 Arts & Services provides services for over 5, 000 individuals with disabilities and their families in the Southern California area of L.A. and Orange County at four program locations, community art workshops and maintains the Deneff Gallery and gift shop at the corporate office in Long Beach.

 Arts & Services is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and the Department of Developmental Services.

Arts & Services for Disabled, Inc. Main Office:

Contact: Helen G. Dolas, MS, MT-BC

CEO/Founder

3962 Studebaker Rd. Ste. 206

Long Beach, Ca 90808

 helendolas@artsandservices.com

www.artsandservices.org