Peace Love Foundation

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“The organization is a global movement utilizing creativity and storytelling as tools to improve mental health for all. We provide an easy, low pressure way to find emotional relief through simple creative activities that foster a more joyful journey to peace of mind.”

“Accomplishment 1. Creators to date, we have trained 162 creators (frontline professionals) to deliver our workshops. Our trained creators have touched over 100,000 individuals with our life-changing creative activities. An independent study revealed that, after our workshops, 84% of participants felt better, 81% felt an improvement in their stress level, 82% felt more connected to people around them, and 86% were interested in participating in more workshops. Through 12 years of offering our programs to people of every age and walk of life, weve discovered a universal truth: theres magic in the making. Making stuff helps people feel better. In 2020, despite the challenges presented by covid, our creators were able to deliver 644 workshops impacting over 5,000 individuals. 2. Pivot to virtual and scribl the challenges of 2020 presented an opportunity to recalibrate, and explore new, more accessible, ways of reaching people. We built on the long- standing success of our in-person programming and pivoted to virtual trainings and workshops. Guided by our values, and the unprecedented need, we continued to challenge ourselves to improve access for all. In june 2020, we launched a pilot ondemand workshop platform in partnership with: ymca, family and childrens aid, global shapers providence, massachusetts general hospital, jewish big brothers big sisters of greater boston, herren project, kaiser permanente, national center for families and children, family service of rhode island, 360 insights, eyemart express, and the met high school. Through this pilot, 13,000 people were given the opportunity to explore the power of creativity through our ondemand classes. Today, our workshops are called scribl workshops. Scribl is a direct reflection of our focus on the process, not the product. Its the magic in the making that we are now positioned to share with the world. Impact stories 1. Connectivity so incredible these young men were so mellow when they came to the workshop that i thought it would be impossible to get anything out of them by the end, they were all dancing around, laughing, and carrying on the way i hoped they would. The image they created together was poignant and truly represented more than just how the music made them feel. The young man that put the finishing touches on the painting told me that he really didnt want to be there at first, but ended up having a lot of fun and wanted to know when the next workshop would be. The director of the program and the recreational counselor couldnt believe how the boys reacted to this. They were stunned by the amount of respectful participation and literally gasped when one of the boys wrote gap across the middle of the painting. To them it showed pride in the program, and that this project symbolized the individuals in their dorm coming together as a family unit. That is something they dont have in their lives outside of this group home. - creator sara jane, the national center for children and families 2. Onramp before this workshop, the patient was reserved, had a flat affect and was less than interested in talking to anyone at the hospital. Once i brought the paint in i was already getting different vibes. During the workshop the patient wrote im fine. She then flipped it over and it read save me. She shared more about it and how she was abused. Her guardian was present and verbalized being proud of her for talking about it. We finished the workshop on a positive note. I was able to work with the social worker to get her more support after learning about her adverse events and this workshop opened that door. This workshop honestly made an incredible impact and thats an understatement. - creator olivia, indiana university health arnett hospital”

“Outside labor 60,667 14,711 15,360”