Mirror Image

“The 990 is provided to the board of directors in draft form and voted on for approval prior to filing with the irs.”

“The conflict of interest policy is provided annually to all board and staff members. Any potential conflicts of interest will be brought to the board of directors for discussion and transparency.”

“The compensation for the executive director is approved annually by the board of directors by way of a market salary comparison analysis. Each year the salary adjustment is proposed and voted on by the board of directors during the fiscal year end budgeting process.”

“Governing and financial documents are available upon request.”

“Mirror image arts is a youth advocacy organization disrupting the pipeline to prison through restorative theatre. Our work is the collective liberation of all. We bring restorative theatre to youth and youth serving adults in schools, community organizations, and detention centers. We create spaces of healing and belonging while deepening social emotional wellbeing.”

“It starts with us - brings restorative theatre for professional development to adults who serve youth and for community organizations. We work to make cultural shifts by creating spaces of restoration and expanding one's toolbox for communication and collaboration. This past year we facilitated 12 programs including two - three day intensives for denver public school teachers and had an impact on 13,359 indirect youth. Our your voice program brings restorative theatre for youth development to public schools and after school spaces. We work alongside youth to create spaces of belonging - where every youth feels valued, seen, and heard. This past year we facilitated 52 programs and had an impact on 1126 youth. Our brighter future program brings restorative theatre for system-impacted youth to detention centers, diversion, facility schools and re-entry. We co-create spaces of healing and transformation. This past year we facilitated 33 programs, had an impact on 306 youth and opened our center for restorative theatre in april 2025 where we now run programming, offer a food pantry and donation closet. It starts with us quotes: "i was feeling burned out and alone. Having this therapeutic space when i'm going through something rough has changed the next few months for me. This healed me, i am now ready to return to serving students" - denver public school teacher "we saw kiddos step outside of their comfort zones and share things wtih the group that they never have before" brighter future quotes: "mia has been a great experience and has not only taught me to open up more but changed my way of seeing things. I grew as a person by trying something new and taking down that barrier i once had. What encouraged me most was the mia facilitators by making me feel comfortable with their positive attidues, so i appreciate you guys for being a constant support and providing us with all these activities. What i would take away is yolo, so take the risk". - mont view youth "you always had a way of making me stop and rethink. I like that about you bro keep doing yo job man you the definition of mirror image arts. I'm staying with y'all forever" - re-entry "this program helped me realize i'm not the only one going through something and it's okay to ask for help" - diversion mirror image arts is proud to assist schools and detention centers in their move from punitive practices to restorative practices. Our curriculum uses restorative theatre as a vehicle to understand social interactions and creates social context for youth to make meaning in a freedom-to-fail environment that is teaching reasoning and social context through empathy. Through our work, we give youth access to the arts while opening spaces for them to experience .belonging, to express themselves through play, imagination, and dialogue. To feel valued, seen, and heard. To be experts in their own lives and have the opportunity to make mistakes and come back stronger. To practice their resilience and their potential. Mirror image arts relies on the idea that humans are in a constant state of "becoming- and is committed to humanizing others and self for our collective liberation. We prioritize the empowerment and agency of the youth we work with, particularly incarcerated youth who often have limited control over their lives. We ensure that our programs involve a co-creative process where . Youth have ownership of the space and their voices and ideas are valued. Unlike traditional approaches where youth are silenced or told what to believe, we create opportunities for young people to develop their own opinions through dialogue and actively participate in envisioning and enacting positive changes in their lives, communities, and the world. Our team of restorative theatre artists serves as facilitators and collaborators, allowing youth the rare opportunity to shape the content of their own stories and challenge the narratives imposed upon them by society and family.”