Interviews
Autumn Heddy
Fostering Creativity Program Manager
Ennis Center
Reflection: I worked with Autumn and Fostering Creativity in a Poetry & Zine Making workshop. It was an incredible experience. I liked how they provided transportation for youth as well as dinner and the class which ultimately became a space for them to build community. As someone who has experienced adoption, this program is something very interesting to me and can be somewhat hard to save space within. Autumn reminded me several times during the interview and in my class that consistency is key and having high expectations is important though it may take longer than you may assume to accomplish a goal within an art therapy setting.
Liz Finn
Case Manager & Direct Care Worker
New Horizons
Reflection: I loved what Liz had to say. I think that New Horizons is doing an incredible job at targeting an issue that Seattle as a whole does not know the first thing on how to respond to. When I first started working in urban ministry, I was working primarily within the homeless community. It is and was a community that burned me out so it is good to see people like Liz who are fighting for these children’s identity and want to be an adult who can be reliable in their lives.
In my project plan, Poetic Justice, I hope to use the model of consistency, process and active leadership through therapeutic poetry activities, job training and leadership development as well as community organizing. Poetic Justice will target urban youth populations in public high schools.
Mission Statement: Creating youth-designed and youth-owned creative writing, arts and social justice infused curriculum to empower young people in the engagement of community organizing and creative expression.
Autumn Heddy
Fostering Creativity Program Manager
Ennis Center
- What is the mission and vision of your organization?
- What is your role at the organization?
- Who is the target population the organization serves? (urban youth, refugee children, children experiencing homelessness, etc.)
- What are the population(s)' risk factors?
- Describe the services the organization provides. Describe the services you specifically administer in your role.
- What the protective factors that your services include to increase resiliency among the target population?
Reflection: I worked with Autumn and Fostering Creativity in a Poetry & Zine Making workshop. It was an incredible experience. I liked how they provided transportation for youth as well as dinner and the class which ultimately became a space for them to build community. As someone who has experienced adoption, this program is something very interesting to me and can be somewhat hard to save space within. Autumn reminded me several times during the interview and in my class that consistency is key and having high expectations is important though it may take longer than you may assume to accomplish a goal within an art therapy setting.
Liz Finn
Case Manager & Direct Care Worker
New Horizons
- What is the mission and vision of your organization?
- What is your role at the organization?
- Who is the target population the organization serves? (urban youth, refugee children, children experiencing homelessness, etc.)
- What are the population(s)' risk factors?
- Describe the services the organization provides. Describe the services you specifically administer in your role.
- What the protective factors that your services include to increase resiliency among the target population?
Reflection: I loved what Liz had to say. I think that New Horizons is doing an incredible job at targeting an issue that Seattle as a whole does not know the first thing on how to respond to. When I first started working in urban ministry, I was working primarily within the homeless community. It is and was a community that burned me out so it is good to see people like Liz who are fighting for these children’s identity and want to be an adult who can be reliable in their lives.
In my project plan, Poetic Justice, I hope to use the model of consistency, process and active leadership through therapeutic poetry activities, job training and leadership development as well as community organizing. Poetic Justice will target urban youth populations in public high schools.
Mission Statement: Creating youth-designed and youth-owned creative writing, arts and social justice infused curriculum to empower young people in the engagement of community organizing and creative expression.