Mural Arts Initiative Puts the Intersection of Art and Healing at 11th Street
PHILADELPHIA, January 7, 2013
Can creating art heal a person, connect a family, or even strengthen a whole neighborhood? Members of the community served by Drexel's 11th Street Family Health Services (11th Street) center in North Philadelphia are participating in a transformative neighborhood art project that aims to answer those questions.
(Media-Newswire.com) - PHILADELPHIA, January 7, 2013 Can creating art heal a person, connect a family, or even strengthen a whole neighborhood? Members of the community served by Drexel’s 11th Street Family Health Services ( 11th Street ) center in North Philadelphia are participating in a transformative neighborhood art project that aims to answer those questions.
The Porch Light Initiative, a project of the Mural Arts Program and the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, situates art and human connection at the heart of recovery and healing in distressed Philadelphia neighborhoods. In fall 2012, Drexel’s community-based, nurse-run health center became a participating site for Porch Light’s third year.
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