PMSA Mental Health Club | Vulnerability

Chris of The Nehemiah Community Project led the PMSA students through a workshop about vulnerability, First, the group started off with an icebreaker where they used a ball that had written questions to choose from. The students passed it to one another for one full turn around the circle. Chris then started to ask the students about what they previously thought about being vulnerable. The students shared how they practice being vulnerable with friends and how maybe they can invite more vulnerability into their friendships.

Thank you, Chris and the students, for another great conversation.

Proviso East Calm Room | Diamond Painting

Liz, our Program Assistant at The Firehouse Dream, is at Proviso East’s Calm Room every Friday for the remainder of the 24/25 school year. Last Friday, Liz took some diamond painting canvas to the students at Proviso East. The students are invited for their lunch period to come get creative with their peers. There is still time to visit the Calm Room every Friday for the rest of the semester.

Memory Bracelet Workshop

Yekseny returned last Wednesday to lead our neighbors through another art therapy workshop! This time, we made memory bracelets. These bracelets are intended to help grief a loved one, or even an event. They are special because you can wear it and think of that time or person! We loved connecting with our neighbors for another relaxing evening at TFD!

PMSA Mental Health Club | Art as Therapy with Clay!

Before Thanksgiving break, our Program Assistant, Liz, visited PMSA’s Mental Health Club. At this club meeting, the students made clay figures. They used this workshop as art as therapy to help boost self-care before the break! Thank you students and Ms. Gart for showing up, we are grateful for the relationships we have built and continue to move forward with.

Identity Collage Workshop

Last week, Yeskseny of Leyden Family Services led another workshop on Art Therapy. In this session, the participants were introduced to the idea of showing their personality through collages. Yekseny provided stickers, paper, and magazines, and the participants were free to use them to represent their personalities. We enjoyed community conversation while getting to know each other through art therapy.

Thanks, Yekseny and participants, for an amazing workshop!