Since last summer, Art with Heart has been training community partners who will use the Chill & Spill curriculum at their sites with youth they serve. Each partner administers pre-and post-surveys with their groups and submits the results to us. The outcome of the evaluation will allow us to not just have anecdotal stories about Chill & Spill’s effectiveness, but also quantitative data to be able to prove it’s effectiveness.

Our partners include Friends of Youth, YMCA Everett, YMCA Seattle, Casey Family Programs, Anacortes Middle School, Morning Star Boy’s Ranch and Seattle Urban Academy.

By the end of this summer, I will have results to share with you! This is such an exciting next-step in our growth and understanding of the program that has already benefited 12,000 youth in crisis, not just here in Seattle, but also across international borders (Chile, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand!).