A leader in creativity and mental wellness, AWBW supports hundreds of direct service organizations across the country to incorporate creative expression into their work with trauma survivors. AWBW’s training in facilitating art as a tool for transformation and healing, along with our library of curriculum and ongoing support, strengthens our program partners’ ability to better assist the individuals and communities they serve.
AWBW builds capacity at partnering organizations through training their staff to facilitate our trauma-informed art workshops, as well as continuing to support them as they implement the Windows Program with those who have experienced various forms of trauma. Through this unique model, we have developed a nationwide network of 1,200+ active Windows Facilitators, allowing us to reach tens of thousands of survivors each year.
From the beginning, a circle of connected innovation — comprised of each facilitator, supporter, staff, board member, and survivor — has created AWBW. As we celebrate 30 years of transforming trauma, we invite you to join us in both honoring the talents that have brought our work this far and carrying that work into a sustainable future.
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AWBW and their I CAN WE CAN initiative came together with Lead Artist Cheri Gaulke and 13 teens from Harvard-Westlake School in the summer of 2014 to produce 3 powerful, deeply moving short films. After participating in an intense day-long presentation facilitated by AWBW devoted to the social issue of domestic violence, these teens conceptualized and completed this artistic project to raise awareness and serve as a catalyst for change. #Films2EndDV