AGENCY TESTIMONY
Need 1: Diverse funding sources for arts programs
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Commissioner Hendon discusses the first need for culture and arts in veterans services: diverse funding sources for arts programs.
- The US Department of Veterans Affairs recognizes the benefits of creative arts therapies for veterans
- Creative Arts Therapy improves cognition, motor functions, emotional resilience, and social skills
- DVS sponsors and amplifies arts-related programs for partner organizations
- The agency works to secure both private and public sources of funding for these initiatives
- DVS participates in the Public Artist in Residence Program (PAIR) sponsored by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
James Hendon
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Need number 1, diverse funding sources.
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The US Department of Veterans Affairs has stated creative arts therapies improves cognition, semi motor functions, emotional resilience, and social and coping skills.
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Creative Arts Therapy strives to facilitate veterans engagement in the community while providing a sense of achievement and channeling energies into productive forms of behavior.
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In keeping with this spirit, DVS sponsors and amplifies arts related programs for partner organizations and works with them to secure both private and public sources of funding to make these important causes a reality.
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DVS has participated in the Public Artist in Residence Program, otherwise known as PAIR.
