Youth Create Wellness

Community Wellness Mural Creations

VOCAL, Virginia’s Peer Support Network, will partner with the Monacan Indian Nation, American Tribes Project, SpiritWorks Foundation Center for the Soul, and Resistdance to bring music, art, and dancing creative cultural opportunities to young adults. We will raise awareness of mental health and addiction challenges, the possibility of recovery, and educate young adults about how to live a life of wellness through creativity and community building. American Tribes Project Artistic Director Christopher Rowland will facilitate the creation of two community wellness mural projects, co-led by young adults, on the Monacan Indian Nation Tribal Lands at Bear Mountain and at SpiritWorks. A’ishah Hils of Resistdance will lead our outreach and youth social networking efforts. Flora Lark Baily will organize community wholeness art projects in Charlottesville.

To obtain further information about this grant project contact Anna Mendez at anna@vocalvirginia.org.

Project Updates

Jessica Turpin of the Monacan Nation has been leading cultural classes for members of the Nation.

After a month of wonderful Art Raves in February, Flora Lark Baily has been organizing Art Raves twice a month at On Our Own of Charlottesville.

A'ishah Hils has been sharing resources, information, and youth stories via social media (Facebook, Twitter, and our VOCAL Youth blog).

A'ishah and Flora are working together to bring youth to the annual VOCAL Conference in May!