Art

🎨 Share the Healing Power of Art

Many of the young people we serve express themselves best through art. By giving your time, you can help youth build confidence, discover their gifts, and experience the healing power of supportive relationships.

Choose When You Come

  • School-Day Art Docent (NEW Opportunity – Most Needed)
    • When: ~1x month during the school day ( or more if it works in your schedule)
    • What: Partner with a co-volunteer in a consistent classroom throughout the school year, guiding hands-on art projects tied to the curriculum.
  • After-School & Weekend Classes
    • When: 1–2x month (weekdays after 3:30 p.m. or weekends).
    • What: Lead or assist with creative projects in Echo Glen cottage communities alongside a team of 2–3 volunteers.

You are Supported All the Way

  • No experience needed: Lead, co-lead, or assist based on your comfort level.
  • Everything provided: Supplies, lesson plans, and ideas are ready for you (or bring your own!).
  • Staff on-site: Echo staff manages safety and classroom structure so you can focus on inspiring youth.

Curious? Come Visit First

       Not sure what to expect? Join us as a guest for one class!

  • Note: Visitors complete a quick background check (DOB & last 4 digits of SSN required).

Ready to use your creativity to encourage and inspire young lives?

       We’ll walk you through your background clearance check & Volunteer Orientation

Email us to learn more or to sign up to Volunteer Today!

Benefits of Art

These kids need positive ways to express themselves. Studies have shown that at-risk kids who participate in art programs develop higher self-esteem, more self-discipline, better social skills and over-all improved behavior.  Art improves attitudes toward school and resistance to peer pressure.  It increases the development of communication, cooperation, problem solving and creative thinking.

Creative projects can open up these kid’s minds and allow them to discover new talents.  They can actually be motivated by their artwork.

Sharing art is extremely rewarding.  The kids absolutely love having their docents come in and look forward to our monthly projects.  It is therapeutic for at-risk kids to be able to express themselves through art.  For some, this is the one thing they can really succeed at.

These youth come to understand that we invest our time because we care.  Their lives are changed forever when they discover someone cares.