Help alleviate social problems and open doors for socially, emotionally, and physically disadvantaged students and adults with our Art Outreach Program in Mexico.

In our unique Art Outreach Program, you will help provide opportunities for disadvantaged children, teenagers, and adults through artistic activities and educational programs. In response to widespread poverty throughout the communities of Jalisco, Mexico, many fathers have fled to the United States, hoping to create a better life for their families. This migration and the ensuing atmosphere of broken families have resulted in variety of social and emotional disadvantages for the local children.

Our Art Outreach Program works with children and adults in Tapalpa, a town in rural Jalisco, who are physically, emotionally and socially disadvantaged. Through art workshops and other cultural activities, local people can be exposed to the arts, and develop their creative skills and self confidence. They will also learn how sell their artwork, which generates income for broken families and disadvantaged communities, thereby enriching their quality of life.

Volunteers in Mexico can choose to spend their time in public schools, at an education center, or at community art workshops. All projects will combine aspects of culture, recreation, and work habits to foster the growth of the human spirit and enhance creative ways of thinking and living. As a volunteer on this project, you can teach local students and adults how to draw, paint, and create paper maché artwork from recycled products. Volunteers can also teach art classes to students at the education center, or English and computer skills to local schoolchildren. Your work on this project will help strengthen the self-confidence and skill development of students and adults suffering from various disabilities.

As a volunteer you can:

	Help children, teenagers, and adults create paper maché
	art, paintings, and tapestries
	Teach socially and mentally disadvantaged children and
	teenagers to use art as a means of income and personal
	growth
	Assist in developing and implementing intervention
	programs in schools
	Teach art, dance, drama, music, computer skills, and
	English
	Provide parents with the tools and education to foster
	growth and lifestyle changes
	Strengthen the self-confidence and skill development of
	those who are physically disadvantaged

Project Length:	Start Dates:
Minimum: 2 weeks Maximum: Unlimited	The first Monday of the month, excluding March 17 – 24, and the Christmas holiday.
Project Cost:	Cost Includes:
1 week: 2 weeks: Each additional week:	Airport pick-up and drop-off On-site orientation and program training Host family stay, including daily breakfast     and lunch In-country support Transportation between project sites Volunteer donation
Volunteer Schedule:	Accommodations:
Your work hours will generally be weekday mornings from 9:30 am to 2 pm, and afternoons from 4 pm to 7 pm. You will have weekends free to explore the area and take part in different excursions.	Local host family with breakfast and lunch included.
	Requirements:
	Volunteers need at least an intermediate level of Spanish to participate in this program.