BuildaBridge is a non-profit 501(c)3 arts education and intervention organization.
BuildaBridge accomplishes its mission through direct arts-based educational & therapeutic intervention in after-school, Saturday and summer programs; and through training artists in the “BuildaBridge ClassroomSM” a trauma-informed, hope-infused, child-centered replicable model that includes a restorative justice approach for working with youth. BuildaBridge is unique in that it is one of the only organizations working with the Philadelphia’s homeless and abused children and families as a primary constituency on a consistent, long-term basis through arts-based methods. The primary goals for our programs are to provide children and youth creative arts experiences that involve: 1) Healing from trauma due to violence & abuse in order to break the cycle of violence; 2) Foster healthy development & hope for their future; 3) Develop academic, social, artistic- expressive skills and that foster spiritual and character development; 4) Allow development & rehearsal of skills for living as responsible, contributing and empathetic citizens; and 5) Train artists, youth workers, educators and congregational youth leaders in effective arts-based methods for community, family and child transformation.