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Agency Name William James Association
Categories Arts & Culture,Children/Youth,Education,Environment & Nature
Contact Name Laurie Brooks
Agency Email info@williamjamesassociation.org
Agency Address P.O. Box 1632 Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Agency Phone  (831) 295-6187
Web Address www.williamjamesassociation.org
Office Hours M-F 9-5 P.M.
Distance from Campus 2.1 miles / 4 mins
Nearest Bus Lines  
Mission Statement The William James Association promotes work service in the arts, environment, education, and community development.
Volunteer Duties Current Programs: 

The Prison Arts Project contracts with professional artists to provide in-depth, long-term arts experiences for incarcerated men and women. Begun in 1977, the program selects and hires professional visual, literary and performing artists to teach in California state prison facilities. The Prison Arts Project also establishes Artist-In-Residence programs for the National Endowment for the Arts and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. 

The Community Youth Arts Project contracts with professional artists to work with disenfranchised and "at-risk" youth in alternative schools and detention facilities in and around Santa Cruz, CA. The program received national recognition in 1997 as a recipient of the BRAVO art and film cable TV network's "Arts for Change" Award. 
Unlocking hearts and minds with bold, original theatre, Poetic Justice Project is dedicated to the creation of original theatre that examines crime, punishment and redemption. 
Through passionate collaboration of formerly incarcerated writers, artists, musicians and actors, we produce ground-breaking theatre that challenges and transforms our culture. The Poetic Justice Project was adopted in 2009 as a program of the William James Association. 

The William James Fiscal Sponsorship Program assists emerging nonprofit groups and community organizations by providing grant-related administrative support, tax-exempt status, and fiscal sponsorship. Current affiliates include: Santa Cruz Poetry Project, Economic Justice Alliance, and Green Union Community Garden.

Volunteers are needed to keep each program running.
Notes  Updated 4/26/19