Arts & Services promotes our students to be involved in community music and dramatic performances.
ASD offers full-time arts programming for adults with developmental disabilities at four program sites in the South Bay area:
* Achieving Results Together (ART) Program in Long Beach
* Therapeutic Arts Program II (TAP II) in Gardena
* Encouraging Personal Independence (EPI center) in Hawthorne
* Cultural Education Center for the Arts (CECA) in Hawthorne
All programs offer classes in the visual and performing arts in addition to assistance with building:
* Basic self-care and life skills
* Gross and fine motor ability
* Memory and cognitive ability
* Communication and social skills
* Self-Esteem
Arts & Services also facilitates the community integration of people with developmental disabilities through meaningful and purposeful community-based activities including:
* Community service through volunteering
* Earning income and developing an arts career by making, showing, and marketing art
* Engaging in cultural activities in the community |