Free Arts of Arizona is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the creative arts to abused, neglected, homeless, and at risk children throughout the Valley. Activities involving visual arts, music, theater, dance and creative writing provide these children with outlets to express complex emotions and give them a personal voice. This creative expression has been shown to help develop self-esteem, imagination, and social skills that are invaluable later in life.
The greatest thing about Free Arts of Arizona is that they are the only program in Maricopa County that exists solely to work in connecting many non-profits that serve these children.
IKEA believes it can achieve business objectives while being socially and environmentally responsible. Through wide-ranging initiatives, IKEA reflects this commitment to being a good business while doing good
business. From the very beginning of our existence, IKEA Tempe's goal was to be dedicated to giving back to the local community and sticking to IKEA's vision "to create a better everyday life for the many," we
knew aligning with a partner charity of choice that felt the same was important. Through a rigorous review of all the great organizations here in the Valley along with keeping in mind that our core area of concentration nationally was to help children, we felt being able to
work with Free Arts of Arizona would be a good fit so we invited them to take us on as a corporate supporter!
IKEA also believes that children are the most important people in the world. Nationally, we have decided to focus our activities in the local community on helping children achieve their fullest potential by supporting their learning and development because helping children to learn and develop is an area in which IKEA has experience and can make a difference.
IKEA encourages all stores to take social responsibility seriously at local level by participating in different activities to support selected projects, and here in Arizona, we truly believe in the work that Free Arts of Arizona is doing to improve the lives of children in need. It's exciting to know that our relationship is helping to create a better everyday life for the thousands of children who participate in their programming!
Learn more about Free Arts by viewing their Web site here: http://www.freeartsaz.org/.