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We love watching our Sparks kiddos working hard to succeed in school and life through music therapy!

Help more children be able to access Music Therapy in 2024 through your tax-deductible, End-Of-Year gift (postmarked by 12/31/23)!

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Texas taxpayers are spending over $21,000 per prisoner per day to keep the prison system running. Around $85 billion is spent annually in the U.S. on the prison system. Why not put that money toward proactive measures to keep kids out of the prison system in the first place?

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Source: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research/economics_of_incarceration/ #:~:text=Key%20Statistics%3A,prisons%20and%20jails%3A%20%243.9%20billion%20%2B

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Don't miss out on the joy of giving - help a child increase their resilience through free, in-school Music Therapy classes today!

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And those are just some of the benefits of music! 🥁 Music Therapy provides ADDITIONAL benefits for those dealing with ongoing traumas, such as the children of inmates who often get left behind! 🎶

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Concerned about the school-to-prison pipeline? Wish there were more resources for underserved students?

When you support Sparks' Music Therapy program, YOU empower us to teach children to cope with traumas from parental separation, develop resilience and make positive choices in school and in life!

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Have You Heard? One of Sparks' Music Therapists shares part 3 on ways develop resilience through music therapy: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W-GBs15Y2tGx6UTBHKFLIgYTZNnqUEOS/view?usp=drive_link

What will you do to care for yourself and others today? SparksForSuccess.org

Have You Heard? Short and sweet - here’s part 2 from a Sparks Music Therapist on ways kids build their resilience through music therapy: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wNhZVME_7T_Zz-bTbAhr8x9HXYN58WVm/view?usp=drive_link

: National Child Health Day is a federal day of awareness, recognizing the need for providing quality care for children. Fun fact: The 1939 Child Health Day slogan was, "The health of the child is the power of the nation."

Your partnership with Sparks for Success! provides mental health care for some of the most underserved children – those separated from their parents due to incarceration, foster care, and similar circumstances. Your support will help set up more children for success by helping them develop resilience and hope in the face of repeated traumas! Sparksforsuccess.org

(Not so) : Did you know? Elementary-aged children of inmates are 3x more likely than their peers to struggle with or maladaptive behaviors. They are also 2x more likely to have .

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Your support of Sparks provides so these children who are often overlooked can learn how to positively cope, overcome their , become successful, and break the school-to-prison pipeline. SparksForSuccess.org

We love when Sparks students who are unable to attend class because of feeling emotionally overwhelmed learn how to name their feelings and needs appropriately for the first time! This new-found emotional awareness has enabled them to regulate their emotions and resume attending class!

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https://weareallmusic.org/the-impact-of-music-experiences-on-emotions-mental-health-suicide-prevention/
: Su***de is the second-leading cause of death in children aged 10-14 in the U.S.

While children of inmates often deal with repeated stress and trauma that lays down negative neural circuits, Sparks’ weekly music therapy sessions help to create new neural pathways for developing positive coping skills, confidence and resilience. Sparksforsuccess.org

Have You Heard? As part of Sparks' 8th year kickoff, each Wednesday for the next 8 weeks, we will share clips from the Hogg Foundation podcast episode on how music therapy is making an impact.

Want to hear a sneak preview?

Podcast Teaser | Tune In: Music Therapy for Kids Connecting with children through music is a uniquely powerful way to support and strengthen their mental health. Music therapists understand this better than...

Ever gotten lost when you were a kid? Did you know that many of Sparks for Success’ kids face REPEATED losses or traumatic events and often don’t have positive role models to turn to for guidance?

Want to provide a roadmap?

Find out how helps them find their way, provides caring adult support, teaches them to make good choices and builds their resilience EVEN when they do not qualify for other services: SparksForSuccess.org