Agency Receives $10K CAHA Grant for Art of Healing Activities for Children and Youth Project
10-22-09
DMHSA Continues Cycle of Improvement:
Agency Receives $10K CAHA Grant for Art of Healing Activities for Children and Youth Project
      
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22, 2009

The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (DMHSA) has been awarded a grant by the Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency (CAHA) to fund various educational activities for Guam’s youth through its I Famaguon-ta Program. The Project period is for October 2009 thru September 2010 with an award amount of $10,000.00. This year’s funding will help to support different projects that help to provide our community with a better understanding of children and adolescents experiencing serious emotional disturbances. This grant will also support other activities including art workshops, digital story productions, and youth performances similar to the widely-attended Fidgety Fairy Tales, which was recently produced through DMHSA’s I Famaguon-ta Program, in collaboration with the Youth Enhancement Support Incorporated and numerous local business sponsors.

DMHSA Director Dr. David Shimizu congratulated his employees, “for their hard work in securing an additional source of funding to help provide valuable educational activities for Guam’s youth.”

“Our employees look forward to continue working with various members of our public, private, and military partners to help develop these and other valuable activities that directly benefit our children,” concluded Dr. Shimizu.

For more information please contact Mr. Jason Tedtaotao, DMHSA Deputy Director, at 647-5325.