Kids in arts programs do better in school. Reason enough right there for a system obsessed with academic performance. Now add the soft benefits – kids learn how to lead, how to work as a team, they become more self-disciplined and take on greater individual responsibility. Music and art programs are a path to self-confidence and success.
-- CAPS Program lead, Alan Fuller

Who Are We & What do We Do?
POSSCA is a non-profit organization that makes it possible for kids, whose families don’t have the resources, to participate in K-12 arts programs.

We collect and refurbish musical instruments and donate them to school music programs. And, we offer a competitive scholarships to high school seniors who want to continue their arts study at the college level. We’ll post information about the scholarship program in February 2010. About Us explains our mission and position on the arts in education.

Effective Financial Management
We’ve always run lean – we’re not interested in overhead. We’re interested in helping kids join the school music program or keep their focus on the arts when they head off to college. These are kids and families who really need the help.

We’re in a good position to weather the current economic crisis. And, we’ve taken some extra measures to make sure POSSCA will be around when the economy picks up. For example, the scholarship program is offline. It’s a temporary suspension that conserves resources and gives us time to restructure the program. We plan to offer competitive scholarships once again in 2010, so watch www.POSSCA.org for details.

Art in Education Matters
What’s the bottom line? We need you to believe in the kind of community investment POSSCA represents and donate what you can afford. Forty years of strong support for the arts in education is an investment all of us want to see thrive.

A regular $10 donation adds a lot to what we can spend to repair and donate used musical instruments to South Sound schools. Even $20 makes a big difference. Your $20 could be all we need to offer one more scholarship.

Help a creative kid. In tough times, every dollar you give counts.

360-867-8814P.O. Box 7615, Olympia WA 98507-7615