Gifted Hands: What We Do

Gifted Hands operates therapeutic art programs in collaboration with shelters and centers throughout New York City. We have served thousands of people since 1993. Programs operate at various locations including:

After-School Programs

Centers for At Risk Youth

Churches

Foster Care Group Homes

HIV/AIDS Residences

Homeless Shelters

Senior Centers

Substance Abuse Centers

Women’s and Children’s Shelters

Outreach To Women and Children

Covenant House Art Program

This program reaches out to women and children in need and runaway youth. Includes 40 different art projects a year.

P.E.T. Program Potential. Empower. Train. Vocational jewelry design program.

Outreach To HIV/AIDS Communities

Rivington House Jewelry, Art and Design Program

Learn over 24 jewelry designs a year.

Artists and Musicians On Call

A program where artists and musicians reach out to the terminally ill and bedridden through music and art.

Crown Community Church & Music Program

This program supports homeless individuals and those living in low income situations. Includes singing, sharing, and teaching people to support and pray for each other.

Yes We Can Dance

Volunteers arrive weekly at the Rivington House to offer an outlet of group exercise, personal interaction, and dance without limits to anyone ready to engage in the sheer fun of it all!

Outreach To Seniors

Woodstock Senior Crafts Program

This program reaches out to seniors and covers 20 different crafts a year including crochet and knitting.

Outreach to Youth at Risk

Stratford House Jewelry Design Program

Jewelry design program aimed at youth ages 13-18.

General Community Outreach

Lamb’s Art Gallery

Four shows a year; dates to be announced

The Lamb's Church, 61-63 Rivington St, NYC

Orange County Gifted Hands Program

This Monday morning (1st and 3rd Mondays of the month) program targets the underserved in Orange County, New York providing an outlet for them to nurture their creativity through arts and crafts projects.

The P.E.T. program is a structured, hands-on curriculum consisting of a 12-week jewelry design course followed by internships.

It is specifically designed to inspire confidence in women in crisis, teach them key life skills, and engage them in something focused, positive, career oriented, and educational.

Our ultimate goal with this program is to use the resources of Gifted Hands to provide job skills and life skills to P.E.T. program participants and prepare them for personal and professional success and for appropriate entry-level employment.

Our first class of six women graduated from the P.E.T. program earlier this year. We're in the middle of our second class and looking forward to great success for our program participants!