In 1984, criminal defense attorneys Sherry and Bob Jason established City Hearts: Kids Say “Yes” to the Arts to offer free visual and performing arts classes to the disadvantaged and at-risk youth of Los Angeles. The non-profit organization believes that the arts are the most effective means to reach out to troubled children and teens; thus, it intervenes in a supportive and nurturing way by providing the highest quality arts education and experiences that foster creativity, self-esteem, literacy, vitality, and social and academic skills.
City Hearts runs a number of programs to achieve its goal of helping kids become productive and creative members of their community. Among them are: Fresh Focus, a photography class that encourages at-risk youth to shoot with cameras, not guns; Let's Make a Show, a two-week intensive course that culminates in a full-length production of a musical, dance performance, or Shakespeare play; and Kids Sew for Kids, a program wherein participants make functional products to give to other children.
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