A Note From the President
Dear friend, Over the years of teaching music, I noticed that there were always students unable to participate in the music programs because it requires a musical instrument and additional school fees. This hit me hard because the children who need the benefits of learning to play a musical instrument are the least able to be able to do so. Research strongly illustrates that music has the power to transform children – providing joy, increasing academic performance, and decreasing stress levels. At risk youth absolutely need these benefits, as well as the positive reinforcement from a caring instructor. As a result, I began finding ways to help kids myself. I quickly realized there are far too many children in need than I can provide for personally, and so All Kids Need Music was born. It is a non-profit organization and charity for children dedicated to making sure that the children who need the benefits of learning to play musical instruments the most have access to the transformational power of playing music. Donations are tax-deductible!
We are currently serving children who are at the greatest risk in our country – those who have been abused and neglected. Because the abuse was unmitigated, these vulnerable children were removed from their parents, placed in foster care, and their parents’ legal rights to the children were severed. This makes them orphans, living right here in our own country. They have endured so much already, and while they no longer live in life-threatening circumstances, living in group homes in foster care is very tough. They move an average of three times per year, negatively impacting any positive relationships with caring adults. They often have to change schools so their academic progress is impaired, as is their ability to engage in the extracurricular activities that other children do.
They desperately need the healing therapy of music. We provide the musical instrument and a caring music instructor. No matter where they live or if they change schools, their instrument and instructor are there for them. This is helping kids increase their self esteem, gives them something to call their own, and helps improve academic outcomes, while decreasing stress and depression levels.
The need is so very urgent. There are hundreds of thousands of at risk youth in the U.S. foster care system. We want to help as many of these children as possible. Can you help? There are many ways to sponsor foster children. We need corporate sponsors and individual sponsors. All Kids Need Music is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization, so your gifts are tax deductible. Please be as generous as you can – the future of these children who have endured so much as at stake!
For the Children,
Ed Kelly
President/CEO
All Kids Need Music
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Changed Children
Tyranny (Ty) loves music! Through an incredibly generous gift from Brent and Kristy Henry of Brent Henry Racing fame, Ty was given 52 weeks of vocal lessons. His group home manager let us know how much Ty is enjoying his lessons and his vocal instructor…
“Thank you so much for the lessons. Ty is really enjoying Sergio!! Thank you again for this special gift.”
A Little More About Tyranny
Tyranny is creative and has a contagious smile. He enjoys building objects with Legos. Tyranny enjoys being outdoors, riding his bike, skateboard, playing with Nerf guns, and playing on his flag football team. Tyranny believes the best in people. He likes to help and serve. He recently had a $100 shopping spree where he bought things for other people before spending any money on himself. Tyranny has made friends in the neighborhood and has gotten involved in his church choir. He did a solo of the song Silent Night!
Tyranny wants an active family who loves to play and have fun together. He would do well in a two parent or single parent home with no younger children. When asked about family Tyranny said, “I want to be with a family, period. But I want to be with a family that has fun a lot together.”
Tyranny was born in 2010.
Above all else, Tyranny wants a forever family. Please share this newsletter with others and help tell Ty’s story. You can find out more about Ty at: https://www.childrensheartgallery.org/profile/tyranny
Yes! I Will Help Foster Children!
Champions for Children
Meet Building Arizona Families, Arizona’s leading adoption agency and our first Champion’s Champion Sponsor! Building Arizona Families helps families around the U.S. adopt newborn babies. They also provide adoption services for Arizona families to adopt foster children around the country. Additionally, they help U.S. families adopt children from Haiti. Building Arizona Families is a non-profit, licensed and internationally accredited adoption agency founded by one woman who was adopted herself and another woman who has adopted three children. We are grateful for their generous support in sponsoring SIX U.S. orphans whose lives will be forever changed by Building Arizona Families and their tax deductible donation. Find out more about this wonderful adoption agency at www.buildingarizonafamilies.com
Meet Jason & Jenni Bowers. Jason, Jenni and family generously sponsor music lessons for three U.S. orphans. They treasure family, care deeply about helping kids and own one of the largest, most respected roofing companies in Arizona. JLC Roofing has been providing residential and commercial roofing services for over three decades, serving Arizona residents with excellence. Learn more about JLC Roofing HERE.
Champion These Children
Individual Champions
There are so many ways for individuals to help change the lives of foster children.
Choose a child or children to sponsor for a year. You can choose to cover the costs of the child’s instrument and lessons, just the lessons, or just the instrument. You can also choose to give to the area of greatest need when helping kids with All Kids Need Music. You can make a single gift or a monthly recurring gift. And remember, it changes childrens’ lives and is tax deductible as an additional benefit to you. Please visit us HERE to learn more!
Business Champions
Businesses that sponsor music lessons and instrument rental for at risk youth are first and foremost changing the lives of the most vulnerable children in the U.S. As a thank you for the generosity of our business partners, we provide an effective platform for businesses to build their brand around their corporate generosity.
Research proves that corporations that give back have a significantly higher brand appeal and loyalty rate. Corporations engaged in social good also positively impact their own employees at work satisfaction and company loyalty. Being a champion for at-risk youth provides the opportunity for employees to stay in touch with their sponsored child, providing a source of joy and sense of being cared about for children who in many instances have been terribly abused and discarded. Please visit us HERE to learn more!
Yes! I Will Help Foster Children!
All Kids Need Music Needs Sponsors to Help
We urgently need your help for thousands of U.S. orphans living in group homes and shelters around our country. These orphaned children are at risk youth that have already experienced so much pain and loss from unimaginable child abuse and neglect. They need the opportunity to heal through the therapy of playing a musical instrument. We are an IRS registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and your generous gift is tax deductible. Please do what you can to help these children!
