LEAF in Schools & Streets PARTNERS
We wish to THANK all of our collaborating partners, sponsors, donors and friends for their support over the years. We believe we are stronger together. If you are interested in getting involved with LEAF in this capacity please contact us at
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Partner Highlights
YWCA of Asheville - The mission of the YWCA of Asheville is eliminating racism and empowering women. Partnering with LEAF in Schools & Streets (LSS) to reach young people through music and arts is one of the ways that the YWCA works to meet this mission.
Children First/Communities in Schools -The mission of Children First/CIS is to improve the lives of children, youth and their families through community collaboration, advocacy and programs. LSS has been partnering with Children First in the Deaverview, Pisgah View & Woodridge Learning Centers to run afterschool programs since 2004.
LSS Grants
LEAF Membership - Our membership program supported a LEAF in Schools & Streets Resident Teaching Artist program in the Deaverview Learning Center for 2008-2009 school-year.
National Endowment for the Arts - For October 2011, LEAF received its third direct grant from the National Endowment for the Arts) to present Sweet Honey & the Rock at LEAF and in our community through LSS.
North Carolina Arts Council LEAF in Schools & Streets projects in Woodridge and Pisgah View Apartments are supported by the North Carolina Arts Council with funding from the state of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
South Arts - The Bonga & the Vodou Drums of Haiti performances during October 2010 were funded in part by a grant from the Southern Arts Federation, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the North Carolina Arts Council.
Asheville Area Arts Council - Support of the LEAF in Schools & Streets Resident Teaching Artist programs are funded in part, by a Grassroots Arts Program Grant of the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, and the Asheville Area Arts Council.
Dan Lucas Memorial Foundation - LSS is honored to announce a new grant for the after-school music education program in Klondyke Housing for the 2010-2011 school year. The grant was made in honor of Dan Lucas, a UNC-Asheville alum who died in 2008 while earning an advanced degree at UC-Berkeley. Lucas, a first-year candidate for a doctorate in Chemistry, was an Asheville resident for seven years and a talented musician and jazz enthusiast in the community. The grant is made possible by Dan Lucas Memorial Fund, through the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, whose mission is to support programs in music, science and the environmment.
Asheville City Schools Foundation - A coalition of ACSF, LEAF in Schools & Streets and UNCA Craft Studies program developed a “Teaching Artist Training” called TAPAS (Teaching Artists Presenting in Asheville Schools) and identified local talent eager to work in our schools. The TAPAS program is committed to having 60 days of artists-in-residence during 2010-2011 school year in Asheville City Schools.
West Riverside Operation Weed & Seed - LSS Resident Teaching Artists in local housing communities are funded through Weed & Seed, a community-based strategy sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice and is an innovative, comprehensive multi-agency approach to law enforcement, crime prevention, and community revitalization.
21st Century Community Learning Centers -The City of Asheville and the YMCA/Buncombe County Schools 21st CCLC are funded by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction to provide community-based support to students’ academic pursuits through experiential learning.
