In 2017, Supervisor Simitian proposed a partnership with the Bill Wilson Center, a non-profit serving Santa Clara County youth and their families, and the Pacific Art League to bring arts and arts training to at-risk youth in the County. This collaboration resulted in the creation of an “Expressive Art” program providing art therapy to former and current foster children through hands-on participatory art projects. The program began as a year-and-a-half-long pilot in 2018–2019, and has since provided services in Mountain View, Santa Clara, and San Jose through the Bill Wilson Center.
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