The Social Prescribing Arts & Culture Toolkit helps service providers connect newcomer communities to arts and culture opportunities across the GTA to support wellbeing, belonging, connection, and social prescribing.
Drawing on Access Alliance’s two decades of experience in arts-based practices, our team has developed a model to enhance newcomer mental health through the arts.
Hiring art based facilitators are essential for the sustainability for expressive art programs, read more on how to hiring an art based facilitator for your organization.
Implementing arts-based activities takes thoughtfulness and intention, read more about tips and tricks our teams have collected to improve art workshops, programs, and events.
Implementing artful check in and outs during programs can quickly breakdown barriers, bring laughter and enthusiasm for group gatherings, and provide a platform for trust building.
This toolkit draws on five years of experience with community-based research projects and recognizing the importance of strong training and practical tools.
This plain-language research toolkit was developed by Access Alliance to make research accessible and inclusive for everyone, including non-academics and people from marginalized backgrounds.
