Health For The Arts, Inc.

Our Vision:

Imagine a world where every performing artist—those who captivate us on stage, and those who work behind the scenes to make the magic—has access to vital health and wellness services, regardless of their financial circumstances. At Health For The Arts, we are committed to making this vision a reality!

Our Mission:

The corporation is formed for the charitable purpose of offering free and low-cost health and wellness services to workers in the performing arts industry who cannot otherwise afford these services.

Health For The Arts, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization for the purpose of providing free and low-cost health and wellness services to people who work in the performing arts industry!

Professional theatre workers (on-stage, back-stage, and administrative roles) generally do it for the love of the arts, and are underpaid. What’s worse, even those with health insurance rarely have access to specialists (ex: eating disorders, mental health) or coverage for preventative wellness that is going to help their specific needs (ex: nutrition for long rehearsals).

That’s where we intend to come in.

My long-term goals for this organization are to:

To offer free and low-cost health and wellness classes, retreats, support groups, and services for individuals in the performing arts industry.
To aid in resources for those in the performing arts industry who live with a mental illness and disordered eating.
To educate those in the performing arts industry on healthy dietary habits, wellness techniques, and mutual aid support groups.
To educate the general public on the lack of access to affordable care for creatives.
To advocate for those living with a mental health disorder, substance use disorder, and disordered eating in the performing arts industry and beyond.
To have a physical location in midtown Manhattan where we can offer these services, as well as have a safe community space.

To start, we will offer what is in my wheelhouse of eating disorder support groups and nutrition counseling for theatre folx.

But I need your help – We have a long way to go to even be able to provide these services!

To get started we need to:

Get incredible Board Treasurer (do you have a passion for the arts/healthcare and board experience?)
Get finances in order (need a CPA, budget, bank, etc)
Get donors to have start-up $$ (anyone have fundraising experience?)
Marketing of all kinds to spread the word about how we are going to help people.

Are you interested in learning more? Please, contact us: board@healthforthearts.org

I will need all hands on deck to get this really going, and I can’t wait to start offering these services.

XO,

Libby Parker, Founder & Executive Director

Cast List (our Board)

President/CEO: Libby Parker

Vice President/Volunteer Coordinator: Jacob Persily

Secretary: Monica Bergnes

Treasurer: TBD

Advisor: Alexandra Nyman