INSTRUMENTS FOR INSPIRATION
EIN 88-3896366 · Music (A68)
What they do
OUR MISSION is to BRING HOPE, HEALING, and ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH THE POWER of MUSIC. GIVING GUITARS REACHES PEOPLE WHO ARE FACING SOME of LIFES HARDEST MOMENTS, INCLUDING THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, BROKENNESS, LOSS, ABUSE, ADDICTION, or NEGLECT, AS WELL AS CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENTS, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, AT-RISK YOUTH, and VETERANS. BY DONATING GUITARS and SHARING LIVE MUSIC EXPERIENCES, WE REMIND PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE SEEN, VALUED, and NOT FORGOTTEN. MUSIC BECOMES A BRIDGE THAT LIFTS SPIRITS, REBUILDS CONFIDENCE, and INSPIRES NEW BEGINNINGS. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH SHELTERS, YOUTH PROGRAMS, and COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS to RAISE AWARENESS and SUPPORT for THE INDIVIDUALS THEY SERVE. OUR GOAL is SIMPLE: to USE MUSIC AS A TOOL of LOVE, HOPE, and RESTORATION, HELPING EVERY PERSON WE REACH REDISCOVER THEIR WORTH and PURPOSE. HOMELESSNESS IN AMERICA is A SERIOUS PROBLEM, BUT TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT THROUGH MUSIC. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT CAN RELIEVE STRESS,
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2022
- Location
- 625 BAKERS BRIDGE AVE STE 105, FRANKLIN, TN 37067-1784
- County
- Williamson
- In care of
- STEVEN CADE