Students unveil violence prevention mural at Commitment House in Russell neighborhood
"Progress, not perfection," were the words painted into a new mural unveiled today in the Russell neighborhood.
With the guidance of UofL Health맥스카지노s Trauma Art Therapy Program, high schoolers from Minor Daniels Academy painted the mural inside the Commitment House, an alcohol rehab and drug treatment center.
The project was a partnership between UofL Health, The Commitment House, Louisville Metro맥스카지노s Office of Violence Prevention, and Power Inc.
Taeshon Cochran and Jayde Payne were two of the students who turned the idea into reality.
"Just progress, not perfection," said Cochran. "Like a lot of people feel like they got to be perfect on certain stuff. When there's really just progress. Progress shows growth."
"We all had like basically like made our own designs on what we wanted, and then we all just basically made it all together into one mural," said Payne.
Community partners say the mural is more than inspiring words.
It's a part of connecting kids to the community, violence prevention, and teaching youth skills.
"If we can have these skills to problem solve, that can prevent violence, that can prevent aggression, we can stop things before we get to that point," said Amy Mattingly, UofL Health Trauma Program Art Therapist.
"I think what they're learning is their purpose," said Ashley Webb, assistant director of the Metro Office of Violence Prevention. "And when people have a why and when people have a purpose and they have other people pouring into them and encouraging them, letting them know to step into that, it takes people to their greatest heights."
The project was made possible through a youth engagement grant gifted to UofL Health by Louisville Metro's Office of Violence Prevention.