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Media Coverage About Kids & Art

News about our organization and the work we do brining healing art programs to those dealing with pediatric cancer.

Gentry Magazine Mar 2016 Special Philantropy Issue

Kids&Art Gentry PP 144-145 Founded in 2009, Kids & Art re-emerged in 2013 after a brief hiatus with a goal of serving pediatric cancer families in the Bay Area. We continue as a grassroots nonprofit that offers workshops at no charge to families …

The Good Shop Blog – July 15, 2015

Non-profit Crush of The Week: Kids & Art Foundation We at Goodshop are so inspired by the work that Kids & Art Foundation is doing, and have made a small bonus donation in their name. Currently, Kids & Art has 212 supporters on Goodshop– I encourage you to go check

Blogher – Jun 10, 2015

A conference room at Google headquarters may not seem like a place for children to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon, but for the 50 or youngsters gathered there last weekend, it was a welcome break from the world of doctor’s appointments and medical treatments… Read more at Kids & Art

Kids & Art On Abc7

Kristen Sze from ABC 7 spent an afternoon with Kids & Art at our workshop at Ricochet Wearable Art, a consignment and sewing boutique in San Mateo. Share her video and help inspire someone else to give a little more..

Vanguard 7×7 Finalist

Our founder and executive director, Purvi Shah, is a finalist in 7×7 Magazine’s Vanguard Awards. We invite our friends and supporters to congratulate her. As one of the 7×7 Vanguard Award finalists, Kids & Art is thankful for your continued support and for believing in our cause.

Gentrymagazine Mar 2015 Special Philanthropy Issue

Purvi Shah, founder and executive director of Kids & Art, couldn’t be more passionate about providing children battling cancer, as well as their siblings and families, with an outlet during this extremely difficult time…. Read more at Kids & Art

Open To Hope – Jan 4, 2015

“What do you think you’d want to draw that’s at home?” asks Gary Vasgerdsian, an artist who today is wearing his volunteer hat, participating in a unique program called Kids & Art. The two youngsters he is addressing are Bay Area kids who belong to a very special population of

Heart-Shaped Door: A Story Of Kids & Art

 In the Kids & Art credo, heal the child, these somehow prosaic moments supplement the purely medical interventions and care of medical professionals. 

San Mateo Patch – Nov 23, 2014

Kids & Art has been honored with a prestigious 2014 Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations. Kids & Art offers free monthly art and music workshops to kids touched by cancer, whether directly or by the experience of a parent, sibling or caregiver

Nonprofit Kids & Art Wins Award

Kids & Art has been honored with a prestigious 2014 Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations.

Los Gatos Patch – Oct 21, 2014

The Museums of Los Gatos hosted an event with well known artist Brendan Murphy. “I had the good fortune to host a workshop for the Kids and Art charity and 20 children with different forms and stages of cancer,” said Murphy of the event he lead. “Needless to say it

Water No Ice – May 16, 2014

Five years ago, I had written about the non-profit Kids & Art on this blog. I recall being moved and inspired by this organization that helps kids fighting cancer find a few moments of joy and normalcy in their stressful lives…. Read more at Kids & Art Foundation – Going

Kids & Art Foundation – Going Strong

The original mission of Kids & Art was to provide a place for kids with cancer to enjoy creating art, now the kids care circles are also included.

The Healing Power of Art

It was while her son was battling cancer that Purvi Shah really saw the healing power of art.

San Jose Mercury News – April 30,2012

Lego was one of the things Amaey Shah loved best. When his brother, Arjun, bought him a gift, it was usually Lego. Amaey had a Lego Mindstorms robotics set. And he and a friend once built an entire Lego city, which covered his room to the point where you could