Music can play a central role in helping individuals and communities increase social and emotional well-being. The following organizations work to facilitate expressive music-making to reach social and emotional aims.
Academy for Impact through Music (AIM)
Community served: Classroom teachers, leaders
https://www.aimpowers.com/
"At its core, AIM is a lab for learning: we gather, innovate and spread good practices for young people to empower themselves through music education."
Alzheimer's Music Project
Community served: Alzheimer's patients
https://www.alzheimersmusicproject.org/
138 Harkness Rd. Pelham, MA 01002
413-695-1735
"We bring personalized, wireless headsets to people living with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, helping them reconnect with the world through the music they love".
Face the Music
Community served: Individuals with addiction
https://facethemusic.org/
915 Middle River Dr, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304
954-867-6682
"We utilize music based initiatives to break the addiction cycle, increase understanding about addiction, and provide the means for struggling addicts to get clean and sober."
Lullaby Project
Community served: At-risk new and expecting parents and caregivers
www.carnegiehall.org/Education/Programs/Lullaby-Project
The Lullaby Project "...pairs new and expecting parents and caregivers with professional artists to write and sing personal lullabies for their babies, supporting maternal health, aiding childhood development, and strengthening the bond between parent and child."
Music and Memory
Community served: People with cognitive and physical impairments
https://musicandmemory.org/
160 First Street
PO Box 590
Mineola, NY 11501
"We train [long-term] care organizations how to set up personalized music playlists for those in their care using inexpensive music players."
MusicCorps
Community served: Wounded veterans
http://musicorps.net/Home.html
202-667-6111
"Helping wounded warriors play music and recover their lives"
Musicians on Call
Community served: Patients, families, and caregivers in hospital environments
https://www.musiciansoncall.org/
618 Grassmere Park, Suite 1
Nashville, TN 37211
212-741-2709
"Musicians On Call (MOC) brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients, families and caregivers in healthcare environments."
Songwriting with Soldiers
Community served: Veterans
https://songwritingwithsoldiers.org/
632 Fogg Street, #8
Nashville, TN 37203
Songwriting with Soldiers "holds weekend retreats across the U.S. for veterans from all conflicts...creating a safe and inspiring environment to share their experiences and write songs with professional songwriters."
Pure Goodness Music Collective
Community served: Neighbors at Community First! Village
https://puregoodnessmusic.wordpress.com/
"A roster of musicians and performers from CF!V and the greater Austin community that unite to share their talents at the village and beyond"
Musicians Without Borders
Community served: People in conflict regions
https://www.musicianswithoutborders.org/
"In collaboration with local musicians and organizations, we bring music to people and places affected by war, armed conflict, and displacement."
Decoda Music
Community served: Underserved communities
www.decodamusic.org/
"As an artist-led collective, Decoda seeks to create a more compassionate and connected world through music—thoughtfully curating outstanding performances of live chamber music, facilitating creative community projects, and training the next generation of musical artists to rethink and reimagine their role in society."
SWAN (Scaling Walls One Note at a Time)
Community served: Children affected by parental incarceration
https://swan4kids.org/
P.O. Box 249
Lyndell, PA, 19354
"Lancaster-based music & support group for children affected by parental incarceration."
Musicambia
Community served: Incarcerated population
https://www.musicambia.org/
712A Monroe St
Brooklyn, NY 11221
"Musicambia uses the power of music to build supportive communities where incarcerated individuals can build meaningful connections, engage in learning, and rebuild their lives."
Project Music Heals Us
Community served: Marginalized, hospitalized, incarcerated communities
https://www.pmhu.org/
"PROJECT: MUSIC HEALS US is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide encouragement, education and healing through bringing high-quality live music performances and interactive programming to marginalized communities"
Street Symphony
Community served: Homeless population in Skid Row, Los Angeles
https://www.streetsymphony.org/
1001 Wilshire Boulevard PMB 2258
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213-222-6221
Street Symphony "...utilizes music to create opportunities of human connection to homeless and incarcerated communities through workshops, events, and one-on-one musical instruction."