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Cathedral Arts Project
As of September 12th, the Cathedral Arts Project (CAP) has acquired Connecting Thru Music (CTM), a remarkable nonprofit focused on providing music therapy for children and young adults with special needs.
The decision to unite with CTM stems from a shared ethos: the belief that every child's creative spirit deserves to be nurtured. This acquisition empowers CAP to integrate CTM’s music therapy services into our existing CAPabilities program. This alignment not only broadens the scope of services we offer but also amplifies our efforts to increase access and equity in arts education for students with special needs in Northeast Florida.
By-the-Numbers Insights:
- There are 18,565 students with special needs, not counting those who only have speech impairment or are gifted, enrolled in public schools in Duval County alone.
- CTM currently reaches 276 students during the school year and 415 students during the summer.
CTM's evidence-based approach to music therapy aligns seamlessly with CAP's commitment to high-quality, impact-driven arts education. In her new role as Director of Music Therapy Expansion at CAP, Karen Demuth, Co-Founder and Executive Director of CTM, will continue to champion the transformative power of music therapy.
This acquisition opens up unprecedented opportunities for CAP to reach more children than ever before. By bringing Connecting Thru Music under the CAP umbrella, they are strategically positioning themselves to reach an even larger community of children who are in need of music therapy.
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