Community Supported Art (CSA) Featured on PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour's Art Beat did a great story on the Community Supported Art (CSA) program, featuring Springboard's Laura Zabel, artist Andy DuCett and shareholder Paul Schmeltzer. Check out the video below!

$40 Healthcare Vouchers Now Available for Uninsured/Underinsured Artists and their Families at People's Center Health Services in Mpls
If you are a creative individual and do not have health insurance or have insurance that still makes it hard to pay for a visit to the doc or dentist, you are eligible to apply for an Artists' Access to Healthcare (AAH) voucher to use towards a visit at Peoples Center Health Services (formerly called 'Cedar Riverside Peoples Center') in Minneapolis. Uninsured or underinsured artists, arts administrators and their families can receive one voucher per year. Services include:

• Non-emergency medical care
• Pre-and Post-natal Care
• Family Planning/Birth Control
• GYN exams
• STD Testing & Treatment
• Rapid HIV Testing
• Pediatrics care
• Psychological and diagnostic assessments
• Individual, couples, and family therapy
• Access diet and nutritional needs
• Diet planning to manage diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol imbalances
• Complete oral and preventative dental services provided in partnership with Family Dental

Applying is EASY. To receive a voucher, all you need to do is fill out a quick, simple form that includes your email/mailing address, artist statement, and a work sample or resume, and tell us if you are either uninsured or underinsured. (You DO NOT need to satisfy financial requirements or tell us why you are going the clinic). A voucher will be ready within two business days of the approval. Eligible artists can also apply for a voucher once a year for services at the N.I.P. Community Clinic in Minneapolis. For more information and an application, please Click Here or email nikki@springboardforthearts.org

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