We Care Arts is a non-profit organization that helps emotionally, mentally and physically disabled adults and youth achieve greater personal independence. Through a variety of art classes and experiences, we promote the artist's individuality, self esteem, community skills, ability to focus, life skills, responsibility, confidence and job skills.
We provide a loving team of paid staff and volunteers who create an environment which allows our artists to discover and grow their individual talents. We offer extensive training for each artist in a creative area appropriate for his/her interests including: painting, pottery, computer art/design, jewelry making and sewing.
Through the creation and sale of their individually crafted items, artists are able to affirm their self worth, take steps back into the mainstream of society and receive a supplemental income. We Care Arts provides all training and materials to artists and a portion of the proceeds of all sales is returned to the artist. The remainder goes back to program funding.
We Care Arts is located at 3035 Wilmington Pike, Kettering, OH 45429. Their gift shop is open M-F 9:00 AM - 4:00PM and Sat. 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Phone: (937) 252-3937 .
The Dayton Autism Society is proud to support the efforts of We Care Arts. WCA is currently in the grant-writing phase of a new therapeutic art program for autistic youth. DAS has a representative who sits on the Advisory Board for this very worthwhile project. We are very excited to see this much-needed program come to fruition. Financial support is needed! If you know of an organization that may be willing to support this effort, please contact Nancy Bernotaitis via . | 
