Children facing many types of life challenges are welcome to participate in ARTS programs. These children who come to ARTS are referred from many different sources including:

• Established social service organizations
• Healthcare and mental healthcare providers
• Therapists and counselors, professionals and associations dealing with children
• Schools
• Military family service provider
• Churches, synagogues and other such organizations
• Family members

ARTS helps children facing a broad range of life challenges including:

• Extreme or immediate crisis situations - such as chronic or terminal illness, loss, trauma, or divorce
• External personal challenges - including abuse, neglect, or homelessness, socio-economic disadvantage, military families and more
• Internal personal challenges - including mental, physical, emotional or behavioral challenges, self-image or self esteem issues and more