VANCOUVER OPERA’S 2019-2020 SEASON HEART PARTNER:
KIDS UP FRONT Thousands of children throughout Metro Vancouver face multiple barriers that prevent them from accessing arts, culture, sporting, and recreational events through the city. Kids Up Front (Vancouver), aims to remove these barriers to ensure that ALL children have access to enriching experiences. They partner with over 100 childserving agencies in the Lower Mainland to provide these opportunities to many different demographics, including but not limited to: at-risk youth, Indigenous populations, newcomers to Canada, those with physical or mental disabilities, and impoverished communities. Through these partnerships, Kids Up Front strives to meet the needs of all these groups.
they are impactful experiences where children and families are given the gift of respite from the challenges they face. By distributing tickets to local events, Kids Up Front helps foster feelings of inclusion and belonging by providing marginalized and at-risk children with equal access to entertaining and inspiring opportunities. This year, they have supplied tickets to nearly 25,000 kids and families. That’s 25,000 audience members that are attending local events through the support of Kids Up Front! This new partnership with Vancouver Opera is a thrilling new opportunity for Kids Up Front that will share the magic of opera with many children who otherwise would never have the opportunity.
Many kids who attend events through Kids Up Front, do so for the first time. The tickets are more than a night out;
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAMS, PLEASE CONTACT KIDS UP FRONT AT VANCOUVER@KIDSUPFRONT.COM
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