IN THE NEWS
2022
ARTportunity Knocks Receives The Boost Grant from GSAN
February 8, 2022 — Artportunity Knocks is receiving funding through the BOOST Grants Program!
These funds will have long-term impact as we strive to serve Youth with disabilities (and/or) Youth experiencing homelessness (and/or) Youth in foster care (and/or) English language learners (and/or) Youth receiving free or reduced-price lunch (and/or) migratory youth.This project was funded by the Georgia Department of Education through Georgia’sAmerican Rescue Plan education allocation and administered in partnership with the GeorgiaStatewide After-school Network.
2021
ARTportunity Knocks Receives Grant from MDRT Foundation
February 8, 2021 — The MDRT Foundation has awarded a USD $1,500 grant to ARTportunity Knocks!
Through its global grants programs, the MDRT Foundation is committed to building stronger families and communities around the globe. This year, the MDRT Foundation will award over $1.5 million in MDRT member-endorsed grants to more than 250 charitable organizations worldwide.
ARTportunity Knocks is an Atlanta-based 501c(3) non-profit whose mission is to empower youth to make POSITIVE & SMART choices while increasing opportunities for children in the Arts, Education, Community Service, and Bridging Cultures.
As an organization, ARTportunity Knocks has served over 100,000 children and families, in its 12 years of existence. During the food insecurity crisis plaguing American communities due to COVID 19 and the economic downturn, ARTportunity Knocks has stepped in, and served over 75,000 meals to Atlanta area children! ARTportunity Knocks is proud to also have retained a local small businesses to deliver these meals, further supporting parents with little to no transportation.
"Since inception, ARTportunity Knocks has provided tens of thousands of STEAM education classes, teacher professional development, signature camps, after-school programs, seminars /community service initiatives, and comprehensive food programs. We're so thankful to receive this tremendous gift from MDRT Foundation, as we know it will help support so many." Ty Woods, Executive Director, ARTportunity Knocks
The organization specializes in being a “one-stop shop” for over a dozen forms of the Arts including: visual art, dance, acting, musical theater, film-making, music production, as well as a developing thought leaders and advocates for Arts Integration teaching models in Education.
To donate to or to learn more about ARTportunity Knocks, visit: www.artportunityknocks.org
About the MDRT Foundation:
The MDRT Foundation was created in 1959 to provide MDRT members with a means to give back to their communities. Since its inception, the Foundation has donated more than $38 million in more than 72 countries throughout the world and in all 50 U.S. states. These funds were raised by MDRT members and industry partners. For more information, visit mdrtfoundation.org.
About MDRT:
Founded in 1927, Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), The Premier Association of Financial Professionals®, is a global, independent association of more than 72,000 of the world's leading life insurance and financial services professionals from more than 500 companies in 70 nations and territories. MDRT members demonstrate exceptional professional knowledge, strict ethical conduct and outstanding client service. MDRT membership is recognized internationally as the standard of excellence in the life insurance and financial services business. For more information, please visit www.mdrt.org and follow them on Twitter @MDRtweet
January 2020
January 31, 2020
Artportunity Knocks releases its 2019 Impact Report
Artportunity Knocks releases its 2019 Impact Report

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February 2020
Artportunity Knocks receives surprise donation from Hearts & Science and Facebook

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