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The Shoe In: Walk in Our Shoes

The ‘Shoe In’ is a political exhibition designed to counteract the erosion of funding for day services for PA citizens with intellectual disabilities.

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The Shoe In: Walk in Our Shoes

The Shoe In: Walk in Our Shoes

The Shoe In: Walk in Our Shoes

The Shoe In: Walk in Our Shoes

The Shoe In: Walk in Our Shoes

The ‘Shoe In’ is a political exhibition designed to counteract the erosion of funding for day services for PA citizens with intellectual disabilities.

The ‘Shoe In’ is a political exhibition designed to counteract the erosion of funding for day services for PA citizens with intellectual disabilities.

The ‘Shoe In’ is a political exhibition designed to counteract the erosion of funding for day services for PA citizens with intellectual disabilities.

The ‘Shoe In’ is a political exhibition designed to counteract the erosion of funding for day services for PA citizens with intellectual disabilities.

Kaelynne Koval-Bauer
Kaelynne Koval-Bauer
Kaelynne Koval-Bauer
Kaelynne Koval-Bauer
1 Campaign |
Philadelphia, United States
$525 USD 6 backers
5% of $10,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

About Oasis (RHD)

Oasis (RHD) is a studio art and life skills program staffed by artists that nurtures the talents, skills, and creativity of individuals living with mental illness and/or intellectual disabilities. We offer programs and services that support people with developmental and intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for employment, community connections, and personal development through the arts. Oasis (RHD) is a part of its parent company Resources for Human Development.  

The Benefits of Our Project: The Shoe In

Every pair of shoes brings with it an opportunity and benefits for the members of the Oasis (RHD) community to study:

  1. Formal academics in a venue that uses the arts to communicate foundational cognitive adaptive skills needed to increase independence. 
  2. Concrete participation in collaboration and planning
  3. Support for development in 'activities of daily living' (ADL) 
  4. Opportunity to develop an understanding of Empathy
  5. Participation in the regional art community through exhibitions and partnerships with established innovative artists and institutions.    

Help Us Raise Our Game

The Oasis (RHD) community is seeking investment and support in the Shoe In to raise funds, social empathy and awareness for some of our society's most vulnerable and valueable citizens. Your investment will help create both sustainability and continuity of essential programming for the voices of these Outsider Artists. 

How does Oasis (RHD) fit into the Big Picture?

Contributing to Oasis (RHD) to fund 'The Shoe In' will assist us to continue essential day programming services for the emerging Outsider Artists we serve. We are a small service provider to over 100 adults whose needs are difficult to meet elsewhere. 

Policy changes, financial miscalculations and proposed budget cuts by the Pennsylvania state government continue to ravage services that fell short of current needs even during fiscally ‘flush’ times. What does this mean for the 2.3 million citizens served and the approximately 16,000 people waiting for services, 4,000 of which are people whose situations are considered emergencies?

Funding cuts hurt all of us. Not just those of us with disabilities.

Whether the shortfalls are attributed to the budget crisis, a shift from county-run to state-run services, and the state’s belief that providers, as a whole, can operate more efficiently, the message is still the same: slashing our funding slashes the quality of service provision needed for the artists that call Oasis home. 

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Friend of the Community

$25 USD
Contributions in this range will enable Oasis (RHD) to buy essential supplies to facilitate our Shoe In Project. No supplies, no event!
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March 2013
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Outsider Art- Individual

$50 USD
Invest in this range to sponsor an Oasis (RHD) artist to create an original pair of shoes that you will own! In addition to the original artwork, these funds will help insure the continuity of a safe haven for the emerging voices of Oasis (RHD).
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March 2013
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Outsider Art - Business

$100 USD
Invest in this range to sponsor an Oasis (RHD) artist to create an original pair of shoes that will belong to your business! All investors at this level will receive a co-brand at the Shoe In event on March 23, 2013. In addition to the original artwork, these funds will help insure the continuity of a safe haven for the emerging voices of Oasis (RHD).
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March 2013
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Community Supporter

$250 USD
Invest in this range to will allow Oasis to equip our art studio with necessary equipment that will give all participants equal access to materials and course work eg. adaptive technologies/ iPads et al. All investors at this level will receive a co-brand at the Shoe In event on March 23, 2013 (if a business).
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Hero!

$1,000 USD
Invest in this range to make a significant contribution to the continuity of programming at Oasis (RHD). Investment in this area will allow the addition of a class to be added to Oasis' programming. All investors at this level will receive a co-brand at the Shoe In event on March 23, 2013 (if a business).
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Angel!

$2,500 USD
Invest in this range to REALLY change our game. Every year, our organization turns away participants who have no public funding and who can not afford to attend the program. All investors at this level will receive a co-brand at the Shoe In event on March 23, 2013 (if a business).
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