RENOVARE MUSIC INC

Strings classes in prisons: Renovare teaches violin viola and cello to residents at two Northeast Ohio prisons. These weekly classes provide an opportunity for participants to learn together build community exercise discipline develop confidence in performing for others and grow in self-esteem and self-expression. Participants also develop music literacy and technical skill in playing their instruments which are provided by Renovare but kept in the care of the inmates for the duration of their participation to allow them to practice daily. Renovare continued teaching Unmuted and Music for the Soul our weekly classes for men at the Grafton Correctional Institution and for women at the Northeast Reintegration Center respectively throughout 2023. Between the two programs Renovare led 100 classes in 2023 with a total of 47 participants. Both programs performed multiple times for other inmates at their prisons as well as for family and outside guests.

Performances and worship events: Renovare shares music stories and leads worship in a wide variety of venues. About 75% of our performances take place in marginalized spaces ex. prisons homeless shelters hospitals. The remainder of our performances occur in venues ranging from concert halls to community gardens with an emphasis on connecting communities that are siloed from one another. Renovare's fresh creative voice spans artistic genres and invites audiences everywhere into meaningful connection through interactive musical experiences. Renovare's focus is on our Northeast Ohio community which is where almost all of the 81 concerts and worship events we performed in 2023 took place. Over 4,700 attendees experienced these events last year where they were offered a taste of the restorative and transformative love of God through the unique and powerful mediums of music and relationship.