The Circus Project

photo © Michelle Bates

Last year, one of my friends posted on facebook about The Circus Project , encouraging folks to contribute to the group's Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for their annual show. When I read about their mission to help homeless kids through circus arts, I was blown away! What a creative and beautiful way to empower young people to change their lives. I decided to donate a few bucks, and also volunteered to create some headpieces for their December 2011 production.

We'd really hoped to drive down and see the show, but the timing just didn't work out for us. Still, I've been keeping up with the project via their facebook fan page, and I was excited when they announced that their org has been featured in an episode of the TV documentary series "Turning Point". This is a 24 minute segment about how the project started, and what it does to help homeless youth get off the ground. It's an absolutely inspiring story - please consider taking the time to watch it!