CLAYDD is a Non-Profit Organization committed to empowering youth with mental health differences, special needs and/or foster youth. We are a group of educators, artists and healers collectively inspiring learners and organizations through educational programs centered around mindfulness, meditation and the healing qualities of clay.
CLAYDD is a group of educators and artists working together to empower learners.
OUR MISSION
OUR VISION
CLAYDD impacts youth (ages 2-27) with mental health differences, special needs and in the foster care system. We train youth and adults in special education programs within educational institutions.
OUR IMPACT
OUR VALUES
☆ INCLUSIVITY
☆ COMPASSION
☆ CREATIVITY
☆ SUSTAINABILITY
☆ ACCESSIBILITY
☆ COMMUNITY
☆ FAMILY
OUR PARTNERS
The Arts for Healing and Justice Network (AHJN) is a formally structured collaboration, legally organized to support its member organizations. Serving as the coordinator for a grassroots variation on the collective impact model, we promote partnership among community-based arts organizations and between the Network and other public/private partners. AHJN has served as the coordinating and convening body for this work since 2012 and we are the only arts collaborative for youth experiencing incarceration in California.
☆ Aligned Values ☆ Collaborative, Diverse Partners ☆ Active, Intentional Participation ☆ Leveraged, Collective Resources ☆ Commitment to Sustainable Practices ☆ Ongoing Commitment to Youth Development ☆ Healing Community Spaces ☆ Collective Voice for Change ☆ Strategic Resource Development
MEET THE TEAM
Moises Amezcua, Director of Programming
Moises Amezcua is the Founder and Director of Programming at CLAYDD, where he leads the design of creative wellness initiatives rooted in education and community engagement. With a background in psychology and over 10 years of working in education and special education, he brings expertise in program development and inclusive practices.
Maya Fuhr, Director of Arts + Photography
Maya Fuhr is an award-winning visual artist based in Los Angeles. Known for her surreal, tactile approach to photography and film, Fuhr’s work explores materiality, emotion and the intersections between art and healing. Her projects have been featured in LA Times Photo, Vogue Italia, The Fader, Dazed and Editorial Magazine and her work has been exhibited internationally . As CLAYDD’s Founder and Director of Art and Photography, she leads visual storytelling initiatives that merge artistic expression with community well-being.
Bryan Munguia, Head Curator
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Founding Board Member: Adrianne Toomey
Juan Espinoza, Secretary
Francesca Carbonneau, Educator + Artist
Gabrielle Clay, Artist + Disability Advocate
Sabeerah Najee, Artist + Disability Advocate
Thalia Henao Advocate + Storyteller
TEACHING ARTISTS & HEALERS
Ali Ungaro, Healer Michael Fireborn, Healer Harry Bui, Healer Kari Cowell, Healer Bianca Harris, Healer Seb Schiff, Artist Teacher Lizette Padilla, Artist Teacher Josephine Lee, Artist Teacher Aida Lugo, Artist Teacher Esther Nicole Ochoa, Artist Teacher Peter Kalisch, Artist Teacher Joshua Bubar, Artist Teacher Sarah Rosenbaum, Artist Teacher Daniela Flores-Rodriguez, Artist Teacher Emma Chawkins, Artist Teacher Rose Yao, Artist Teacher Hannah Markovic, Artist Teacher Ray McInteyre, Artist Teacher Monica Juarez, Artist Teacher Sam Letscher, Artist Teacher Bianca Macpherson, Artist Teacher Ife Ajibola, Mental Health Nurse
