The Britney Spears Foundation
The mission of The Britney Spears Foundation is focused on a singular goal - to help children. Central to the Foundation's core principles is the ability to apply the restorative aspect of entertainment to benefit children in need.
The Foundation fulfills this mission in a variety of ways. Designed to benefit deserving youth, The Britney Spears Foundation supports the annual Britney Spears Camp for the Performing Arts. As the Camp is fully funded by The Britney Spears Foundation, there is no charge to participants.
The Britney Spears Foundation also creates fun-filled playrooms for children on extended hospital stays. These playrooms allow children to play, relax, learn, and most importantly, enjoy being kids. Along with these and other efforts, The Britney Spears Foundation focuses on the most rewarding dimensions of entertainment - the power to heal and the power to fulfill.
In April 2002, through the efforts of Britney Spears and The Britney Spears Foundation a grant of $1 million was made to the Twin Towers Fund to support the children of uniformed service heroes affected by the disaster of September 11th, 2001, including New York City Fire Department and its Emergency Medical Services Command, the New York City Police Department, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New York State Office of court Administration and other government offices.
The Britney Spears Foundation recognizes the holistic approach that the Twin Towers Fund is taking in its support of these families. Ms. Spears personally feels that exposure to the performing and creative arts are an important to the healing process, and has designated a significant portion of this grant for children to attend artistic classes, whether it be instrument instruction, vocal or dance classes, or any kind of creative art.
The Britney Spears Camp for the Performing Arts
Designed to benefit deserving youth, the annual Camp for the Performing Arts includes 140 boys and girls from New England, New York, Washington, DC, and New Orleans, ages 11-15, who participate in performing arts workshops and master classes. As the Camp is fully funded by The Britney Spears Foundation, there is no charge to participants.
The Camp for the Performing Arts experience provides campers the opportunity to explore and develop their talents. The Camp offers classes in improvisational acting, blues performance, dance, musical theater, singing, set design, juggling, drumming, and music video production. In addition, campers experience all that the camp has to offer, from the natural beauty of its location to great camp activities such as swimming, biking, and archery.
The Camp for the Performing Arts is much more than just a camp. Kids learn about life here in an empowering, enchanting, and exciting environment. Through the performance process, kids learn that it is ok to work hard and take healthy risks. New skills develop while our young performers increase self-esteem and make new friendships that will last a lifetime. Through our work together, campers build a level of cooperation and respect that develops a real community atmosphere. We are more than a community - we are a family.
The Britney Spears Foundation: Helping Children In Need
Britney Spears passionately believes that the power of entertainment truly can make a difference in people's lives. It's certainly made a difference in hers.
That's why she started The Britney Spears Foundation, which is focused on a single goal -- to help children in need. The philosophy behind the Foundation is that music and entertainment has a healing quality that can truly benefit these kids.
From creating a fun-filled playroom for kids on extended hospital stays to The Britney Spears Camp for the Performing Arts, the Foundation's work is focused on the power entertainment has to heal and fulfill.
The Britney Spears Foundation welcomes contributions of any size. Your money will be used to help finance a number of programs with a common purpose: to help children in need.
Donation checks should be payable to:
The Britney Spears Foundation
24-32 Union Square East, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10003
