Nominate a Child
Help open a door to the arts.
HeARTS helps young people access meaningful arts opportunities when financial, learning, mental-health, sensory or other barriers may make participation more difficult.
At launch, this program is available to young people age 18 and under in Calgary.
A formal diagnosis is not required. Nomination does not guarantee funding, placement or assistance, but every nomination will be reviewed by HeARTS.
The initial nomination is intentionally limited. Please do not provide detailed medical, diagnostic or other unnecessary sensitive information. HeARTS will follow up directly if a conversation is appropriate.
Choose a Path
How are you connected to the young person?
Your choice only opens the appropriate form below; it does not submit any information. You can switch pathways before submitting; switching clears entered details.
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Online nomination requires JavaScript. If you're unable to use the nomination form, please contact HeARTS and we'll help you begin the process.
Parent / Caregiver Nomination
Change nomination pathway (switching clears both forms).
Non-Caregiver Nomination
Change nomination pathway (switching clears both forms).
What happens next?
For a caregiver nomination
HeARTS will personally review the nomination. If we can help, we’ll contact the caregiver and start the conversation. Discussions will happen directly rather than asking families to put sensitive details into a web form.
For a non-caregiver nomination
HeARTS will review the nomination and provide information that can be shared with the young person’s parent or caregiver. The caregiver then decides whether they would like to contact HeARTS and continue the process.
The caregiver ultimately chooses whether to engage. HeARTS does not require a clinical diagnosis, and nomination does not guarantee funding, placement or assistance.