Welcome to 2026! Each new year can often hold expectations and hopes for many of us, as well as moments of reflection on the past.
2026 is a special year for Sparks, as we celebrate our founding 10 years ago, in 2016. This decade milestone has us reflecting on many of Sparks’ milestones along the way, both individually with our students, and collectively as a nonprofit.
Here is Sparks’ founder, Cynthia Smith, explaining in her own words how she ended up working with children of the incarcerated, and how Sparks was incorporated in 2016:
Help us support more children facing parental incarceration and forced separation in 2026 through music therapy.
