Sacred Streets frames the true identity of unseen people, creating relational portraits that call out value.
Sacred Streets frames the true identity of unseen people, creating relational portraits that call out value.
The Need
Sacred Streets serves the 500,000 people who live in the shadows of poverty in the US because every impoverished person has suffered injustice and crippling stigma.
“Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.”
— Mother Teresa
Why are programs falling short?
Our homeless population grows every year, even with the billions being poured in. Why?
When self-worth is eroded, help falls through the cracks. Solid identity is the foundation for everything.
Our help falls
through the
cracks of
a
shattered
identity.
Our vision of self can be our limitation or liberation…
The Vision
by 2028
We’re training 25 artists so we can make more impact with over 100 portraits per year.
Finished portraits are beautifully displayed in sacred spaces built from recycled street materials to share the stories to thousands. By 2028 we’ll be hosting three of these exhibits annually, helping large audiences trade stigma for sacred value.
Step Into the Street Gallery
Stories of Reframing
The relational portrait approach gives people affirmation, connection, and vision for a more life-giving path.
"I truly saw myself for the first time." — Robert
JOHN, a 17-year old living on Skid Row for a year, shared dreams of being a chef that he felt were lost. The week after his portrait he went back home to his family to pursue his dream.
ANGELO had been lost to his family for years. When he passed away in 2014, they looked for anything they could find about him and found Sacred Streets. His family displayed his portrait at the memorial and invited Jason to speak, finding what they were reaching for in the artist’s vision.
Jason's Leadership
“Sacred Streets is the culmination of all my life experiences, passions, and training and relationships.”
- 12-year director of Saddleback Visual Arts
- Trained 1,000+ artists and leaders
- MA in Global Leadership
- Widely featured in podcasts and articles
- Delivered over 150 talks across the U.S.
- Exhibited nationally
Capture the Soul of Your Mission
Increase Resident Recovery
2 of 3 portrait subjects from a street level have a total life turnaround or express a deep life impact.
Tell the story of your organization
through art that beautifies and enriches your facilities.
Fuel donor giving
through heartfelt artwork. Auction artworks during your next fundraiser.
Reach further
in your next social posts, emails, and year-end reports.
Will You Become a Partner?
Our goal of $125K allows us to reach our vision.
Would you help us get there? All donations are tax-deductible.