ArtWorks, the Naomi Cohain Foundation is a nonprofit established in 2001 in
Englewood, New Jersey
Englewood is a city in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, which at the 2020 United States census had a population of 29,308. Englewood was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1899, from por ...
, to provide
art therapy
Art therapy (not to be confused with ''arts therapy'', which includes other creative therapies such as drama therapy and music therapy) is a distinct discipline that incorporates creative methods of expression through visual art media. Art thera ...
for children who are hospitalized with life-threatening or chronic illnesses.
It was founded by Daniela Mendelsohn in honor of her cousin, Naomi Cohain, who came to New Jersey from Israel for cancer treatment, used art to help her cope with her illness, and died in 1995 when she was fifteen years old.
[ It received its nonprofit status from the IRS in 2002.
It costs the organization about $5,000 per year to provide art materials to a hospital.]Montclair Art Museum
The Montclair Art Museum (MAM) is located in Montclair, New Jersey, United States, a few miles west of New York City. Since it opened in 1914 as the first museum in New Jersey that granted access to the public and the first dedicated solely to a ...
.[
Michael B. Harris, a doctor who helped arranged for Cohain to be treated in New Jersey and managed her treatment, was a founding director of the organization.]Mo Koyfman
Moshe Koyfman is an American businessperson and investor.
Biography
Koyfman is a native of New Jersey. He attended the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a B.S. in economics with a concentration in finance and a B.A. in English.
Caree ...
served as a board member.
References
External links
* {{Official website, artworksfoundation.org/
Cancer charities in the United States
Art therapy
Organizations established in 2001
2001 establishments in New Jersey
Englewood, New Jersey
Arts organizations based in New Jersey