About Us

The purpose of the Earamas Foundation is to prevent alcohol and drug abuse with safe, accessible, patient-centric programs to transform lives with discovery, performance, and experience of the healing power of music as a complementary and integrative health approach for advancing and improving a whole person health and wellness framework.

Who We Are
Our work is offered for alcohol and drug recovery centers, addiction treatments centers, mental health facilities, residential youth facilities, juvenile justice centers, drop-in shelters, shelters for mothers with young children and harm reduction centers, anywhere there is a need for the healing power of music for individuals and groups in a whole person health and wellness framework. 
 
An integrative whole person health approach can empower individuals, families, communities, and populations transform their lives and prevent alcohol and drug abuse by improving their health in multiple interconnected domains: biological, behavioral, social, spiritual, and environmental. 
An integrative whole person health approach can empower individuals, families, communities, and populations transform their lives and prevent alcohol and drug abuse by improving their health in multiple interconnected domains: biological, behavioral, social, spiritual, and environmental. 
 
  1. Individuals remanded to drug recovery centers that participate music programs are more likely to complete recovery and reenter society as productive members, gaining employment, establishing community, rebuilding families, and avoiding falling back into drug and alcohol addiction.
  2. To date, we have made personal donations of cash, music instruments, and equipment, but will be seeking grants and donation once our 501(3)c status is approved. We already have grant interest from several major guitar manufacturers in our recovery center program.
  3. Hickory Hills Recovery Center - Musical instruments donation and musical education services.
    1. https://www.krccnet.com/services/substance-use-services/hickory-hill/
    2. At Hickory Hills Recovery Center, 32 of the 65 men have enrolled in the voluntary music program, a very successful program in the words of the Recovery Center Director.
  4. Sky Hope Recovery Center - Musical instruments donation and musical education services.
    1. https://www.facebook.com/skyhoperecovery/
    2. Women at Sky Hope have just received their musical instruments and are forming performance and writing groups.