Ellen Bergan was inspired to create her own community resource, the Van-Go Mobile Art Studio, when she joined the Monroe County Youth Council in high school. She applied for and received a grant her junior year to get this project going. Ellen uses her passion to bring art to those who need it by bringing professional grade art supplies to children who often had never seen them. Children have vivid imaginations and can have a hard time processing major and possibly traumatic life events. Art becomes a necessity outlet for dealing with these complex emotions. Through Van-Go, Ellen has touched the lives of roughly 250 children and adults from multiple income and ability levels.

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