Support the Next Generation of Musicians Serving Their Communities
Students in the VMA Junior Program bring live classical music to nursing homes, hospitals, libraries, and community spaces across the country.
Our Impact Since 2012
“My daughter never heard classical music before. Now she knows.”
- Rosie’s Place Women’s Shelter
Students in the Volunteer Musicians for the Arts Junior Program share live classical music with communities that often have limited access to the arts, including shelters, assisted living communities, and public spaces.
The Impact of Your Support
Your support helps young musicians share the gift of classical music with communities who need it most. Through outreach concerts, leadership development, and student-led service, your gift helps bring music, joy, and connection to people across the country.
Student Outreach Concerts
Students bring live classical music to nursing homes, assisted living communities, and community organizations—creating meaningful moments of joy and connection through music.
Leadership Development
Young musicians develop compassion, responsibility, and leadership skills as they organize concerts and serve their communities through music.
Student-Led Clubs
VMA clubs empower students across the country to organize outreach concerts, lead service projects, and build musical communities rooted in service.
National Service Recognition
Students earn the VMA National Service Award and may qualify for the President’s Volunteer Service Award through AmeriCorps.
Since 2012, VMA students have shared classical music with communities across the country while growing as compassionate leaders through service.
See Our ImpactWhy Support VMA
Students share classical music with communities that may not otherwise experience live performances.
Young musicians learn to lead with compassion through service, outreach, and community engagement.
Students may earn the VMA National Service Award and qualify for the President’s Volunteer Service Award.
For over a decade, VMA has helped young musicians bring music, joy, and connection to communities across the country.
Music Has the Power to Connect
For many residents in nursing homes and assisted living communities, live music is a rare and meaningful experience. When young musicians share their music, they create moments of joy, memory, and connection that can brighten an entire day.
Your support helps make these performances possible while guiding the next generation of musicians to grow as compassionate leaders through service.
Make a Gift TodayVolunteer Musicians for the Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Other Ways to Give & Donor Information
Approximately 85% of each donation supports VMA’s programs, helping students bring live music into communities through outreach concerts, leadership development, and educator-guided service.
Your gift supports not only the performances themselves, but also the planning, coordination, verification, and program systems that ensure outreach is thoughtful, safe, and sustainable nationwide.
The remaining portion of each donation supports essential administration and fundraising, helping VMA remain transparent, accountable, and well-positioned to serve communities over the long term.
If you prefer to give by mail, please make your check payable to Volunteer Musicians for the Arts and send it to:
31 Wilmont Rd.
Framingham, MA 01701
Including your email address will help us send a receipt and acknowledgment for your donation.
