In the first two years of funding, the VAPA Foundation has achieved the following through the VAPA Enhancement Awards Program:

• Awarded $35,000 to create enhanced arts education projects at SDUSD schools
• 33 Teachers at SDUSD have received awards
• 2,700 SDUSD students have been directly served through the projects that include interactive field trips/workshops, artist residencies, professional development for teachers, and the purchase of non-consumable materials, equipment and musical instruments for any arts discipline.

Other programs supported by the VAPA Foundation include:

• Fall Fiddle Fest – teaching artists work with students in every performance level for a delightful afternoon of fiddle music!
• Mural Mentoring – artists work with schools to turn blank walls into works of art to beautify their campus and neighborhood.
• Spring Honor Concerts – instrumental concerts for elementary through high school and an honor choir concert.
• Cluster Arts Festivals – spring celebration of visual arts, music, dance and theatre.