Local arts agencies (LAAs) build healthier communities through the arts. Fifty-seven percent use the arts to address community development issues ranging from helping underserved youth and the homeless population to investing in a community’s creative economy and its cultural districts.

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This one pager give an overview of key data from the 2015 Local Arts Agency Census about how local arts agencies use the arts to develop healthier communities.