Guitars Not Guns, Inc.

Monday, May 6, 2013

San Pablo Guitars Not Guns Graduation April 30, 2013

Another successful graduation! Great group of kids and fantastic volunteers! Thank you to all of our sponsors!

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

4-22-13 Another Successful Guitars Not Guns Graduation - Antioch, CA

Antioch, CA April 22, 2013

Friday, April 12, 2013

CHECK OUT THE LATEST STORY ON STEVE CLAYTON'S OFFICIAL BLOG!

Photo Courtesy of Caren Armstrong

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!

Monday, March 25, 2013

FEBRUARY17, 2013 GUITARS NOT GUNS BENEFIT PHOTOS!

Be sure to check out the photos from our Guitars Not Guns benefit, featuring special Guest, Tony Catania, lead guitarist from the Jason Bonham Led Zeppelin Experience! The show was a success!

CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS HERE!

Friday, March 8, 2013

NEW 3 WEEK CLASSES!

UPDATE: March 8, 2013: We have begun three 8 week classes, two in Concord, CA and one in Antioch. Next week we begin a new session in San Pablo, CA. That will be a total of 4 classes in progress!

NOW MORE THAN EVER WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE, VOLUNTEER, DONATE, ALL FOR A GREAT CAUSE!

Thursday, February 28, 2013

New Classes Now In Session!

We recently began two new Guitars not Guns sessions in Concord! There are a total of 28 students!

New sessions will also begin in Antioch on March 4th, 2013 and soon in Richmond!

Thank you to all our volunteers, and sponsors to help make these classes happen!

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

GNG Benefit Show Feb 17th in Concord!

Facebook Invite here

How You Can Help

Guitars Not Guns, Inc. in California is entirely a volunteer organization. It has no employees so all donations are used to fulfill Our Mission to provide free guitars and lessons to foster kids, at risk youth and other deserving children ages 8 to 18 years old.

We need volunteer guitar instructors, classroom assistants, grant writers, bookkeepers, fundraisers and program leaders. You do not have to know how to play guitar to be a volunteer.

To volunteer go the "Volunteer" page and follow the instructions. We and the kids can always use your help.

How The Program Works

We "loan" guitars and guitar accessories to our students that they are to use to practice and carefully maintain for eight (8) weeks of one hour per week classes. The students and their guardians sign a lease contract for the equipment and most care for the guitars. The guitar may be the only personal item the student has ever possessed since foster children may move multiple times each year from guardian to guardian or facility to facility.. The object of the contract is to teach the students to take care of possessions. The students are not told this but, upon successful completion of the first level of classes, the guitars and accessories will be given to them to keep at no cost. The final class is a party to celebrate completion of the eight week program. The students play and we bring in accomplished musicians, some that are their age, to motivate them to further study with us and independently. For some, it is the first time they have been exposed to live music.