Guitars Not Guns, Inc. - California: Artists

Artist Endorsement and Sponsorships Invited!

If you are an artist that would like to endorse and promote our non profit music program for deserving kids, please contact us. In exchange for your promotion of Guitars Not Guns, your endorsement will be listed here with links to your sites. Your endorsement will be used in our off line promotions as well.

We also welcome autographed guitars and other memorilbila for our fund raising efforts!

Thank You to these
Artists that have donated Autographs and Memoribilia in the past:

SLASH

SAMMY HAGAR

Ed Roland of Collective Soul and

Kevin Griffin of Better then Ezra

Tour as Southern Gentlemen

2012 Autographed Guitar to be auctioned soon on Ebay!

Stay Tuned

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.