Events & Classes

September 19, 2023
NEW 8 week SESSIONS AT THE PINOLE LIBRARY
GRADUATION SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Twenty (20) children!!

August 28, 2023
GUITARS NOT GUBS GRADUATION
CONCORD LIBRARY
17 kids!

September 10, 2021

WE LOOK FORWARD TO RETURNING TO OUR CLASSES WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO - STAY TUNED!

SAVE THE DATE - NOVEMBER 25, 2018 - GUITARS NOT GUNS ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT - VINNIES BAR AND GRILL - CONCORD, CA

(NOTE: We are working on having enough volunteer guitar instructors to be able to have this session. Please consider volunteering if you are a guitar player. We need the help!

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.

Events & Classes

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