Paper Crane at Berkeley

We are Paper Crane, a student-run organization at UC Berkeley that provides weekly creative art workshops at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland. Our big aim is to contribute a relief and support system for children who spend a lot of time there. Through artistic expression, we hope to alleviate some of the burdens of illness and injury and provide these kids with an inclusive environment in which they can feel safe and happy. We believe strongly in the cathartic powers of art, and the ability to empower and spread positivity and community using art as the medium. Hopefully, through our workshops, we can aid the children in their process of healing. By recruiting volunteers on campus, we hope to expand to more hospitals and increase the number of weekly workshops to form even more meaningful connections with kids who need it the most. As the Paper Crane family, our purpose is to make children smile, and our wish is to reach as many children as we can. Just like folding one paper crane at a time, we hope to spread smiles, one at a time. We know that even though a single person (or a single organization) can’t change the world, changing a single person’s world for even a moment is worth the effort.