Urgent Update

Dear Friends,

For more than 30 years, CCD has been serving over 9,000 people each year through education, outreach, and performance.

I’m coming to you today with a message that’s both urgent and deeply personal.

Unless we raise $150,000 by the end of July, CCD will be forced to close its doors.

Over the last few years, CCD went through several leadership transitions. And during that time, the financial information shared with our Board didn’t reflect the reality of CCD’s situation. 

And while we’ve worked hard to bounce back from the pandemic, public funding has decreased. Enrollment and ticket sales haven’t recovered. And until this year, there wasn’t a long-term plan in place.

But now, we have one.

This year, our board and staff have worked tirelessly. We’ve cut costs. We’ve restructured our programs. We’ve developed a five-year plan to bring CCD back to stability.

But without immediate support, that plan won’t have a chance to succeed.

So I’m asking—right now—for your help.

Your support can come in the form of a donation, a low-interest loan, or a community investment. And your support will help CCD continue to offer free dance programs and performances at more than 10 Title I schools. Bring the joy of dance to more than 100 students each year, ages 2 to 75 and beyond. And bring inclusive, affordable, and professional performances—like The Nutcracker—to thousands of families across our community

If CCD has ever made a difference in your life…
If your child or you learned to dance here…
If you believe in the power of the arts to heal, to connect, to uplift…

Please stand with us now.

CCD is more than a dance school. It’s a home. A safe place. A space where creativity, compassion, and community come alive.

We cannot do this without you.

Thank you—from the bottom of my heart—for listening, for sharing, and for believing in what we do.

With gratitude,
Sandra Shih Parks
Executive & Artistic Director