Porch Light Program: Final Evaluation Report
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PORCH LIGHT PROGRAM: FINAL EVALUATION REPORT
Can public art promote public health? This is the central question addressed in this four-year evaluation of the Porch Light Program, a collaborative endeavor of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program and the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disability Services (dbhids). Porch Light creates public murals that seek to transform neighborhoods and promote the health of neigh-borhood residents and individuals who help create the mural. This collaboration involves a variety of stakehold-ers, including behavioral health consumers, artists, family members, service providers, neighborhood residents, and the leadership and staff from two city departments.