PEPTOC is a project by artists Jessica Martin and Asherah Weiss, and the wonderful students at West Side Elementary in Healdsburg, California. This project includes a public art poster project as well as a hotline that Martin created, featuring pre-recorded life advice and words of encouragement by the students, aged 5-12. Within days of going live, the hotline went viral, receiving 60,000 calls an hour from all over the world.

Three years and 18 million calls later, these kids have launched a movement for joy. Young people from all over the globe have participated in the poster project. Their creations are featured in a new book compiled by Asherah and Jessica, called "You Are Amazing Like A Rocket," (a phrase coined by a West Side 5th grader)!

 

We are absolutely astounded and so very moved by the outpouring of support, and we are so proud that these kids are providing so much joy and light in a very difficult time in the world.

 

On days that we get a surge of millions of calls, the hotline fees can exceed $20,000 a day! However, thanks to your donations, we know we will be able to keep Peptoc available to ALL, 24 hours a day, for many years to come.

 

Please consider making a donation or becoming a sponsor. Any excess funding we receive will go toward our enrichment programs and creating new projects about kindness and connection, like Peptoc. All donations are tax-deductible.

 

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support!

 

For more information about the project and opportunities for sponsorship, go to the PEPTOC WEBSITE, peptoc (dot) net.

To learn more about our school’s arts program, go to: West Side Arts Program

--Jessica and Asherah