FOR CLOSE TO THIRTY YEARS, MICHAEL BOLTON'S ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT AND PASSIONATE LEADERSHIP HAS CHARACTERIZED THE MICHAEL BOLTON CHARITIES INSISTENT COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO ISSUES WHICH ADVERSELY AFFECT CHILDREN AND WOMEN AT RISK. THE MICHAEL BOLTON CHARITIES HAS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO TAKE THE LEAD IN PURSUING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO IMMENSE CHALLENGES AND COMPELLING NEEDS. TODAY, THAT COMMITMENT CONTINUES WITH BOLD RESEARCH-BASED INITIATIVES THAT ARE HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL AND ENDURING DIFFERENCE IN INDIVIDUAL LIVES. IN 2015, THE MICHAEL BOLTON CHARITIES LAUNCHED A PIONEERING, ONE-OF-A-KIND PROGRAM: BEYOND TRAUMA: YOUTH MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAM WHICH SERVES STUDENTS EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA.