Making a Difference
Inspiring an impact through our life giving programs.
Our Focus
Breathe Bravely is dedicated to giving voice to cystic fibrosis by focusing its programming on connecting people living with CF through the power of music. Since its launch in 2017, we have seen consistent interest and growth in our virtual sINgSPIRE program as it offers a unique and uplifting support service to those living with CF. The sINgSPIRE program combats the effects of cystic fibrosis through the art of singing by focusing on building respiratory strength, breath awareness, and breath management skills to better achieve maximum breath potential. Most of all, it is a catalyst for meaningful and empowering connections.
Constant Growth
Since sINgSPIRE’s launch in 2017, the program has seen consistent and meaningful growth. Our sINgSPIRE virtual program has held 21 10-week sessions and over 5,320 voice lessons have been taught to individuals with CF from across the world. Now, more than ever, the sINgSPIRE program has been a catalyst for empowering connection. Over 130 students have gone through at least one session of sINgSPIRE. With the start of every new session, five additional spots are made available to new students. Eligible students currently enrolled in the session are given the opportunity to continue on as a part of the sINgSPIRE program.
In 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic escalated we saw an increased need in our CF community to make our program available to more individuals. We saw a significant demand for the program and thus an increased rate of growth in enrollment when we opened more spots. We also extended Session 11 through the month of May 2020 giving current students a continued opportunity to connect and combat a growing sense of isolation. 2021 brought our greatest growth yet with our program's largest number of enrollment to date with 115 individuals being served and continues to maintain such an impact to this very day.
Global Impact
In June 2019, Breathe Bravely launched the sINgSPIRE Virtual Choir, which at the time was not a common modality for choirs. Singers from all over the world came together to defy a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis through the art of singing and joining their diverse and powerful voices together in a unified chorus of strength, tenacity, and unrelenting hope. To date, the sINgSPIRE Virtual Choir has completed seven projects with its eighth debuting in May 2023.
The sINgSPIRE Virtual Choir has been hailed by Grammy award-winning composer and musician Eric Whitacre as one of six top chosen virtual choirs. All of the pieces performed by the choir are original and written specifically for the ensemble, highlighting their unique voices while defying a diagnosis that would never let them make music any other way than virtually.
