In 2006, humorist, musician, and syndicated columnist Mike Ball was awarded funds by the National Endowment for the Arts through the Michigan Humanities Council to develop an entirely new kind of music workshop for incarcerated and at-risk kids. This work, which has come to be known as Lost Voices, involves helping these troubled children explore their feelings by writing songs, then perform their work on stage. The Concert for Lost Voices is an entertainment experience you will never forget. Five headline acts—Josh White, Jr., Drew Nelson, Kitty Donohoe, Jen Cass, and Mike Ball—will spend the evening on stage in a “round robin” format, taking turns performing and teaming up in totally unpredictable and unique musical combinations. The show brings together a wide range of musical styles, which combines with the artists’ warm regard for each other to produce a magical energy. These extraordinary talents toss a musical lifeline of hope to the young men and women in the programs. These workshops and concerts have proved to be transforming experiences for the participants, their peers, their parents, and even the staff who deal with them every day. Lost Voices is a Michigan non-profit corporation, founded to further these projects and to develop new ones like them.