A long time community supporter of Art for the Journey's OMA training for seniors let to a collaborative grant for two organizations to facilitate training and provide start up funds for art supplies for the best practice program developed at Miami University, OH by Dr. Elizabeth Lokon. Art for the Journey began to provide training in partnership with Dr. Lokon for people accross the USA and Canada in 2018. In 2021 this funding made the expansion of the person-centered international best practice program now available to impact thousands of Virginians.