Mental illness is a major cause of disability and affects about 6% of the population. In the past, many people with mental illness were placed in institutions. Federal legislation supported efforts to move people with mental illness out of restrictive hospital settings and into community-based services. When people moved to community-based services some facilities made efforts to help make people's life more meaningful. One community-based mental health facility used expressive arts to help their members have a better quality of life. This qualitative study was a descriptive case study of an expressive-arts program. Using observation, interviews, and document collection, this study described the components of an expressive-arts program for members of a community-based mental-health care facility. The components of the expressive-arts program included painting, acting and filming, dance and movement, and creative writing and poetry. The expressive-arts team used personal and cognitive apprenticeship to help members build and maintain positive relationships. Members understand that they have a choice in how they will live their life. Members also have changed as a result of their experiences in the expressive-arts program. Participation has given the members of this community-based mental-health facility hope for the future.