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Financial Resources for Support

For Black-Led Wellness Work
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For Black Parents

Black Wellness Innovation Fund

The Black Wellness Innovation Fund is a funder collaborative that supports innovative, Black-led wellness work in Black communities. We are calling on national organizations to join us in building out this Fund to further support the collective wellness of Black communities.

Despite the growing awareness of Black mental health and distress in the United States, no national fund exists to support innovative, Black led wellness and mental health resources. The Black Wellness Innovation Fund aims to fill this monumental gap.

Corporate Donors

Healthline Media

Pinterest

Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation 

LEARN MORE!
Black Wellness Innovation Fund informational PDF

Grant Opportunities:

Black Trans Women’s Wellness Grants

Grant Recipients

$10,000 Grant Awards

 

  • Daroneshia Duncan-Boyd - Birmingham, AL
    TAKE Resource Center, Healing Justice Program

    Grant funds will allow the TAKE Center to expand their services and wellness resources and will sustain their mental health groups led by therapists. 

  • Nala Simone Toussaint - Brooklyn, NY
    Reuniting of African Descendants (ROAD), Artivism Program

    Grant funds will help reinstate the ROAD Artivism Program, which provides TLGBQIA+ artists with opportunities for expression and mentorship from more experienced artists to promote wellness & positive self-perception.

  • Toni-Michelle Williams - Atlanta, GA 
    Yakinii's Love Mentorship Program
    Grant funds will support a mentorship and rites of passage program for young Black trans women between the ages of 14- 22.

Black Birth Wellness Grants

Grant Recipients

We provided six Black families in Memphis, TN with a local doula and a $750 wellness stipend to support their birth journey. Information from their experiences will be used to draft a brief on the impact of doulas on the mental health and wellbeing of pregnant, Black folks.

 

  • Ladedra Fields
  • Zeori Harper
  • Kimberly Smith
  • Charniqua Thompson
  • Lauryn Webber
  • Alexis Yarbrough

REBUILD

Grant Project

  • Project REBUILD supports people who are formerly incarcerated with getting access to Black therapists to support their healing journey. Funds were provided to support the maintenance and sustainability of this project.

    Award: $15,000

Coming Soon - Stay Tuned!

Grant Recipients

TBD

Southern Healing Support Fund

The Southern Healing Support Fund is a community-driven fund that provides funding for Black mental health and healing practitioners including clinicians, yoga practitioners, community workers, and group facilitators to implement innovative healing and support strategies in the Southern region of the U.S.

Past Funding

Past Fund Recipients

Grant Year: 2021
$4,000 Awards

Emanuel H. Brown, Wellness Practitioner
The Acorn Center for Restoration and Freedom: South Carolina

Kayla Gore, Organizer
My Sistah’s House: Memphis, TN

Alphonso Mills, Counselor and HIV Advocate
Positive Impact Health Centers: Atlanta, GA

Crystal Monds, Healing Practitioner
Osatyam Wellness: Atlanta, GA

Julia Sangodare Wallace, Preacher and Filmmaker
Mobile Homecoming Trust: Durham, North Carolina

Grant Year: 2020
$500 Awards

Historic Mableton Community Garden 
Mableton, GA 

Alliance for African American Health
Austin, TX 

Grant Year: 2018
$1,000 Awards

Miajenell Peake, Birth Doula
The Melanated Birth & Yoga Retreat: Memphis, Tennessee

Dionne Hills, Herbalist
Community Roots Clinic: Atlanta, GA

Lorenzo Lewis, Mental Health Advocate
The Confess Project: Little Rock, Arkansas

Ratasha Elise, Healing Justice Facilitator
Chocolate Soul Revival: Durham, North Carolina

Past Corporate Funders

Lipton Tea 

Going Digital: Behavioral Health Tech Summit

APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY CLOSED
southern Healing support Fund 2022

Black Parent Support Fund

The Black Parent Support Fund provides direct monetary support to Black parents who are living with mental conditions or supporting children living with mental conditions. Funds are distributed on a quarterly basis.

“The BEAM Fund allowed me to be able to afford gas for my car as the prices go up, I was able to get my oil changed…and it also allowed me to buy my daughter a birthday gift that I would not have had the extra money for if it wasn’t for BEAM’s help.” – Past Fund Recipient

“The funds that my family received help tremendously with my kids. We are a family that loves art and we connect with each other using it. So it's no surprise that we used it also as a way to heal from our family trauma and also to express ourselves using art. With the blessing that BEAM gave my family we were able to buy much needed supplies to continue to create beautiful things that promote healing and self-expression. Myself and my family are extremely grateful.” – Past Fund Recipient

Past Funding

Past Corporate Funders

Finish Line Foundation: $30,000 (As recommended by singer & actress, Kelly Rowland)

BLACK FATHERS:
APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY OPEN
Black+Parent+Support+Fund+(1)

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