2026 Grantees
Christian Mental Health Initiative (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Faith + Wellness at The Block Church: Equipping Young Adults to Lead Mental Health Response Teams: will train young adults of color and adult leaders at The Block Church in Youth Mental Health First Aid, establishing Mental Health Response Teams to provide real-time support and early intervention. These teams will host 16 youth-led workshops, participate in ongoing skill-building sessions, distribute Faith & Wellness Guides, and help young adults connect with trusted mental health providers. By the end of two years, the church will have a sustainable, faith-rooted model that normalizes mental health conversations, reduces stigma, and empowers young adults to support themselves and their community.
Habilitative Systems, Inc. (Chicago, Ill.)
Gen-Z Mental Health Ambassadors: will train young people of color in Chicago to become peer leaders who promote mental wellness, reduce stigma, and connect their peers to vital resources. Over two years, participants will learn coping strategies, create safe spaces for open dialogue, and access supportive services for behavioral health and social needs. The program will strengthen individual well-being while building a pipeline of future leaders in the behavioral health workforce.
The Hidden Genius Project (Oakland, Calif.)
Mindful Genius: Centering Black Male Youth Mental Wellness: will support Black male high school students through monthly wellness workshops that build resilience, self-awareness, and healthy coping skills. By offering safe, culturally affirming spaces, the program addresses stress, grief, and the impacts of racism while reducing stigma and promoting equitable care. Over two years, participants will strengthen their mental health literacy, develop sustainable self-care practices, and build a strong sense of belonging that supports their academic, personal, and leadership growth.
I AM A BETTER ME! INC. (Bronxville, N.Y.)
Shining the Light: Youth of Color Mental Health Initiative: will provide culturally responsive workshops, a youth-centered conference, and focused suicide-prevention and autism-awareness programming for young people of color across the Bronx and NYC. Through partnerships with SOMOS, the NYC Suicidality Council, and local churches, the program will reduce stigma, strengthen mental health literacy, and connect youth to care through closed-loop referrals and embedded SUD prevention.
Mental Health America in Montgomery (Montgomery, Ala.)
Mental Health Education for Young People of Color: will deliver four rounds of trauma-informed mental health workshops for students and families at Valiant Cross Academy, building a culture of resilience and emotional wellness. Students will learn practical mental health skills, parents will gain tools to support their children, and the partnership with Mental Health America in Montgomery will foster trust and ongoing support. Outcome data will track engagement, reduced stigma, and improved communication, helping establish a sustainable, culturally responsive model for young men of color.
NAMI Alaska, Inc. (Anchorage, Alaska)
Ending the Silence: will provide evidence-based, trauma-informed support to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and connect American Indian and Alaska Native youth and their families with needed resources, working closely with North Slope Borough residents to address local behavioral health challenges. Ultimately, their goal is to reduce suicide rates and strengthen long-term mental wellness across communities and the state.
'Ohana Makamae, Inc. (Hāna, Hawaii)
Ho'okahi Lahui One People: will provide individual counseling for youth and kupuna in Hāna to address mental health challenges, substance abuse, and homelessness. Intergenerational workshops will strengthen cultural identity, resilience, and connection across ages. Through skills, mentorship, and healing, participants will help foster a healthier, more connected community for Native Hawaiian youth and elders.
Two Powers Land Collective (Blackfeet Reservation, Browning, Mont.)
Healing with Horses: Culturally Grounded Mental Health for Native Youth: will offer culturally grounded, equine-assisted mental health programs for Indigenous youth on the Blackfeet Nation, combining therapeutic riding, horsemanship, and mentorship with traditional cultural teachings. Led by local licensed professionals and elders, the program will strengthen resilience, mental wellness, and cultural identity while helping youth navigate trauma, stress, and substance use challenges. By providing a safe and culturally affirming environment, the Ranch ensures consistent access to high-quality, culturally aligned mental health care.
2025 Grantees
Aunt Rita's Foundation
Aunt Rita's Foundation’s Positive Empowerment Youth Retreat in Arizona will support HIV-positive youth of color through education, empowerment, and community-building. The retreat provides a safe space where participants can connect with peers, gain valuable knowledge about managing their mental and physical health, and develop leadership skills.
Burton Homes Community Outreach NFP
Burton Homes Community Outreach NFP will address youth mental health needs and substance use in Chicago’s South Side. Their project encompasses comprehensive support services, mental health consultations, case management, psychiatric care linkages, and nutritional support.
Oakland Natives Give Back Fund Inc.
Oakland Natives Give Back Fund Inc. will serve young women of color in the Oakland, California, area through the Girls Equity Movement Mental Health Equity Initiative. The initiative will incorporate a combination of culturally responsive mental health services, social-emotional learning workshops, and peer-led support groups.
Our Minds Matter
Our Minds Matter helps Washington, D.C., public school students take action for their own mental health through teen-led clubs. With the support of the grant, Our Minds Matter will expand to additional schools and offer training, resources, and ongoing coaching to enable students to learn about, care for, and transform school cultures around mental health.
Peoples Empowerment Through Advocacy, Counseling, & Education (P.E.A.C.E)
P.E.A.C.E. will provide free mental health resources to Asian American and Pacific Islander youth and their communities in Georgia. P.E.A.C.E. will offer counseling in multiple languages and educational seminars to help AAPI youth prioritize their mental health and to equip families with tools to foster open communication and emotional well-being at home.
2024 Grantees
Be Eccentrich, Inc.
Be Eccentrich, Inc. will use its grant to support “BE WELL: A Therapeutic Art Intervention Program,” a project tailored to address the mental health disparities faced by people of color in Broward County by employing a culturally competent and inclusive approach, incorporating community partnerships, and creating accessible and community-centered locations to improve access to mental health resources, reduce stigma, and promote positive mental health outcomes.
Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc.
Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. will use its grant to support “CPLC Nahui Ollin Wellness Program Youth Camping Retreats,” a project to engage and serve the diverse community of Pima County, which includes a demographic mix of Latino, Indigenous, White, and a growing Asian and Black population, by addressing the increasing prevalence of youth marijuana use, mental illness, and gender-based violence among the county's youth population through empowerment through education, a culturally responsive approach, leadership development, youth advocacy, safe spaces, mentorship and peer support, trauma-informed care, community engagement, and cross-cultural dialogue.
Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation
Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation will use its grant to support “Creating Access to Safe and Equitable Places for Our Youth to Play and Be in Nature,” a project to support the well-being and mental health of children by creating access to safe and equitable places for them to play and be in nature or greenspace environments.
FCBC Community Development Corporation: H.O.P.E. Center
FCBC Community Development Corporation: H.O.P.E. Center will use its grant to support “Suicide Prevention and Youth Resilience,” a project to leverage the social influence of adolescents to enhance protective factors and reduce suicide through their school-based peer networks by measuring engagement and impact on social protective factors including peer connectedness, for youth across a range of risk levels based on prior suicidal ideation-behaviors, depression, ACEs exposure, and academic achievement.
The Greatest Investment (TGI) Girls Empowerment Program
The Greatest Investment (TGI) Girls Empowerment Program will use its grant to support “TGI Girls Mental Health Initiative,” a program to help increase equitable access to mental health initiatives to young people of color and help change the narrative of mental health within communities of color by offering community events, mental health program initiatives and connecting our young people of color with industry experts who look like them.
Health Care for the Homeless
Health Care for the Homeless will use its grant to support “Behavioral Health Care for Youth Experiencing Homelessness,” a project to ensure both access to behavioral health care and culturally and linguistically appropriate care for young people of color through their home health model.
Jubilee Healing Farm, Inc.
Jubilee Healing Farm, Inc. will use its grant to support “Peer Outdoor Education for Mental Health,” a program aimed to address the mental health disparities in anxiety and depression among college students, particularly focusing on self-identified Black students by providing a range of support services and training that directly address the unique challenges and stressors faced by these populations such as discrimination, microaggressions, and the stress of navigating environments where they are underrepresented.
NAMI Greater San Antonio
NAMI Greater San Antonio will use its grant to support “WELLness for Youth,” a project that will support youth in the three schools that surround Haven for Hope, our community's largest homeless shelter, by providing staff development, parent education and youth education groups on mental health topics through the school year.
Wraparound Enterprises
Wraparound Enterprises will use its grant to support “Emerge Youth Initiative,” a multi-media educational arts education project that will amplify voices of youth on substance abuse, prevention and engage multi-generational audiences by providing culturally competent education, prevention, and public awareness services that are safe and effective to meet the needs of the marginalized youth and families that they serve.
YWCA National Capital Area
YWCA National Capital Area will use its grant to support “EmpowerYOU,” a program to promote awareness of mental health among its program participants, by delivering innovative programming that addresses the mental health inequities they face, increasing their equitable access to mental health care and empowering them to advocate for their mental health needs by providing them with access to tools and resources that will improve their resilience and mental health long-term.
2023 Grantees
New York Foundling (NYC)
New York Foundling will use its grant to support ARTsq: Art to Advance, Restore and Transform, a program that strives to address these gaps and improve the experiences and outcomes of youth of color currently in care, as well as foster care alumni. ARTsq is an art healing, restorative justice workshop series developed in 2020 as a response to overrepresentation of BIPOC youth in child welfare and their testimonies about their experiences in care—entering and exiting, accessing resources, engaging with staff, and receiving medical and mental health care.
Pakistani Association of Greater Boston (Hudson, MA)
The Pakistani Association of Greater Boston will use its grant for innovative programming that addresses mental health and substance use disorder inequities experienced by young people of color., Promoting awareness of mental health and substance use disorder inequities experienced by young people of color. Increasing equitable access to mental health and substance use disorder care for young people of color. Enhancing the quality of culturally and linguistically appropriate services in mental health and substance use disorder care for young people of color.
2022 Grantees
The Drake University Counseling Center
The Drake University Counseling Center will use its grant to better gather data and assess the mental health needs of people of color among its student body. The data will be used to inform programming as well as outreach through on-campus partners. The Center will also host an event where students of color will share their experiences with mental health, and its clinicians will be offered ongoing training in therapeutic tools for young people of color.
The University of Florida
At the University of Florida, students from nearby colleges often seek mental health help at the UF Health Community clinic. However, some of these students do not have financial resources or insurance to cover their costs and end up leaving treatment before it is completed. The University of Florida will use the grant to connect students from historically underserved backgrounds, with disabilities, or from disadvantaged backgrounds to an outpatient clinic for treatment, including an evaluation and seven follow-up sessions.
The Kellin Foundation’s Project Nia
The Kellin Foundation’s Project Nia is working to reach more young individuals of color in Guilford County, North Carolina, area with culturally and linguistically appropriate resources about mental health. Leveraging its designation as a National Child Traumatic Stress Network site, the Kellin Foundation will also update training materials, conduct staff training sessions, and build additional expertise among clinicians and advocates in the areas of equity and inclusion.
Crear Con Salud
Crear Con Salud in Puerto Rico is presenting biweekly Facebook livestreams about mental health for the general public, as well as workshops for community leaders. With the support of the grant, they will broaden their audience and curate the information they’ve previously made available and develop more in-person workshops on resilience and conflict management.
The University of Colorado
The University of Colorado is using its grant to support translation of an evidence-based mental health intervention for Spanish-speaking youth. Among its activities, it will conduct presentations for area school districts, adolescent physical health care clinicians, faith-based leaders and others who could refer Spanish-speaking adolescents in need of outpatient, trauma-informed behavioral health services.