Where to Donate + Get Involved
This page houses a list of BIPOC wellness organizations, non-profits and food collectives to donate to and get involved with.
To return to our master Resource list for Cultivating a More Equitable, Diverse and Inclusive Wellness Industry, click here.
We will be updating this guide regularly, so please send us any suggestions via DM @thejoyalife
Photo of Ron Finley by LA Times
Afri-Can Food Basket
Community based non-profit organization that has been at the forefront of championing Food Justice and Food Sovereignty for Toronto’s African, Caribbean, Black (ACB) community since 1995
Black Girls Code
Encouraging young women to get into STEM (science, technology, engineering, medicine)
Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation
The organization’s vision is to eradicate the stigma around mental health issues in the African-American community by providing support and bringing awareness to mental health issues
East Oakland Collective
A member-based community organizing group invested in serving the communities of deep East Oakland by working towards racial and economic equity
GirlTrek
The largest public health nonprofit for black women and girls - encourages women to get outside and exercise, and creates a safe space for them to do so
Loveland Foundation
Provides funding for therapy and mental health resources for Black women and girls
Open Path Psychotherapy Collective
A non-profit nationwide network of mental health professionals dedicated to providing in-office mental health care—at a steeply reduced rate
SUPRMARKT LA
A low-cost, organic grocery store serving food deserts in Los Angeles
The Body: A Home for Love
Helping Black women heal from sexual trauma
The Okra Project
Bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People
The Ron Finley Project
California-based Non-Profit dedicated to increasing healthy communities worldwide through urban gardening programs