Gray Space Wellness

Our Vision

To cultivate a thriving community of Black excellence, wellness, and unity, where individuals are empowered to create or continue a legacy of excellence, heal, and grow together. Through collective action, education, and mutual support, we envision a future where every person has the resources, confidence, and care they need to build a lasting impact for themselves and the community.

The Issue

Despite the progress in many areas, Black communities continue to face significant disparities in access to mental health care, wellness services, educational opportunities, and sustainable resources. These issues are compounded by generational trauma, limited support systems, and barriers to accessing quality services due to financial constraints or lack of community-centered initiatives. The lack of community-based resources to address mental, physical, and emotional wellness has created a cycle that limits growth, healing, and advancement for many individuals.

OUR SOLUTION

Gray space Wellness is not only a passion project but a PURPOSE project. We strive to work alongside wake county to create better avenues of excellence that everyone is asking for.

Community health needs assessment (CHNA) “Ideally Wake county would like to have a holistic approach, that combines both mental and physical health.” - Wake co. This is a process for determining the needs in a particular community or population through systematic, comprehensive data collection and analysis, and leveraging results to spur community change. The North Carolina CHNA assessment is reported every 3 years.

“Wake County already has a range of services addressing mental health throughout the county and is home to thousands of outpatient therapy providers. While mental health impacts everyone, prioritization discussions highlighted a few populations who are particularly impacted by mental health. Ideally, Wake would like to have a holistic approach that combines both mental and physical health.” Which is something uniquely different from what they’ve been asking for within the last 6 year CHNA survey.

The target population for the center includes individuals from predominantly Black communities, focusing on both youth and adults who are seeking to improve their overall wellness and create or continue a legacy of excellence. This includes those facing challenges related to mental health, food insecurity, lack of access to quality education, and systemic disparities in healthcare. Our programs are designed to serve individuals of all ages, from young people striving to build a strong foundation for the future, to adults looking to heal, learn, and develop sustainable practices that can benefit themselves and the broader community.

What Makes Us Unique?

Our "Pay-It-Forward" Membership A volunteer-based membership system where individuals can exchange hours of community service for access to services like therapy sessions, health forward cooking classes, workshops, and other programs. This fosters a sense of shared responsibility and community care, ensuring that all services remain free to the community.

Wellness Space

is a nonprofit organization rooted in the belief that Black excellence and wellness go hand in hand. Inspired by the community-driven legacy of the Black Panther Party and a passion for holistic healing, we aim to:

Provide a safe and inclusive sanctuary where individuals can heal, grow, and thrive.
Offer free, accessible programs like therapy, mentorship, education, and sustainable farming to uplift Black communities.
Empower individuals to break generational barriers and build legacies of greatness through our unique "Pay-It-Forward" membership model.

Our Mission

Our Vision

The Issue

What Makes Us Unique?

Wellness Space

Our Core Values

How we communicate should
never be a code,
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to switch up.

AAVE is our first
language,
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community.