Sista Afya Community Care Nfp

Our mission is to build sustainable mental wellness communities through providing affordable and culturally-centered community mental wellness and education.

Developing Mental Wellness Warriors provides low-cost professional development trainings including Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings and topic-based trainings that are relevant to the community. This past year, DMWW received its CEU license to provide training to Illinois Counselors, Social Workers, and Therapists. We also hosted our first-ever Mental Health Impact Summit focused on policy education and practice.

Community Care provides free workshops, groups, and wellness classes, and peer support where Black women can connect, learn, and support one another with their mental wellness. Our initiative, Heal TogetHER utilized community participatory research to create a model of accessible mental health peer support for women with mild to moderate mental health concerns. A total of 172 women were served.

Sista Afya Community Care Nfp is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 85-2035370) based in Chicago, IL.