The Hidden Healing Fund supports community-based organizations using culturally-rooted and creative approaches to address the mental health needs of young people. Through tools like music, poetry, hip-hop, mentorship, and trauma-informed practices, these organizations are expanding access to holistic mental health resources that honor identity, lived experience, and community care.
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connects young artists to mental health through music, fostering creative skills, community, and healing rooted in American music’s diverse traditions.
Kansas City, MO
strengthens community through arts education, cultural engagement, and creative placemaking, inspiring social, cultural, and economic growth.
Rhinelander, WI
empowers Bay Area youth to heal from trauma and systemic violence through leadership programs, grassroots organizing, and artistic expression.
Oakland, CA
uses hip-hop therapy to help marginalized youth heal, build resilience, and reduce stigma around mental health.
Oakland, CA
preserves double dutch as a culturally-rooted, joyful activity promoting health, community, and play for women and children.
Chicago, IL
uses outdoor recreation to help young men of color explore mental health, healthy masculinity, and community connection.
New York, NY & Denver, CO
combines non-contact boxing with psychology to improve young people’s mental health, behavior, and personal growth.
Bristol, England
transforms mental health through ancestral practices, peer-driven healing, and youth-led cultural advocacy.
New York, NY & Washington, DC
supports young asylum seekers through trauma-informed arts programs, building resilience, community, and creative expression.
Croydon, London, England
empowers youth through poetry-based education, mental health support, and social justice, amplifying voices and fostering healing.
Brixton, England
empowers young artists through mentorship, performances, and workshops, shaping Detroit’s future cultural and entrepreneurial leaders.
Detroit, MI
