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08/20/2025

On cool, late sunmer days like today… You can find us in the garden. 🪴✨

[📍Franklin Avenue]

08/14/2025

What an average day looks like at our Crisis Respite Center! 💙
A first-of-its-kind space in NYC, our center offers a supportive, home-like alternative to hospitalization for those experiencing psychiatric distress.

For too long, New Yorkers in distress have been met with two default options: the emergency room or jail. At our Crisis Respite Center, guests instead find warmth, compassion, and 24/7 support from trained peer specialists — along with healing activities like art, yoga, meditation, meal planning, and self-advocacy workshops.

This is what care rooted in dignity, compassion, and choice looks like. ✨

08/12/2025

We love a summer bloom! 🌻💛

[📍172nd Street]

08/06/2025

Artists Arturo Sitjar and Susan Zelin of recently joined for an inspiring panel on Healing, Advocacy & Community Building through the arts at the nation’s largest supportive housing conference! 🎨✨

Grateful for the powerful conversation among fellow changemakers from and 💙

08/04/2025

Always good vibes at ☀️🎨

07/22/2025

Exciting news from the Bronx! News 12 The Bronx stopped by Baez Place, our newest supportive housing development, as part of their Rebuilding the Bronx series.

Opening later this year, Baez Place will provide 154 units of affordable, permanent housing for individuals living with mental health concerns, older adults with histories of homelessness, and low-income families with children.

We’re honored to be shaping the Bronx’s future by creating homes and strengthening community. 🏡💙

Baez Place is a 154-unit mixed tenancy development for individuals living with mental health concerns, frail/elderly individuals with histories of homelessne...

07/17/2025

A proud moment captured: IMT 5 Program Director John Thompson alongside the son of one of our recent IMT graduates! 💕

Since completing the program, his mom has enrolled at BMCC, joined our self-direction program, and has been connected with a full support team.

Her baby was born during her time with IMT5, so he’ll always hold a special place in our hearts. 👶💙 We’re celebrating all the milestones this family continues to reach!

05/21/2025

Having conversations about mental health really matters in the path to breaking down stigma!

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the 2025 Changing Minds Young Filmmaker Festival. The feeling in the theater as we watched these films together and heard directly from the young filmmakers about their inspiration and impact was truly unforgettable.

A huge thank you to the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund () and for making this night possible and for their continued support of mental health awareness.

05/16/2025

05/16/2025

What a night! ✨ We’re so grateful to everyone who joined us at The Carlyle Hotel for our Spring fundraiser. It was a wonderful evening of celebrating another year of building homes, hopes, and futures across NYC.

Big thank you to our special guest and Trustee for joining us, and to our phenomenal event co-chairs Martha Dabagian, Mary D’Souza, and Laura Gould for making the evening possible. 💙

05/15/2025

to some of our favorite moments from past Changing Minds Young Filmmaker Festivals — from red carpet arrivals to powerful post-screening conversations. 🎬✨

For years, young filmmakers have stepped up to share stories that challenge stigma and spark conversation around mental health. This Saturday, we celebrate that legacy and the next generation of storytellers at Village East by Angelika for the 2025 Festival.

🎟 Tickets are just $10: changingmindsfilmfestival.org (link in bio!)

(Made possible with generous support from )

05/14/2025

In just a few days, the big screen at lights up with bold stories that challenge stigma and celebrate young voices. 🎬

Join us on Saturday, May 17, for the Changing Minds Young Filmmaker Festival, featuring 10 powerful short films and a live Q&A with the filmmakers.

🎟 Tickets are just $10: www.changingmindsfilmfestival.org (link in bio!)