Communitas America

Provide food and hospitality services that strengthen the social and economic fabric of our community. It focuses on employing and training people who have recently been incarcerated or are facing challenges. The goal is to help them succeed, become independent, and contribute to society through valuable skills that are transferable worldwide.

www.featuringculinaryarts.com

Arnyce Foster-Hernandez

Create a supportive community for parents of disabled children in the Bronx. It aims to enhance the quality of life for these families by providing access to valuable resources, information, and educational programs. Through initiatives such as recreational and developmental spaces, workshops, and special events, we strive to empower both parents and children.

www.facebook.com/groups/bronxspecialkids

Giselle Ramirez

Empower midlife women to turn self-doubt into vibrant self-expression. It supports personal growth, intergenerational connections, and wellness, inspiring women to thrive and redefine aging as a journey of excellence.

www.hardeelife.com

Natascha Hardee

Provide nutritious food to middle-class families facing life hardships, offering support for up to 6 months. The goal is to ensure that asking for help is free of shame. It believes that integrity and empathy are key to building a strong community.

www.instagram.com/brunchatzions

Chrystina Casado

Normalize reducing environmental waste and minimizing harm, while easing the burdens many face. It achieves this by building strong community partnerships to redirect good food from landfills, sharing it with those who could use a little extra support.

www.friendlyfridgefoundation.org

Sara Allen

Engage urban communities through hands-on training in beekeeping, leadership, and environmental advocacy.

www.beeuniversitynyc.org

Andre Ware

Dedicate to edifying and evolving composting systems and structures, with a belief in zero-waste and a focus on transforming food systems, with composting as the foundation.

www.instagram.com/gaias.warrior

Erik Calvo

Develop the E.A.T.T. (Everyone At The Table) program to enhance engagement through hands-on activities like interactive nutrition classes and cooking workshops, encouraging students to adopt healthy living practice.

www.myempowermentnyc.com

Shannon Morris

Envision a community where every youth has the opportunity to excel and contribute positively, guided by core values—Persistence, Passion, and Purpose.

www.forthebetterinc.org

Rasheedat Ajala

Empower the Bronx through nutritious food access and plant-based cooking education, promoting health and wellness, and addressing food disparities.

www.bronxeats.org

Gail Horsch

Specialize in food and people, as a New York-based media production and strategy studio, with a mission to contribute to a more responsible, inclusive, and sustainable food media culture that values the planet and nourishes communities.

www.foodascontent.com/home

David Manrique

Bring together intergenerational agents of change to collectively address products/services aimed at improving access to food and/or healthy eating in under-resourced communities to increase accessibility to healthier life choices through education, partnerships and youth participation.

Dr. Rosa Yolanda Pineda

Increase access to locally grown farm fresh food, promote micro-mobility, and reduce waste through composting and textile recycling in Harlem and The Bronx. Through the creation of the Kids Club and additional community engagement strategies, interactive sessions will be held at local farmers' markets to encourage good nutrition as part of a growing movement towards a healthier, better-fed, and more educated community.

ubhealthyproject.org/about

Judi Desiree

Elevate the health and wellness of our community by providing access to natural, nutrient-rich sea moss. It is dedicated to educating and empowering individuals on its benefits, fostering a culture of holistic health, and promoting sustainable practices that support overall well-being. The goal is to build a healthier future—one that respects our natural resources and prioritizes the well-being of every community member.

www.instagram.com/seamossjam

Ann Persaud

Champion, nurture, and connect consumers and the community to healthy, flavorful, high-quality Caribbean-inspired food products that are culturally responsive and adaptable. IT offers a platform to amplify health education, including nutrition, wellness promotion, and disease prevention.

thespicetheory.com

Dr. Corrie Amos

Fostering transformative journeys towards more holistic well-being for BIPOC communities. We empower individuals to prioritize self care and mental wellness by practicing healing exercises, wellness, and pampering in a safe space.

Angie St.Louis

Empowering and nurturing a strong intergenerational community through the transformative power of nature, agriculture, and gardens.

Amiel Lucre

Fighting, with urgency and creativity, to address structural inequities by closing the advocacy gap in marginalized communities.

Jibreel Jalloh

www.instagram.com/theflossyorg

www.theflossy.org

We enable consumers to make more informed purchasing decisions, empower MWBE business owners that are being disproportionately impacted by major corporations, and encourage communities to invest in themselves.

Jovan Irving

www.supshops.com

Inspiring the next generation of chocolate eaters, chocolate makers and chocolatiers.

Daniel Maloney

www.instagram.com/solcacao/?hl=en

www.solcacao.com

Practicing and upholding the values of self-reflection, inclusion, collaboration, harmonious learning, responsiveness, communication, community restoration, innovation, respect, integrity, and creative freedom.

Branden Janese

www.instagram.com/reparative.reading

www.rrconsultancy.net/love-reparations

Empowering and enriching young people’s lives by teaching students advocacy through art and design projects and providing them with the resources to start creative micro-businesses. Together we're shaping a future where creativity and compassion intersect for lasting change.

Brown Dixon

www.instagram.com/patchesforcommunities

Providing exceptional permanent makeup services, cosmetics, and cosmetology professional development trainings that help people feel beautiful, express individuality, and ultimately fuel confidence.

Maryam Basir

www.instagram.com/officialmaryambeauty

maryambeauty.shop

Making it easy for families to put more food on the table every month in a way that respects their time, dignity, and culture.

Dani Lopez

www.instagram.com/hello.lulo

lulo.nyc

Creating community, personal and professional development, education and training and to increase the number of Latinas in healthcare careers.

Melody Rivera

www.linkedin.com/company/latinasinhealthcare

Sparking independent student learning by interacting with learning environments in new ways, and creating an immersive ecosystem of curriculum-lead activations.

Fitgi Saint-Louis

Transforming lives... one Hula Hoop at a time!

Natasha M Burrell

www.instagram.com/hula_hoop_fit_366

www.tiktok.com/@hulahoopfit366

hulahoopfit366.com

Empowering communities of color, particularly in Harlem, by providing cutting-edge training, workforce coordination, and economic development opportunities in the burgeoning green economy.

Riley Jones

jackierobinson.org/people/riley-jones

Revolutionizing the way the youth in urban communities are being educated in tech by bridging the gap between them and technology.

Ashonda Culcleasure

www.instagram.com/fixitwithpiggy

linktr.ee/fixitwithpiggy

An inclusive media hub that takes pride in celebrating multicultural stories from the creative industries.

Giulia Baldini

www.instagram.com/fashiononthebeat

www.fashiononthebeat.com

Empowering our community through holistic healing services and urban herb farming. We're dedicated to fostering community care relationships starting with our passion for herbalism, and redefining well-being through alternative means and sustainable practices.

Ayala Maurice

www.instagram.com/claysark.co/reels

claysark.com

Empowering the Bronx community through technology-driven initiatives that bridge the digital divide. We are dedicated to providing accessible and quality education, fostering workforce development, and promoting digital equity. Our goal is to cultivate a thriving and inclusive tech ecosystem that not only equips individuals with the skills needed for success in the tech industry but also attracts innovative businesses and venture capital, ultimately contributing to the economic growth and sustainability of the Bronx. Through these efforts, we aspire to create a community where everyone, regardless of background, has equal opportunities to participate in and benefit from the digital economy.

George Nunez

www.instagram.com/bronxtechhub

www.linkedin.com/company/bronx-tech-hub

www.bronxtechhub.org

We are a fitness and running club that inspires non-active Bronxites of all ages and fitness levels to become more physically active while learning about the rich cultural history of the Bronx.

Aye Mashia

www.instagram.com/bronxsole

twitter.com/bronxsole

www.tiktok.com/@bronxsole

Exposing and developing youth in the art and science of fencing. UFA partners with community based organizations to facilitate quality fencing programs in areas of NYC and southern Westchester, where the sport is not readily accessible.

Charles James

www.facebook.com/UptownFencingClub

Activating open spaces in under-represented Harlem communities, to expose youth to arts and culture, S.T.E.A.M., and health and community initiatives to help combat mental and physical disparities.

Shawnique Woolfalk

www.instagram.com/artinthepark128/?hl=en

www.artinthepark128.org

Education

Empowering and uplifting youth in foster care to live their best lives and be successful once leaving the system. We view education and culturally sensitive mental health services as crucial ways that youth can become successful in the future.

www.inspiringfutures.us

Vicky Garafola

Education & Financial Inclusion

Providing support, care, and mentoring for male youths by teaching them the skills and
knowledge required to start and run a labor only moving company. Our goal is to empower high school students with practical education and entrepreneurial opportunities in the moving industry.

Thomas Truong

Education

Providing cognitive, emotional, behavioral and social support through comprehensive enrichment programs. Building upon the inherent intergenerational connection that chess, our cornerstone program, brings, we provide an avenue for communities to come together to learn and grow.

Seaon Moore

Education & Health/Wellbeing

Providing underserved youths with the necessary skills and training required to excel as swimmers and learn essential water safety skills.

www.mvpswimmers.org

Olga Perez

Education & Health/Wellbeing

An organization dedicated to curating beautiful, inclusive, and medically accurate menstrual and sexual health resources for youth and the people who love them.

www.gorjusdoc.com

Natasha Ramsey

Financial Inclusion & Education

To bring financial literacy to the underserved youth with the goal of building generational wealth one scholar at a time.

Maileen DuBose

Financial Inclusion

Connecting and uplifting the Latinx community in New York City by centralizing information on Latinx owned businesses, organizations, events, and resources in an easily accessible manner for all.

www.conectadosnyc.com

Liliana Cepeda

Health & Wellbeing

We inspire healthier communities through evidence-based international wellness retreat programs that help BIPOC professionals establish peak work-life balance. By teaching strategies to reduce burnout and enriching lives through travel and culture, we offer guidance and collaboration that empower individuals to be in control of their physical and mental health.

www.leisanoliving.com

Leisan Echols

Education & Art/Culture

Developing an intentional community and an empowering brave space for BIPOC tween girls.

www.naturebellaskids.com/#

Kimaada Le Gendre

Education & Art/Culture

BX Writers highlights and showcases writers, poets, & creatives in The Bronx & NYC. We do that through publishing, events, & other projects. Our mission is to provide resources and promote the advancement of our community.

www.instagram.com/bxwriters/?hl=en

Josue Caceres

Wellbeing, Agriculture & Environment

Cultivating toolkits to encourage a soulful connection to the edible indulgence of Mother
Earth's floral creations. Through our collective action plan for food sovereignty, we provide a
network of horticultural and agricultural resorts for communities, individuals, and institutions empowering our leaders of tomorrow.

Ja’Keia Person

Education & Environment

Paving a foundation in gold for the youth, all the while providing a better tomorrow all

www.instagram.com/isandnewyork

Izaiah Barrow

Environment

Common Good believes a society pursuing net zero greenhouse gas emissions is economically and socially favorable.

Garrett Modeste

Wellbeing & Art/Culture

Enhancing social, physical, and emotional well-being for an older adult population through interactive music programming and group socialization.

Elissa Carmona

Health & Wellbeing

Bushra Apa LLC is the first sex education platform offered in the Bengali language, dedicated to providing free, comprehensive sex education, destigmatizing sex education, and reducing sexual violence.

www.bdsexeducation.com

Bushra Mollick

Education

The goal of thetoycoach.com and the podcast Making It In The Toy Industry, is to build an online resource and community to inform and connect emerging creators, and experienced professionals with a mission to bring diverse and game changing products to the toy and game industry.

www.toycreatorsacademy.com

Azhelle Wade

Education

Our mission is to empower immigrant families and their communities by enhancing their access to and success within the American higher education system.

Ana Mendieta

Financial Inclusion

By providing a safe and anonymous space for open dialogue and curated expertise, we propel individuals from diverse backgrounds into the realm of sales, reshaping the trajectory of success beyond conventional norms.

www.revenuehive.io

Alba Molina

Artistic Community

Fostering a thriving artistic community through an empowering incubator for artists, offering an inclusive space that provides unparalleled networking opportunities, comprehensive programming, career preparation, transformative workshops, and life-changing internship opportunities.

Kenloy Henry

AgTech

Goodgrow is dedicated to building community and technology to support sustainable agriculture. We design software + hardware to support controlled environment cultivation and local marketplaces.

www.goodgrow.io

Adam Jones

Art & Education

Lofty Heights Movement is a space that fosters connection, community, and self-knowledge through movement, art, education, and holistic practices in New York City.

www.facebook.com/Loftyheightsmovement

Jasmine Cintron

Education & Economic Growth

Good Vibes serves as an education and business consultancy to disadvantaged communities in achieving sustainable development through higher education and economic growth. 90% of their students go to college debt-free and graduate with basic financial understanding. They also sell apparel, of which 10% of our profits go to scholarships for seniors going to college.

goodvibesuni.com

Ibrahima Badji

Art & Education

Luz creates books and content that celebrate stories, culture, and language. Her passion is to affirm children and families from marginalized communities through her work. Seeing yourself reflected in the stories you read gives you a sense of belonging anywhere and everywhere. Too few books and animations are used as learning resources for our children and family, and she believes creating inclusive materials for young children will help bridge gaps. Her goal is to empower children to see themselves as important, valuable members of society, regardless of their background or origin.

luzmack.com

Luz M. Mack

Education

It matches BIPOC candidates with the perfect Dental, Tech and Trade job that
fits their needs. It also aids businesses to cultivate safe, honest and diverse environments that result in ingenuity, high retention, reduced hiring challenges, less turnover, and high performing teams.

www.facebook.com/connectiveresolution

Chioma Ugwu

Education

Black Mentor Network is an education collective of Black professionals providing resources to Black students interested in discovering more about various career paths. The mission is to uplift, inspire, and empower the next generation of Black leaders to achieve excellence in their career of choice.

blackmentornetwork.org

Ngobitak Williamson

Culture

Black Podcast Directory aims to continually provide a collection of categorized podcasts that reflect the diverse aspects of the African Diaspora and beyond.

twitter.com/blackpodcastdir

Errol Dunlap

Education

Empowering families to read together from birth with the highest-quality and expertly curated titles that serve as the foundations of their home library.

Concetta Gleason

Wellbeing

Özemi brings balance to life, beauty and spirituality drawing from Afro-Latino heritage to create a safe space for stillness, wellness and gratitude with Harlem made health and beauty products.

ozemibeauty.com

Ruben Torres

Housing

At Unlock NYC, they are creating fair, accountable, and effective housing searches by designing user-friendly tools so that New Yorkers with rental assistance vouchers can protect their right to a home.

weunlock.nyc

Jessica Valencia

Education

The Haitian American Caucus-US, Inc.(HAC-US) is a global community development nonprofit whose mission is to provide Haitian communities worldwide with access to information and resources to foster self-development and success.

hacglobal.org

Elisha Pierre

Education

Growing the future leaders of tomorrow with knowledge, empathy, and care.

Jessica D. Duran

Art & Entertainment

In Podcast Mode is a 54 card game designed to help gamers generate content ideas and promote engaging conversations. In Podcast Mode is ideal for anyone who enjoys exploring new ideas and perspectives, and who values meaningful connections with others.

Tyiesha Hoskins

Art & Culture

A platform to address pay inequity for Black Women Artists/Creatives.

Tasha Douge

Environment

Quiick Briick is on a mission to eliminate pollution caused by plastic and to give a quality, green, alternative construction material.

www.quiickbriick.com

Jessica Brewington

Education

A program that introduces knowledge, self worth, love and connecting all aspects of life while bringing education to the youth in underserved communities.

www.wearetheory9.com

Shakir Seagers

The BIPOC Leadership Advancement at Camp Coalition (BLACC) is a collective of organizations and individuals dedicated to combating the attrition rate of people of color in both the recreational and summer camp industries.

They aim to ensure people of color are provided equal opportunities for safe exploration, professional growth and viable career pathways within these industries.

www.blacc.work

Makela Elvy

Education

Mission is to inspire a new generation of athletes to work hard, learn determination, and find a community/team where they belong. It knows firsthand the profound impact that sports can have on one's development thus it sets out to build Spawnn.

Onyebuchi Obi (Buchi)

Education

Creating an equal world where schools, students, and alumni can thrive together.

www.schools.campuslush.com

Mac Exume

Inclusive IT

Crystal believes technology should empower and protect your organizational goals while making growth easier and faster. Their concierge-level services provide executives with the technical expertise to protect their data, employees and customers.

Crystal Pugh

Gender & Environment

Empowering women to transform their relationship to themselves and their clothing for the betterment of our planet.

www.isabelvarela.com

Isabel Varela

Culture & Education

Our mission is to build a bookshop that’s more than a bookshop.
A place where we celebrate BIPOC identity culture and people through books, small businesses and events.

theworldsboroughbookshop.com

Adrian Cepeda

Wellbeing

Joyfriends is friendships with a purpose.
Joyfriends is a virtual and in-person service that will change the world’s view of platonic support systems as a tool for mental well-being.

www.joyfriends.app

Joy Arrington-Hurd

Culture & Creativity

Growing local capital
Empowering skilled indigenous artisans
Reaching international design markets
Archiving culture

Diego Torres

Health and Well-being

From the beginning, Alternative Wellness's mission has always been to make mental, spiritual and physical wellness accessible for marginalized communities in New York City.

Kabir Brown

Education; Financial Inclusion

Black To Business is a centralized location for learning and business growth that offers a podcast, directory, free business toolkit, masterclass, and start-up course for Black entrepreneurs.

www.instagram.com/blacktobusiness/?hl=en

Monique Marshall

Education

It provides curricular, consulting, and training resources to adult learning groups to deepen their understanding of how societal issues impact collaboration at work and how to engage in everyday activism with their teams through diversity and inclusion.

Brielle Welch

Health and Well-being

Brunch At Zion's is here to enhance the lives of all people through feeding you locally sourced organic foods and making a little magic along the way. Her son and she are to help you see food from a different perspective! They are here to build, feed, connect and create!

brunchatzions.com

Christina Casado

Health and Well-being

Provide healing and appealing skincare, while also providing workshops to teach skills and continue to expand our garden to grow pesticide-free medicinal herbs to incorporate into the skincare but also to share with community.

www.instagram.com/eternile/?hl=en

Laura Blackwood

Education; Well-being

To reconnect people to Mother Earth via the best-tasting and freshest teas possible, while also promoting education, literacy, and literature in traditionally underserved communities of color.

www.florastea.com

Arnaldo Lopez Jr.

Education

Globetrotting Dominicana LLC is an impact tourism company provides international education programs and eco-dance tours that support the UN Sustainable Development Goals and are ethical and sustainable.

globetrottingdominicana.net

Milka Melissa Rodriguez

Education; Well-being

Harlem Free Fight Academy aims to provide free boxing and Brazilian jiujitsu classes to teens in Harlem and the surrounding area. It uses those classes as a conduit for mentoring to create pathways to success in and out of the gym.

www.instagram.com/harlemfreefight

Rich Rodriguez

Education; Financial Inclusion

To bridge the gap by expanding financial literacy among demographics that are typically not exposed to financial education starting at an early age.

Haizel McIntyre

Science; Technology

Innocuous AI's mission is to enable organizations to more easily and affordably pursue building AI-enabled products to better serve their customers or constituents.

innocuous.ai

Regina Jaslow

Education; Culture

Preserve the past, teach the present and influence the future.

www.instagram.com/intlsalsamuseum/?hl=en

Willy Rodriguez

Health and Well-being

To translate scientific research to solutions needed to improve human and environmental health while training students of diverse backgrounds, especially women, to work in STEM.

Jiye Son, Ph.D.

Education; Financial Inclusion

Educate and empower Black and Latin children and families to build a strong financial foundation and achieve economic well-being.

www.instagram.com/kidsbuildingwealth

Olga Baez

Education; Literacy

Lavish Booktique celebrates women writers and stories. The mission is to create a literary community for women and girls from all walks of life and create a space where they can be seen and heard.

www.lavishbooktique.com

Christine Osoria

Well-being; Literacy

lazy &Lit.’s mission is to improve women’s mental health by prioritizing self-care through cozy reading.

www.instagram.com/lazyandlit/?hl=en

Candice McCoy

Education; Literacy

It is committed to promoting the works of BIPOC authors and celebrating the joy that reading books brings to people because we believe that reading is freedom, reading is joy,
reading is power, reading is revolutionary!

www.locdandlit.com

Triciah Claxton; Alanna Ramirez

Health and Well-being

To rethink the way that self-care is promoted and delivered to men of color and create products that are simple, safe, and intentional.

www.instagram.com/getmeant/?hl=en

Gino Jean-Jacques

Health and Well-being

The NAHE brand believes in operating as community stewards for best business practices. To open a regenerative model greenhouse facility and build excellent relationships with modernistic hemp growing brand.

www.instagram.com/nahefarms

Nicole M. N'diaye

Education

Expanding possibilities for families in underserved communities by providing quality coaching services to young people, caretakers, and services providers.

www.instagram.com/thekey_neverstopgrowing/?hl=en

Denise Relf

Media; Entertainment

To take your celebration to the next level, document memories and provide a fun & memorable experience into your family's legacy.

www.instagram.com/nowyoulookamazing

Brenda E. Delgado

Education; Literacy

Poetic Black Gurl LLC is dedicated to empowering individuals to use art to heal, grow confidence, and connect with others.

www.andreakaugustus.com

Andrea Augustus

Health and Well-being

Reclama is a feminist wellness company focused on spiritual, physical, and intellectual health. It helps women of color seeking a spiritual connection get out of their comfort zones and into hiking and writing.

recla.ma

Cindy Rodriguez

Health and Well-being

Great Quality, Rich Aroma.

www.instagram.com/scentbyheaven

Gisela E. Andre

Health and Well-being

Committed to eradicating Black Maternal Mortality by providing community resources, support and access to Black Mothers.

www.instagram.com/she_lives_in_color

Tania Riley

Art and Education

To inspire Black and Brown emerging artists and art professionals through Art Education. They accomplish this with three pillars: Representation, Art Education, and Professional Development.

www.stapledonarts.org

Charlecia Joy Cole

Immigrant Community

To provide a space that fosters a creative and inclusive community for Arabs/SWANA in NYC to feel connected to their heritage, each other, and build community power.

Raniem Abdelaziz

Financial Empowerment

At the Music For Good Mission, they leverage the depth and network of local artists in New York City to help mission driven community based organizations raise capital and support
the local artist in their artistic journeys.

Angelo Matos

Art, Entertainment and Culture

UNRULY Collective provides an accessible, imaginative environment promoting growth and collaboration across all artistic fields. UNRULY strives to continuously create opportunities for artists and patrons to thrive, develop, and explore creativity through community.

www.unrulycollective.com

Hillary Huntington Megroz

Health and Well-being

To celebrate and educate Black Women Wavers, and the world around us. Shifting the conversations and narratives around the beauty of Natural Hair.

wavywmn.com

Amber Spencer-Knowles

Lifestyle & Wellness

LIP Media is a creative production boutique catering to intelligent clients in the fashion, beauty, lifestyle, wellness, and entertainment sectors looking to expand brand visibility without losing valuable hours from their busy schedules.

lipmedia.us

Saira Patel

Community Building

Apiary in the Sky, LLC was founded to address various quality of life concerns residents face on a daily through beekeeping and to create more representation and support networks for Black beekeepers. Many urban centers once known as "legacy cites" were booming centers of commerce, only to have been exploited, polluted, and neglected. Many of these cities are home to predominantly black and brown communities. We hope to bring awareness to the long history of environmental racism and discrimination in agricultural/green spaces by using the bees to lead the way to a brighter future.

www.instagram.com/apiary_inthe_sky

Marcellis Counts

Community Building

Morrisania Band Project (also known as MBP) is an award-winning R&B soul collective founded in September 2016. Their mission is to add vibrancy to the Bronx through music, community engagement, and social initiatives. With creative energy and loads of talent, MBP delivers the sounds of legendary funk, rock, and soul artists, while promoting awareness for issues like gun violence, disaster relief, and sickle cell disease.

www.instagram.com/morrisaniaband

Elissa Carmona

Grooming & Community Building

Groomer Support believes in reliable trustworthy pet stylists are a priceless asset, with grooming being an integral part of a dog's health. Groomer Support hope's their pieces will bring awareness to some of the sentiments groomers share every day at the grooming table. As groomers themselves they understand the love, care, and patience that goes into their craft. They want to be heard and understood, It starts here with us by supporting your local groomer. Every purchase supports an animal in foster with free grooming.

www.instagram.com/allthingsgrooming

Ashley Rodriguez

Community Building & Entertainment

www.instagram.com/motthavenfilmfestival

Ninoska Alvarez

By establishing the Mott Haven Film Festival, they are telling the world that the Bronx does have a film voice that should be celebrated it in every way. The film festival is Bronx-based, Founder & Executive Director was raised in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx and wanted to give back to the community. That’s when the idea of creating a film festival to represent Mott Haven came to mind. The Mott Haven Film Festival was born to show support in the South Bronx while elevating the film voice of the Borough.

Community Building

Fashion is more than fabric; behind every stitch, there is a story unfolding. Behind every runway walk, a dream is born. Enter and experience the wonderment of the New York Fashion Week World Powered by Bronx Fashion NYC! Celebrate Beauty in all! A select few should never define Beauty, regardless of age, size, or ethnicity. Bronx Fashion Week is already shaping up to be one of the most amazing fashion experiences at The New Mall at Bay Plaza surrounded by over 100 retailers from The Bronx. The mall has over 25 million visitors per year and is considered the most Spectacular Fashion Destination.

www.instagram.com/bronxfashion/?hl=en

Flora Montes

Community Building

The Black Women’s Echo Chamber's larger business goal is to provide quality workshops, seminars, webinars and consultation services to BiPOC members of the community/educational programs. To provide functional literary materials as well as give students the opportunity to be published. A special emphasis is placed in the areas which are underserved. Their goal is to provide self empowerment methodology for sharing with families to create stronger family and communal bonds. Marketing will play a tremendous role in spreading the word about their services as well as provide a more professional well put together feel to the overall prospective brand.

www.instagram.com/janelcloyd/?hl=en

Janel Cloyd

Wellness & Safety

Combating Domestic Violence by connecting the Dotzz to your safety. Gain brand visibility and equity within the anti-violence/gender-based violence (GBV) community and become a trusted provider of a creative and effective safety tool. Dotzz goal is to support marginalized members that identify as survivors of violence.

www.instagram.com/dotzz2021

Natasha Johnson

Wellness

Zansèt means Ancestor in the Haitian-Kreyol language. Laura growing up as a first-generation Haitian-American, tea has always been the answer to all ailments aside from using castor oil, which they call lwil maskriti. Tea is what brought them together as a family during celebrations and also helped to recover from life experiences, such as grieving and even childbirth. Zanset Tea Co. was created as an homage to this tea ritual practice. Inspired by Laura's Caribbean and American upbringing, she hopes to share these delicious tea blends with you to help you heal and connect to your heritage too.

zansetteaco.com

Laura Jean-Jacques

Wellness

The Flower Effect is a collaborative of educators dedicated to spreading healing praxis to every community they touch. The Flower Effect strives to center community voices and challenge their clients to imagine what a different world could be, planting flowering seeds as they go along.

www.instagram.com/flowereffectco/?hl=en

Ashley Johnson

Community Building & Education

The Bronx is Reading promotes literacy and fosters a love of reading among children, teens, and adults, empowering the next generation of readers and writers. Their mission is to celebrate literacy by fostering a love of reading among all ages (especially children and teens). Through their multi-dimensional initiatives including the annual Bronx Book Festival, The Bronx is Reading Literacy Program, monthly book club, and online and pop-up bookstore they serve thousands of people in the Bronx and the tri-state area.

ifundwomen.com/projects/bronx-reading-bookstore

Saraciea Fennel

Community Building

The mission of LBX is to impact the youth of New York City through sports and recreation programs, which will enhance self-esteem, cultivate leaders, and break down social-cultural barriers that may exist among our youth. The goal is to serve as many children as possible as their motto will always be: Money should never be a reason a kid can't play or participate.

www.instagram.com/we.are.lbx/?hl=en

Daquan Hawkins

Community Building

Greg Chan's work aims to create opportunities for individuals and organizations to sow the seeds of radical transformation in their lives and workplaces. He is designing creative and engaging relationship building opportunities. He hopes to co-create truly non-hierarchical and decolonized learning and practice spaces rooted in community and connection, spaces that can sustain an environment ripe for accountability and transformation.

Greg Chan

Education & Finance

Budgeting Backward is a personal finance & financial literacy platform that provides resources, tools, and tips for budgeting beginners. To become known and trusted by women who are passionate about leaving a legacy for their children. Their goal is to educate , inform and build a community of working class women who are on their individual journeys toward financial independence

budgetingbackward.com

Aleicia Hutchinson

Wellness

An ode to agriculture and umami. Food and garden literacy education is a mission of nutrition throughout the lifespan. Agricumami consults agencies and departments regarding the budgeting and logistics of child and adult care food and garden programming to explore self-discovery and actualization. With the science, art, and practice of cultivating plants while enjoying decadent and pleasant savory tastings, individuals and their families can practice motor skill preservation through experiential outdoor learning.

1r1shmonky.org

Selma Nunez

Community Building

Black Web Fest is building a metaverse incubator. This will be a 3-month program to provide early-stage Black-led startups with funding, training, mentorship and access to additional resources. We are currently looking for partners and funders for the program.

www.instagram.com/blackwebfest

Victoria Coker

Community Building

A direct service program that offers support to all individuals including those diagnosed with any disability.

www.instagram.com/trac_autism/?hl=en

Lucas Addo

Social Justice

We are a people of the global majority-led consultancy that provides social justice-centered training and education to create safer and inclusive work environments while cultivating change agents in the workplace and beyond.

www.oaaars.com

Simone Gamble

Community Building

The Bronx Collab is a small business promoting community and collaboration for all Bronxites. We offer a vibrant and resourceful co-working space to advance professional growth, community building, and community economics. Through community-focused efforts and activities, we engage community members, professionals, and entrepreneurs. We believe in the power of collaboration, collectiveness, connection, and coworking.

www.thebronxcollab.com

Tea Ingram

Healthcare & Well-being

From the hood to the woods. Our mission is to create a safe and fun space outdoors for Black and Brown city dwellers, where they can enjoy nature on their terms.

Instagram.com/thehoodhikers

Jasmine Guadalupe

Financial Inclusion; Education

Tabu is on a journey to tackle student loan debt. We are leveraging design and technology to make payments towards student debt easy and effective.

Joel Guerrero

Environment & Sustainability

The Sufai Experience uses innovation to be a bridge on the path to sustainability for consumers and brands.

sufai.co

Adeyinka Adiatu; Rabia Javed

Inclusive Media & Contents

Stylish Ev Productions captures the story of the business or people in your community to deliver their stories on media platforms for the business or personal growth.

www.linkedin.com/in/everette-hamlette-5657284a

Everette Hamlette

Storytelling & Media

Perspective Matters: NYC kid who is now an NYC adult capturing and memorializing stories of people born and raised in New York City.

Sydney Valerio

Healthcare & Well-being

Our mission is to ensure that all New Yorkers can eat with dignity.

www.motthavenfridge.com

Dan Zauderer

Education

To bring literary resources to the people of The Bronx, in order to help end the book desert in the borough.

www.mirandawritesny.com

Kirstie Miranda

Inclusive Community Building

Our mission is to provide information and resources that help to self-empower community residents from all income levels and racial backgrounds.

jbacc.org

Kassandra Campbell

Healthcare & Well-being

To be a chosen community of care for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) & Queer, where trauma-informed somatic yoga practices and teachings of Ayurveda usher a conscious awakening on the journey home to your True-self.

www.hausofananda.com

Neville Green

Education

Digital Age Academy provides online project-based digital workforce development and entrepreneurship training programs for underserved high school juniors and seniors.

digitalage.academy/home

Azadeh Keivani, Ph.D.

Socio-economic Inclusion

DelgraciaCorp's mission is to preserve young families using socioeconomic opportunities to empower and safeguard individuals' and families' social-emotional needs.

www.delgraciacorp.org

Katherine Cherry

Education

Free and affordable crowdsourced cultural responsive resources for all schools.

Adeola (Addy) Salau

Well-being & Arts

We are an arts and wellness consultancy focused on communities of color.

Charlie Vazquez

Education

Our mission is to equip every Black teaching artist with an Afrocentric Social-Emotional Learning framework to teach Black youth about themselves, their cultures, and their communities through art.

www.blackteachingartistlab.com

Melissa Parke

Job Creation

Our goal is to prepare creatives from the Bronx to be full-time creative professionals, ready to handle jobs in film & television production.

Michael Wells

Education

Engaging and accessible financial workshops to help clients feel confident using their money as a tool for stability and security.

Lisa Ballard

Public Art

To inspire hope and positive change, it spotlights the work of under-represented artists by placing their work in vacant storefronts in high visibility locations with the intention of amplifying under-represented voices.

www.artontheavenyc.com

Barbara Anderson

Inclusive Media

Ethical and Inclusive Customized Content Strategy and Video Production Services for Nonprofit, Arts, and Cultural Organizations.

aryanaalexisanderson.com

Aryana Alexis Anderson

Education

Bridge the equity gaps in early childhood education and accessible / affordable access to free eye health and care

Concetta Gleason

Health & Well-Being

Make hiking more accessible to Black and brown people in the Bronx by exploring its trails

Tanesha Jackson

Financial Inclusion & Economic Justice

To be updated soon.

Takisha Dozier

Economic Justice; Education

Recruit, train and represent underrepresented creative talents across emerging media as they explore various career pathways in the gaming industry

www.thebronxgamingnetwork.com

Rudy Blanco

Education

A creative writing and career based mentoring organization for high school youth in the Bronx

linktr.ee/rubia115

Jenn Fernandez

Education

Create access through customized literacy kits, programming with a racial justice lens, and community workshops for family members and caregivers in the South Bronx

startlighthouse.org

Rina Madhani

Health & Well-Being

Create literary events that foster intergenerational literacy, creativity, equity, and communal healing for the Bronx and beyond

robleswrites.com/myblog

Peggy Robles-Alvarado

Health & Well-being

Provide a safe, creative space where underserved youth in our community can build confidence and self awareness while overcoming adversity

Chanookie Coit

Health & Well-Being

Grow, produce, distribute, and consume with minimal waste while building and preserving community knowledge and connections about collective traditions around wellness

Ana Morá, Faye Bonas, Renee Keitt

Health & Well-Being

Provide access to conveniently sustainable medicine to everyone

www.herahealthsolutions.com

Idicula Mathew

Health & Well-being

Create culturally relevant nutritional education; urban farming programs and workshops for under -resourced communities, as well as youth workforce training and opportunities in the culinary and urban farming sector.

linktr.ee/happyhealthylatina

Yadira Garcia

Health & Well-being

Use technology to bring connection to local food entities and their community

foodstreamnetwork.com

Bibiana Salazar, Johanna Salazar, Richard Cumming

Financial Inclusion and Economic Justice

Close the digital divide by supporting students of underserved backgrounds in New York City with technology, practical skills, and opportunities to succeed in the modern world

www.firsttechfund.com

Josue De Paz

Health & Well-being

Assist women into transforming their lives through healing modalities, personalized coaching, yoga, and dance to bring the best version of themselves into existence

www.danzartes.com

Yasmar Cruz

Health & Well-Being

Support and create platforms for literary and performing artists living in underserved communities, starting with the Bronx

www.artdefined.org

Amira Mustapha

Health & Well-Being

Use GIS Education and Systems Planning principles to improve Bronx neighborhoods

www.bxius.org

Cesar Yoc

Health & Well-Being

Promote healing through kinship by curating healing spaces that honor our racial, cultural, and ethnic identities through shared experiences

linktr.ee/Collectivehealing

Syrretta Martin

Health & Well-Being

Elevates The Bronx film voice by bringing a film festival to the Boogie Down

mhff.nyc

Ninoska Alvarez

Education

SPEAK Mentorship provides a virtual mentorship solution for youth, targeting immigrant youth, that combines college and career readiness with social emotional support.

speakhire.org

Hetal Jani

Financial Inclusion & Economic Justice

Provides youth opportunities to create and share their unique stories through the power of live streaming and multimedia

www.urbanstream.live

Yasmeen Hayes

Education

Serves as matchmaker for schools who are looking highly skilled professionals to suppor their improvement projects

www.sharedtalent.org

LaShawnna Harris

Education

Connects students and parents to resources needed for effective college and career planning and simplifies the process

www.mizzp.nyc

Amber Peters

Health & Well-Being

Works with low income families with children newborn to 13 years old to develop social and emotional skills with a focus on brain development

www.instagram.com/urban_kids_journeys

Reeshemah Brightley

Health & Well-Being

Develops and facilitates healing circles, individual counseling, and ancestral healing retreats

www.instagram.com/ninalabrujita

Liner Nunez

Health & Well-Being

Offering vegan plant-based meal delivery, catering, and curated educational/culinary experiences for underserved communities

nanasavegan.com

Niya Jarvis

Health & Well-Being

TLG mobile app that provides restaurants with visual menus while diners receive an interactive dining experience at the palm of their hands

www.instagram.com/thatlooksgoodnyc

Aura Estrella

Health & Well-Being

Provides access to quality natural skincare products, self-care and wellness programs in underserved communities

www.instagram.com/soule2soule_wellness

Brittainae Wright

Health & Well-Being

Promotes solar powered atmospheric water generator system that captures moisture in the air and converts it into clean water

www.hydronomyinc.com

Brittany Kendrick

Health & Well-Being

Promotes diversity and inclusion within the health and wellness sector through its product line and community engagement

www.instagram.com/isimplyam_flor

Flortiza Gomez

Health & Well-Being

Programming that helps to increase life expectancy while creating a long-lasting and healthy connection to physical activity

www.equitydesigninc.com

Maurelhena Walles

Health & Well-Being

Teaches young ladies life skill sets, provide mentorships, internships, financial literacy, book clubs, and self-care workshops

dearblackgirl.org

Cassandra Pryor

Health & Well-Being

Facilitates cooking workshops that impart cooking skills, health information, and foster community around a shared meal

www.cumpanisnyc.com

Rosanne Placencia-Knepper

Financial Inclusion & Economic Justice

Smartphone app to increase recycling rates while providing employment opportunities to low-income communities in the Bronx

David Brown

Financial Inclusion & Economic Justice

Production/media company creating original content and experiences; Serves as a platform for creatives through journalism, events, interviews and more

youngatlas.world

Kai Cogsville

Financial Inclusion & Economic Justice

A cultural and community based brand focused on changing the narrative and negative stigmas by highlighthing Bronx people through art, media, apparel, events, and spaces

www.bronxnative.com

Amaurys Grullon

Education

Provides entrichment curriculum to teach scholars about agriculture and horticulture

www.instagram.com/cultivators_bx

Kashon DeBose

Education

Works with low income families with children newborn to 13 years old to develop social and emotional skills with a focus on brain development

www.instagram.com/urban_kids_journeys

Reeshemah Brightley

Education

Helping students create a viable post-secondary plan that includes career options as well as wide range of activities to help them reach their goals

www.mizzp.nyc

Amber Peters

Health & Well-Being

Recreational fitness company that targets team building and social wellness through the use of Zorb physical balls

darbio.org

Derrick Anderson

Health & Well-Being

Program for active senior citizens that uses Ballroom and Latin Dance instruction for encouraging longevity, community, partnership and good health

www.silvershoesdanceclub.com

Daniela Del Giorno

Health & Well-Being

Promotes diversity and inclusion within the health and wellness sector through its product line and community engagement

www.instagram.com/isimplyam_flor

Floritza Gomez

Health & Well-Being

Improving the ability to recycle plastic and degrade forever chemicals by creating new organizms and enzymes that breakdown these pollutants

www.vadernanotech.com

Trevon Gordon

Health & Well-Being

TLG mobile app that provides restaurants with visual menus while diners receive an interactive dining experience at the palm of their hands

www.instagram.com/thatlooksgoodnyc

Aura Estrella, Christian Tirtasengadja

Financial Inclusion & Economic Justice

Provides platform for hosting art festivals; conducts art programs for local youth focused on financial literacy and how to make money using their craft

www.cafnyc.org

Luis Miranda

Health & Well-Being

Offering vegan plant-based meal delivery, catering, and curated educational/culinary experiences for underserved communities

nanasavegan.com

Niya Jarvis

Health & Well-Being

Programming that helps increase life expectancy while creating a long-lasting and healthy connection to physical activity

www.equitydesigninc.com

Maurelhena Walles

Health & Well-Being

Customized 360 degree approach to health and wellness. Personalized coaching to track habits, workouts, meals, measure results, and achieve goals

www.mtheory101.com

Joseph Mata

Education

Helping educators in the Bronx overcome the effects of a supply desert by providing access to gently-used classroom supplies through technology

www.instagram.com/thebxlearninglounge

Constance Barnes

Education

Helps schools in the Bronx perform well and be well through school wide academic performance and social climate programming

www.goodbetterbesttoday.com

Makeda Gershenson

Education

The bookstore that comes to you. Believes every neighborhood deserves a bookstore if even for one day

www.facebook.com/BronxBoundBooks

Latanya DeVaughn

Education

Partners with schools to empower young girls to reach their full potential

Sorayah Ferrer

Education

Making sustainable, agricultural technology more accessible to communities affected by food insecurity

www.theurbanwild.us/about

Samia Lemfadli, Paul Philpott

Education

Promotes experimental thinking and understanding the world by telling story with numbers

moetechtainment.com

Mouminatou Barry

Education

Developing creatives and providing art education through the lens of financial literacy

Marquita Flowers, Iymaani Abdul-Hamid, Micheal Crew

Education

Recruitment, training and staffing support program for schools

www.sharedtalent.org

LaShawnna Harris

Health & Well-Being

Provides organic and affordable groceries, juices, smoothies, and preportioned cooked meals

Yazzmen Lloyd, Quinson Kilgore

Health & Well-Being

Restaurant food delivery service

www.everybodyeats.app

Muhammad Ansari

Education

Creating an active college and post-secondary education opportunities access center in the Bronx

www.collegebridgecafe.org

Isabel Pradas, Kevin Anthony

Education

Offering recently retired performing arts and wellness programming focused on personal growth and social connection

www.3rdwindnetwork.com

Noelle Minter

Education

Believes that every child has gifts and talents that can be cultivated; Seeks to bring more equity and access to gifted and talented education everywhere

upstreamdesignlab.com

Stacy Prime

Education

Platform connects students, teachers and parents to find educational resources and also motivates them through offering incentives

www.humblebee.tech

Joel Guerrero, Miguel Mercedes

Health & Well-Being

Empowers immigrants to safely voice their needs via safe havens - the community organizations, schools and places of worship that serve them.

havensent.herokuapp.com

Cris Mercado

Financial Inclusion & Economic Justice

Web application that connects users to any and everything FREE in the community around them

www.freespot.co

Daryl Holman Jr.

Financial Inclusion & Economic Justice

Helps investing be more accessible through group trading utilizing blockchain technology

www.linkedin.com/company/collabtrade

Christopher Kim, Grace Liu