Sensory Nooks for Inclusive Classrooms, helps classrooms become a place where all students can thrive. The Do Better Initiative builds calm, supportive Sensory Nooks right inside classrooms so neurodiverse students (and every student) have a space to regulate and come back ready to learn. 

Yoga 4 the World brings after-school yoga and mindfulness classes to students at Elkin Elementary School in North Philadelphia, replacing traditional detention with their weekly yoga program. Yoga 4 the World is expanding this offering for the academic year and will include the participants’ parents in upcoming classes.

The Leyla Strong Foundation’s Inclusive Play Dates Initiative provides free, sensory-friendly opportunities for neurodivergent children and children impacted by traumatic or acquired brain injuries to play, explore, and build meaningful connections in welcoming environments. 

Zakela will host small-group cooking and wellness sessions with families in her rural Florida community. Inspired by her own life experiences, the workshops will focus on simple, healthy meal and snack ideas, using affordable ingredients that families can realistically recreate at home. 

Art with Heart will create a safe and welcoming place where autistic youth can experience the joy of art, connect with fellow Autistic youth and feel supported exactly as they are, where they are in that moment.

Beyond the Circle is a three month community service initiative designed to help youth and young adults in Harlem and the Bronx turn personal growth into community impact.