Black Girls SmileCommunity Third Space
In Fall 2025, Black Girls Smile opened our first community third space in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.
Community youth, young adults, and local leaders · Weekly; opened Fall 2025
From blackgirlssmile.org/annual-report ↗About this program
Co-designed with community youth, young adults, and local leaders, it's a weekly gathering place for yoga, meditation, community dinners, movie nights, and SEL workshops — a home base for healing and belonging.
Questions
When did Black Girls Smile open this community third space?
In Fall 2025, Black Girls Smile opened our first community third space in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.
What activities happen at the community third space?
it's a weekly gathering place for yoga, meditation, community dinners, movie nights, and SEL workshops — a home base for healing and belonging.
Who co-designed the community third space?
Co-designed with community youth, young adults, and local leaders
Details
- Who
- Community youth, young adults, and local leaders
- When
- Weekly; opened Fall 2025
- Where
- Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
Run by
School-Based ProgrammingWe partner with schools and youth-serving organizations to provide prevention-focused, culturally responsive mental health programming for students, caregivers, and educators.
Community Events & ActivationsFREEOur community-based events create spaces for collective healing, reflection, and connection. Through workshops, wellness activations, and gatherings, we bring mental wellness into accessible, affirming environments, centering joy, creativity, and shared experience.
Therapy AssistanceWe help remove financial and systemic barriers to mental health care by connecting participants to culturally responsive therapy and mental health resources.