Roots Wellness Center

“Please don’t hurt me” were the first words Sonya Massey said to the police when she opened her front door. 💔 Black people, especially Black women, have an innate ability to sense malevolence and danger before they happen. We are always on high alert because we know we are the most hated group of people in the world. Her life was taken by thug officer with five prior resignations/terminations and two DUIs. How in the blue jeans was he allowed to serve on any police force and as a deputy no less! I’m surprised DEI isn’t being blamed for this seeing as it’s being blamed for everything else going wrong in the world. Sonya Massey should still be alive. AA✨ ———————————————————————————————- Image taken from X account - illustrator etched on image

Do you live in Ramsey County? Do you have a substance use condition? Legal involvement? If so, and you need no-cost digital navigation services to learn how to use zoom for SUD appointments, receive help with transportation, navigating the internet, applying for jobs and benefits online, using MyChart, and more? Roots Wellness can help! Referrals can be made online at rwc-mn.com. Services available in Spanish as well!

We are grateful to have been a part of this pilot to support Black and Brown young adults, created by them through an advisory council. Glad to have supported the mental health and wellness aspect of young adulthood. Thank you!

Big Announcement! We need help. Dear Community and Potential Funders, Roots Wellness Center (RWC) celebrates a decade of impactful service as a beacon of holistic, trauma-centered care for the BIPOC community. Founded by Katy Armendariz, LICSW, a transracial adoptee committed to systemic change, RWC addresses critical gaps in culturally responsive mental health and addiction services. Our innovative programs in the Twin Cities highlight the ongoing need for a central community wellness hub. The Midway area of St. Paul requires a culturally responsive approach to heal systemic disparities. The transformation of the Keystone Community Center into a community wellness hub will honor its legacy while meeting current neighbor needs. Our vision includes holistic mental and substance use services, culturally responsive therapy, trauma-informed care, and outpatient treatment for substance use. Programmatic goals encompass economic empowerment, youth programs, and community resources & navigation. We are ready to start the construction phase of our Community Wellness Hub but need your support to reach our $75,000 goal. Your donation will impact the Midway area and broader Twin Cities community, promoting healing, resilience, and systemic change for underserved residents. Together, let's create hope and lasting positive change. To donate, visit our donation page: https://lnkd.in/gJPm77rC Thank you for your support, and please help spread the word!

This Sunday, July 21, we will reconvene the Black Men's Mental Wellness Group! Calling all Black Men who reside or work in Ramsey County to join us - we hope to see you at 1 p.m. at the Frogtown Community Center. Sign up for the Men's Group > https://lnkd.in/g_YeuSAN

I refuse to play the despair game. Read Indigenous futurists work - most start with how our ancestors survived many apocalypses; we're just living through a really slow one now ourselves. Read of their survival, insurgent organizing, resistance. Get connected and ACT!

Immediate Openings for Transformative Therapy Services! We are excited to announce immediate openings for anti-oppressive, de-westernized therapy for children and adults. Our services are provided by Black and Brown clinicians through telehealth, outpatient, or in-home sessions (limited slots)! We also have immediate openings for diagnostic assessments to initiate services. Our therapeutic team is dedicated to holistically healing trauma in the vagus nerve using somatic, culturally rooted, bilateral practices. These methods draw on the intuitive wisdom of our ancestors, which have been overshadowed by the colonization and westernization of mental health. We focus on de-pathologizing normal survival responses to abnormal societal conditions, aiming to restore and nurture the whole person. In addition, we offer walk-in comprehensive assessment hours for treatment on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM! Contact us today to begin your healing journey! https://rwc-mn.com/ #MentalHealth #Therapy #BlackClinicians #BrownClinicians #TraumaHealing #CulturalHealing #Telehealth #OutpatientTherapy #HolisticHealing #DeWesternizedTherapy

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This is truth! The dominant economic paradigm is Win-Lose competition over money. It leaves immense wasted wealth on the table in the form of underutilized business capacity: college desks are empty more than they are full; grocery store aisles, full of groceries, are empty of customers more than they are full; restaurants, movie, theaters, shopping malls, auto dealerships… All empty more than they are full. We can do so much better! #RiseTogether

We increasingly see the need to address burn out in all sectors, but the non-profit sector is being hit especially hard. Shifting priorities, lack of flexible and reliable funds at a time when community needs are accelerating are a recipe for depleted staff, limited capacity and high turnover. This report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy highlights how some in philanthropy are recognizing and addressing this trend, but more focused attention on tending to the wholeness of folks working in community is required.