Community members talk and gather under a wooden pergola at an outdoor DSM 215 event, with string lights, umbrellas and seating in the background.

What We Do

Community members gather for our first annual fundraiser at Pentridge Garden. Photo: Christian Hayden

We work with grassroots community groups, non-profit organizations, and community members.

Services and Offerings

Community Education, Professional, and Organizational Development

Workshops and trainings for grassroots community groups, non-profit organizations and community members. Curriculum and programming incubation, and restorative practices training.

We offer

Workshops or trainings

Curriculum and programming incubation or development

Restorative practices training

Wellness and Therapeutic Interventions

Peer-to-peer support group incubation and establishment, circle keeping, and mental health care planning.

We offer

Peer-to-peer support group incubation or establishment

Circle keeping:

Mediation, celebration, healing, and learning circles

Mental health care planning

Community-based Initiatives

Community-based research and documentation, and support for local organizers working on the issues facing their communities.

We offer

Community-based research and documentation

Support for local organizers concerning:

Mental health and wellness

Incarceration

Institutionalization

Housing

Issues affecting youth

Narrative Change and Artistic Practice

Community-based art and wellness initiatives, narrative change writing, archival work and cultural practice.

We offer

Community-based art and wellness initiatives for all ages

Narrative change writing

Community archival and cultural work

Projects

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