Community Support & Wellness
The ALLICE Collective offers community support groups and interactive mental wellness workshops that center the experiences of Black adults, youth, and families. Guided by mental health professionals, our programs explore relationships, identity, cultural expectations, and the realities of navigating life within our families, workplaces, and communities.
Community Groups
Breakfast & Brotherhood
A safe haven for Black men to discuss the pressures, responsibilities, and expectations they navigate as men, fathers, partners, and members of their communities. Conversations explore masculinity, vulnerability, mental health, communication patterns, and the complexities of personal and professional relationships.
Sisterhood Bonds & Boundaries
Providing space for Black women together to discuss relationships, communication, trust, accountability, and setting healthy boundaries. Conversations also address the expectations placed on women and how these influence their relationships and experiences in their personal, professional, and social lives.
The ALLICE Sessions
The ALLICE Sessions combine mental health education with opportunities to examine, question, and apply what participants learn through interactive workshops. Topics include communication, healthy boundaries, interpersonal relationships, emotional regulation, stress, grief, and how cultural expectations and social conditions influence mental health.
Each workshop introduces foundational concepts and encourages participants to explore different perspectives and consider approaches that reflect their individual circumstances. Depending on the topic, workshops may also incorporate creative activities and mindfulness practices to assist with stress management and processing emotions.
The ALLICE Sessions are educational workshops, not group therapy or clinical counseling services.
DEAR MAMA
Block Party for Black Maternal Mental Health
About Dear Mama
Launched in 2024 by The ALLICE Collective and Jessica Ramos, LCSW, PMH-C of J Soulae Therapy , Dear Mama is an annual, family-friendly event that brings conversations about Black maternal mental health into the community. Through educational workshops, discussions, and mental health resources, the event centers the experiences of Black mothers while welcoming the entire family.
What to Expect
Attendees can also enjoy a dedicated Kids' Zone, Fatherhood Lounge, great music, wellness activities, and giveaways that include diapers, baby clothes, newborn care kits, and more.