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Mission Statement
ExpresArte Cultural Wellness Collective, is a BIPOC-led organization which fosters the well-being of BIPOC and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in rural San Joaquin Valley by centering cultural strengths and providing holistic support.
Our vision for the future is a mental health landscape where BIPOC and 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals—regardless of where they live—have access to high-quality, affirming, and culturally competent care.
Decolonizing Therapy
The Home-Grown Fellowship was created as a component of ExpresArte’s programming with the purpose of supporting therapists of color in the Central Valley who are on the journey of becoming licensed therapists, and for licensed therapists to unlearn their biases and the ones inherent in the Medical Industrial Complex. Members of the cohort will be supported with tools, training, coaching, and programming centered on decolonizing therapy and building relationships in the community rooted in trust, culture, and healing justice.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us: Kelly@expresartewellness.org
Have you been affected financially by COVID-19?
ExpresArte is a part of the Central Valley Mutual Aide Network, a grassroots collective that formed in March 2020 to address the emerging needs of our most vulnerable local community members. All members are from one of the eight San Joaquin Valley counties (Kings, Tulare, Kern, Madera, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Merced and Fresno) and many members are from fellow San Joaquin Valley organizations that work with low-income communities, undocumented individuals and families, workers, LGBTQ+, and communities of color. CVMA centers displaced Black, brown, indigenous, disabled, migrant, and LGBTQ+ in our efforts and the unincorporated areas of the San Joaquin Valley through an intentional and intergenerational approach.
“I have spent decades in community doing healing work, and I have been part of the ExpresArte family since 2018. “
I am the founder of Sankofa2020, a cultural, educational, and community wellness organization.
As Chairman of the Board, I helps guide ExpresArte, a BIPOC-led cultural wellness collective supporting the well-being of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities in the rural San Joaquin Valley. Together, we draw on our cultural strengths and offer holistic support, working toward affirming, culturally competent mental health and care for the people we serve.”
