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585-558-1900

Restoring Families and Communities

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With healing, education and advocacy our peer-to-peer support, we uplift families and empower communities to thrive.

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585-558-1900

Restoring Families and Communities

Restoring Families and CommunitiesRestoring Families and CommunitiesRestoring Families and CommunitiesRestoring Families and Communities

With healing, education and advocacy our peer-to-peer support, we uplift families and empower communities to thrive.

Get Involved

About Diverse Mosaic

2023 school backpack giveaway 
300 backpacks to families

Our Mission and Vision

Mission

Diverse Mosaic Community Center empowers families through healing, education, and advocacy, creating sustainable, community-led solutions that dismantle systemic barriers. We prioritize the voices of those impacted by systemic inequities, fostering resilience and leadership in the communities we serve.

Vision

A future where all famil

Mission

Diverse Mosaic Community Center empowers families through healing, education, and advocacy, creating sustainable, community-led solutions that dismantle systemic barriers. We prioritize the voices of those impacted by systemic inequities, fostering resilience and leadership in the communities we serve.

Vision

A future where all families—especially Black and Brown communities disproportionately affected by systemic injustices—have the resources, support, and cultural strength to thrive. We work to build a world where healing-centered practices, community advocacy, and education are at the forefront of systemic transformation.

Our Programs

At Diverse Mosaic Community Center, we believe healing and transformation happen when families are supported, youth are empowered, and systems are challenged with love, truth, and action. Our programs are designed to meet people where they are—with dignity, cultural pride, and lived experience at the core.


At Diverse Mosaic Community Center, we believe healing and transformation happen when families are supported, youth are empowered, and systems are challenged with love, truth, and action. Our programs are designed to meet people where they are—with dignity, cultural pride, and lived experience at the core.

🔹 Family Advocacy & Peer Support

We offer direct advocacy and support for families navigating Child Protective Services (CPS), the court system, housing instability, and more.

  • CPS Advocacy & Know Your Rights Education
  • Peer-to-Peer Support from Lived Experience Experts
  • Confidential Reporting Support for Survivors
  • Domestic Violence & Family Court Navigation
  • Emergency Mutual Aid: Food, Housing, Transportation

🔹 Healing & Wellness Programs

We integrate culturally rooted practices that support emotional regulation, resilience, and intergenerational healing.

  • African-Centered Healing Circles
  • Trauma-Informed Yoga & Meditation
  • Drumming & Music-Based Therapy
  • Lymphatic Nervous System Regulation Workshops
  • Community Wellness Events

🔹 Youth & Family Empowerment

We empower young people while engaging families in leadership, culture, and healing.

  • League of Future Voters – Civic education & youth-led advocacy
  • Diverse Mosaic Cultural Social-Emotional Growth Model – African-centered identity development
  • Cub Scout Pack 2005 – Weekly meetings for K–5th grade, plus outdoor trips & camping
  • Family Engagement Workshops – Communication, wellness, and resilience-building

🔹 Education & Capacity Building

We provide tools and trainings that help families, peer advocates, and future leaders navigate and transform systems.

  • Lived Experience Peer Advocate Certification
  • Train-the-Trainer Leadership Academy
  • Workshops on Family Court, Housing Rights, Education & Mental Health
  • School Advocacy & IEP Support for Parents

🔹 Movement Building & Statewide Advocacy

We lead and participate in coalitions and campaigns to reimagine the systems that impact our lives.

  • LEX Statewide Collaborative – Leadership hubs across NY State
  • Five-County Coalition for Systems Change
  • Healing Justice Teach-Ins & Events
  • Policy & Legislative Advocacy
  • Academic and Legal Partnerships to Train Future Advocates

Our Impact

Our Impact

Diverse Mosaic Community Center (DMCC) is transforming how families in New York—especially Black and Brown communities—navigate and heal from systemic harm. Through healing-centered advocacy, peer-to-peer support, and culturally grounded education, we empower individuals with lived experience to lead change from within.

Key Impact Highligh

Diverse Mosaic Community Center (DMCC) is transforming how families in New York—especially Black and Brown communities—navigate and heal from systemic harm. Through healing-centered advocacy, peer-to-peer support, and culturally grounded education, we empower individuals with lived experience to lead change from within.

Key Impact Highlights:

  • 97 community members engaged at our CPS Teach-In Block Party, leading to 7 peer advocate sign-ups and 3 active case referrals for support.
  • 15 youth supported to remain safely in their homes, avoiding unnecessary family separation.
  • 3 CPS removals reversed or prevented due to targeted advocacy and wraparound support.
  • Court, hospital, school, and juvenile justice support provided by trained peer advocates in real time.
  • 5-county coalition launched to create regional hubs led by lived experience experts, building grassroots power and policy influence across New York State.
  • Culturally rooted healing programs launched, including African dance, meditation, and trauma-informed care practices.
  • Lived Experience Peer Advocacy Model developed and implemented—empowering survivors of CPS involvement and domestic violence to support others.
  • Strategic partnerships formed with schools of social work, law, and youth-serving organizations to reimagine care outside of harmful systems.

Diverse Mosaic is not just responding to crises—we’re building a movement rooted in love, justice, and community-led solutions that preserve families, affirm identities, and create long-term change.

The Work of Diverse Mosaic in Photos

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Invest in the future of Diverse Mosaic by making a donation today. Your support helps us continue our mission and impact more lives.

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Empowering Communities with Diverse Mosaic

We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering communities through education and resources. Join us in our mission to create a better future for all.

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Your donation will help us bring about positive change in the world. Join us in our mission to make a difference in the lives of those we serve.

💠 Our Programs & Support Services

At Diverse Mosaic Community Center, we offer a range of healing-centered, culturally grounded programs and wraparound supports for individuals and families impacted by systemic challenges.

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Cub Scout Pack 2005, chartered under Diverse Mosaic Community Center

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Adam's Street Rec. Center

Event Details

Tuesday's

Cub Scout Pack 2005, chartered under Diverse Mosaic Community Center

 Meets weekly to provide youth with exciting, hands-on learning experiences that build character, leadership, and community pride.

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Event Details

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7pm

Adam's Street Rec. Center

Frequently Asked Questions

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Diverse Mosaic Community Center empowers families through healing, education, and advocacy, creating sustainable, community-led solutions that dismantle systemic barriers. We prioritize the voices of those impacted by systemic inequities, fostering resilience and leadership in the communities we serve.


Diverse Mosaic Community Center was founded in 2019 as a grassroots effort to support youth and families navigating trauma, systemic injustice, and harmful interventions such as CPS involvement. What began as a response to bullying and discrimination in schools has grown into a vibrant, community-rooted organization providing family advocacy, peer-led support, culturally grounded healing programs, and education for systemic change.

We serve families most impacted by poverty, domestic violence, and racial injustice—centering lived experience to drive healing, protect families, and create a future where all children and caregivers can thrive together.


Diverse Mosaic Community Center is proud to serve as a key partner in the Lived Experience Experts (LEX) Statewide Collaborative, a cross-county effort to transform New York State’s child welfare system through lived experience leadership and peer-led advocacy.

Working alongside organizations and advocates in Monroe County, Westchester County, Erie County, the NYC Boroughs, and Albany, Diverse Mosaic helps drive a coordinated, community-based strategy that reflects the real needs of families impacted by CPS and systemic inequities.

Together, we are:

  • Building regional leadership hubs in the state’s most impacted areas
  • Training Lived Experience Experts to serve as peer advocates, policy leaders, and community educators
  • Creating shared tools and advocacy models that reflect cultural wisdom and local realities
  • Engaging families, youth, and caregivers to shape solutions grounded in healing, equity, and justice

This collaborative approach ensures that change doesn’t happen in silos—but through a connected network of grassroots leaders who understand the systems they’re working to change. With Diverse Mosaic at the table, we’re bringing deep community knowledge, healing-centered models, and family-first solutions to the statewide conversation.


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1 East Main Street, Rochester, NY, USA

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