About Diverse Mosaic

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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