
Built By
Rooted in Healing.
Bronzeville.
OPENING SUMMER 2026
A new community-funded mental health and wellness center in Bronzeville — where culturally grounded support meets high-quality care.
COMMUNITY-FUNDED CARE · BRONZEVILLE AREA
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COMMUNITY-FUNDED CARE ·
BRONZEVILLE AREA
Built By
Bronzeville.
Rooted in Healing.
OPENING
SUMMER 2026
A new community-funded mental health and wellness center in Bronzeville — where culturally grounded support meets
high-quality care.
This is Whole-Person Care
BWC offers behavioral health and wellness services shaped
by the people, history, and needs of Bronzeville.
ACCESS
Care That Reaches
You Without Barriers
Built to make support easier to reach. That means services that are responsive, accessible, and designed around the realities of daily life for Bronzeville residents.
Wellness That Treats
Your Whole Self
We bring together therapy, counseling, outreach, prevention, and alternative healing practices so people can find support that feels relevant and personal
INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS
COMMUNITY
Funded and Led
by This Community
BWC is grounded in the lived experience residents, partners, and local leaders help guide how the center grows, keeping it responsive to the community it serves.


You Show Up for
Everyone Else—
BWC Shows
Up for You
Bronzeville residents believe mental health support should be local, culturally grounded, and accessible — so they invested in a different kind of care.
Opening Summer 2026, Bronzeville Wellness Collective will offer care for every generation, with therapy, alternative healing, and community programming.


You Show Up for
Everyone Else—
BWC Shows
Up for You
Bronzeville residents believe mental health support should be local, culturally grounded, and accessible — so they invested in a different kind of care.
Opening Summer 2026, Bronzeville Wellness Collective will offer care for every generation, with therapy, alternative healing, and community programming.
This is Whole-Person Care
BWC offers behavioral health and wellness services shaped by the people, history, and needs of Bronzeville.
ACCESS
Care That Reaches
You Without Barriers
Built to make support easier to reach. That means services that are responsive, accessible, and designed around the realities of daily life for Bronzeville residents.
Wellness That Treats
Your Whole Self
We bring together therapy, counseling, outreach, prevention, and alternative healing practices so people can find support that feels relevant and personal
INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS
COMMUNITY
Funded and Led
by This Community
BWC is grounded in the lived experience residents, partners, and local leaders help guide how the center grows, keeping it responsive to the community it serves.
This is Whole-Person Care
BWC offers behavioral health and wellness services
shaped by the people, history, and needs of Bronzeville.
ACCESS
Care That Reaches
You Without Barriers
Built to make support easier to reach. That means services that are responsive, accessible, and designed around the realities of daily life for Bronzeville residents.
EXPLORE SERVICES
Wellness That Treats
Your Whole Self
We bring together therapy, counseling, outreach, prevention, and alternative healing practices so people can find support that feels relevant and personal
HOW CARE WORKS
INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS
COMMUNITY
Funded and Led
by This Community
BWC is grounded in the lived experience of this community. Residents, partners, and local leaders help guide how the center grows, keeping it responsive to the community it serves.
HOW BWC WAS BUILT

A Movement Built by Bronzeville
COMMUNITY-FUNDED • CULTURALLY GROUNDED
• COLLECTIVELY HEALING

A Movement Built by Bronzeville
COMMUNITY-FUNDED • CULTURALLY GROUNDED
• COLLECTIVELY HEALING
Serving Near South Side · Douglas · Oakland · Fuller Park · Grand Boulevard · Washington Park · Near South Side · Douglas · Oakland
New Movement
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in Collective Healing
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ronzeville residents voted to
invest in their own mental health
Now we're building the team, the programs, and the partnerships that
will bring that vision to life.
Join our mailing list for updates on opening news, community events, and what’s coming next.
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WC is being built by the people who know Bronzeville best.
We're connecting with people who get it — community organizations, faith leaders, funders, and neighborhood partners who believe Bronzeville deserves better.
Let’s explore how we can serve this community together.
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New Movement
in Collective Healing
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Bronzeville residents voted to
invest in their own mental health
Now we're building the team, the programs, and the partnerships thatwill bring that vision to life.
Join our mailing list for updates on opening news, community events, and what’s coming next.
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BWC is being built by the people who know Bronzeville best.
We're connecting with people who get it — community organizations, faith leaders, funders, and neighborhood partners who believe Bronzeville deserves better.
Let’s explore how we can serve this community together.
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Is BWC Your
Community's Center?
If you live in one of the communities below,
you are eligible for free services at BWC.
96,748 residents served across six Bronzeville communities — Near South Side, Douglas, Oakland,
Fuller Park, Grand Boulevard, and Washington Park
Community-funded through a historic 2020 vote — with an overwhelming 88% of voters choosing to invest in their own mental health and wellness
66.5% of residents identify as Black, a proportion more than twice Chicago's citywide rate — making culturally grounded care not just important, but essential
Free, accessible care — no insurance, no barriers. BWC was built to meet people exactly where they are

Access & Healing
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Integrative Care,
Grounded in Community
Therapy That Honors Your Story
Culturally responsive therapists offering individual, couples, family, and group sessions — care that honors your whole story.
Individual • Couples • Family • Group
Movement, Mindfulness & More
Body-based and mindfulness practices that work alongside your care to help you reconnect with yourself and find your rhythm.
Yoga • Meditation • Mindfulness • Somatic Work
Workshops & Events for Everyone
Programming, education, and community events designed for every generation — because healing happens together, not just in a session.
Workshops • Community Events • Education • Generational Programming
Medication That Works With You
Thoughtful medication management from providers who see your full picture — not just your symptoms.
Medication Management • Psychiatric Support • Prescription Services
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Every Generation
Belongs at BWC
COMMUNITY-FUNDED CARE · BRONZEVILLE AREA
No matter where you are in life, there is space for you here.
BWC is built for every generation, every story, every need.
Teens & Young Adults
Community Leaders
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Raising a family takes heart and grace. BWC is built for those ready to invest in themselves — because
your wellness is the foundation everything else stands on.
A lifetime of strength and wisdom brought you here. BWC honors that journey with the care, connection, and peace you've always deserved.
This generation is redefining what it means to be well — and BWC is here for it. A space built for you, where showing up for yourself is always the right move.
The ones who carry everyone else need care too. BWC is a space for leaders and organizers ready to invest in their own wellness
Parents & Caregivers
Elders

WHAT BRONZEVILLE IS SAYING
"The people are taking responsibility for their own health, in their own hands. This is unprecedented and so exciting — it gives me a lot of hope." — Dr. Brandi Jackson, Psychiatrist and Bronzeville Resident
"The commission can understand and address the mental health needs of Bronzeville in a way that few other mental health centers can —
because it was approved, overseen, and funded by the community itself."
— Michael Snedeker, Executive Director,
Coalition to Save Our Mental Health Centers
Straight from the Neighborhood
You Don't Have
to Figure It Out Alone
BWC is more than a mental health center —
it's a gathering place. A space where Bronzeville residents can access therapy, find community, explore healing on their own terms, and know that someone has their back
Sign up to get early access to appointments, events, and updates — and be part of this from the very beginning.
Be the First to Know When BWC Opens
Join our list for opening updates, early appointment access, community events, and resources built for Bronzeville.
Full Name:
Email:
SUBMIT
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Your Next Step
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This Is How We
Grow Together
Support Our Movement
Bronzeville residents voted to fund their own mental health center. Your contribution keeps BWC's services accessible to everyone in the community.
Contribute to BWC
Volunteer & Serve
Clinicians, administrators, skilled professionals, community members — meaningful roles exist at every level. If you're willing to show up with cultural humility and genuine commitment, there is a place for you here.
Become a Volunteer
Partner with BWC
Faith leaders, nonprofits, schools, and local businesses — BWC is building a network of trusted neighborhood partners to close the gaps in mental health access across Bronzeville and beyond
Partner With Us
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