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-["<xml><dl class=\"decidim_awesome-custom_fields\" data-generator=\"decidim_awesome\" data-version=\"0.12.0\">-<dt name=\"textarea-1756922998878-0\">Idea Submission for The People's Money:</dt>-<dd id=\"textarea-1756922998878-0\" name=\"textarea\"><div>The effects of disinvestment run deep. Lack of access to mental wellness, education, creative outlets, business mentorship, and cultural capital continues to isolate and exhaust entire communities. People are expected to take care of others, lead, and show up — all while being denied rest, resources, and support. NYC schools are facing $550 million in budget cuts. Mental health services remain out of reach. BIPOC roles in media and leadership are shrinking and being erased. Creative programs are being slashed, while care and wellness are treated as luxuries. The result is a generation of brilliant people being forced to piece together care, strategy, and opportunity on their own — while navigating burnout, trauma, and economic instability.--The Creative Care Lab is a 14-week wellness, media, and leadership program helping Black and Brown New Yorkers move from survival mode to stability. Based in Brooklyn, it blends mental health tools, business and life skills, media training, and cultural confidence to support people in building sustainable futures.--Participants learn how to regulate their nervous systems, set goals, grow professionally, and use storytelling to advocate for themselves and their communities. The program ends with Voices of the Vibes — a showcase where participants share their stories through short films and creative media.--We’ll acquire our own tools, as well as partner with local hubs like BRIC and Brooklyn Public Library to connect people to free tools, spaces, and opportunities they didn’t know existed. With the right support, we’ll grow this into a year-round offering that brings healing, visibility, and real opportunity to communities that have always had the talent — just not the tools.</div></dd>-<dt name=\"textarea-1758648114412-0\">What is the problem your idea aims to address?</dt>-<dd id=\"textarea-1758648114412-0\" name=\"textarea\"><div>The systematic gutting of education, wellness, resources, and economic opportunity in the communities that need them most. Too many Black and Brown New Yorkers — especially in neighborhoods like Flatbush, Brownsville, East New York, and Bed-Stuy — are stuck in survival mode. Not because they lack talent, but because they’ve been denied access to wellness, mentorship, education, and creative or economic opportunity.--Most don’t know that free media equipment, business tools, or creative workspaces even exist for them. Many have never been taught how to manage stress, advocate for themselves, or navigate New York’s creative and professional landscape. Meanwhile, toxic workplaces, financial insecurity, and the erasure of BIPOC voices continue to widen the opportunity gap.--The Creative Care Lab fills those gaps. It offers tools for nervous system regulation, goal-setting, business and media training, and identity-rooted storytelling — helping people heal, grow, and build the futures they deserve.</div></dd>-<dt name=\"checkbox-group-1756922140917-0\">Which groups does your idea focus on? Select all that apply</dt>-<dd id=\"checkbox-group-1756922140917-0\" name=\"checkbox-group\">-<div alt=\"youth\">Youth (under 24)</div>-<div alt=\"public-housing\">Public Housing Residents</div>-<div alt=\"justice-impacted\">Justice Impacted People</div>-<div alt=\"immigrants-migrants\">Immigrants / Migrants</div>-<div alt=\"lgbtq-plus\">LGBTQIA+ People</div>-<div alt=\"parents\">Parents</div>-</dd>-</dl></xml>"]- +["<xml><dl class=\"decidim_awesome-custom_fields\" data-generator=\"decidim_awesome\" data-version=\"0.12.0\">
- +<dt name=\"textarea-1756922998878-0\">Idea Submission for The People's Money:</dt>
- +<dd id=\"textarea-1756922998878-0\" name=\"textarea\"><div>The effects of disinvestment run deep. Lack of access to mental wellness, education, creative outlets, business mentorship, and cultural capital continues to isolate and exhaust entire communities. People are expected to take care of others, lead, and show up — all while being denied rest, resources, and support. NYC schools are facing $550 million in budget cuts. Mental health services remain out of reach. BIPOC roles in media and leadership are shrinking and being erased. Creative programs are being slashed, while care and wellness are treated as luxuries. The result is a generation of brilliant people being forced to piece together care, strategy, and opportunity on their own — while navigating burnout, trauma, and economic instability.
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- +The Creative Care Lab is a 14-week wellness, media, and leadership program helping Black and Brown New Yorkers move from survival mode to stability. Based in Brooklyn, it blends mental health tools, business and life skills, media training, and cultural confidence to support people in building sustainable futures.
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- +Participants learn how to regulate their nervous systems, set goals, grow professionally, and use storytelling to advocate for themselves and their communities. The program ends with Voices of the Vibes — a showcase where participants share their stories through short films and creative media.
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- +We’ll acquire our own tools, as well as partner with local hubs like BRIC and Brooklyn Public Library to connect people to free tools, spaces, and opportunities they didn’t know existed. With the right support, we’ll grow this into a year-round offering that brings healing, visibility, and real opportunity to communities that have always had the talent — just not the tools.</div></dd>
- +<dt name=\"textarea-1758648114412-0\">What is the problem your idea aims to address?</dt>
- +<dd id=\"textarea-1758648114412-0\" name=\"textarea\"><div>The systematic gutting of education, wellness, resources, and economic opportunity in the communities that need them most. Too many Black and Brown New Yorkers — especially in neighborhoods like Flatbush, Brownsville, East New York, and Bed-Stuy — are stuck in survival mode. Not because they lack talent, but because they’ve been denied access to wellness, mentorship, education, and creative or economic opportunity.
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- +Most don’t know that free media equipment, business tools, or creative workspaces even exist for them. Many have never been taught how to manage stress, advocate for themselves, or navigate New York’s creative and professional landscape. Meanwhile, toxic workplaces, financial insecurity, and the erasure of BIPOC voices continue to widen the opportunity gap.
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- +The Creative Care Lab fills those gaps. It offers tools for nervous system regulation, goal-setting, business and media training, and identity-rooted storytelling — helping people heal, grow, and build the futures they deserve.</div></dd>
- +<dt name=\"checkbox-group-1756922140917-0\">Which groups does your idea focus on? Select all that apply</dt>
- +<dd id=\"checkbox-group-1756922140917-0\" name=\"checkbox-group\">
- +<div alt=\"youth\">Youth (under 24)</div>
- +<div alt=\"older-adults\">Older Adults (65 +)</div>\n<div alt=\"public-housing\">Public Housing Residents</div>
- +<div alt=\"justice-impacted\">Justice Impacted People</div>
- +<div alt=\"immigrants-migrants\">Immigrants / Migrants</div>
- +<div alt=\"lgbtq-plus\">LGBTQIA+ People</div>
- +<div alt=\"parents\">Parents</div>
- +</dd>
- +</dl></xml>"]
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