The Grounded Collective creates access, programming, and lasting infrastructure for community healing and legacy building — for high school and college-age youth finding their footing, and for adults rebuilding through second-chance facilities, shelters, and reentry partners.
Pictured: Myjoi leading a meditation session with local high school students
We believe healing isn't complete until it's shared — and that community legacy is built one accessible program, one honest conversation, one rebuilt system at a time. The Grounded Collective exists to make healing and opportunity something a whole community can stand on, not just something an individual has to find alone.
Our work centers two groups too often left to figure it out alone: high school and college-age youth building the foundation for who they'll become, and adults rebuilding their lives through second-chance facilities — shelters, reentry programs, and partners like A Step to Freedom. We build programming with the people closest to it, not for them, and measure success by what outlasts us.
For high school and college-age youth — mentors who reflect their communities, plus real support building the foundation for what's next.
Programming built alongside shelters and reentry organizations like A Step to Freedom, supporting adults rebuilding after incarceration or homelessness.
Accessible, low-barrier spaces for collective processing and support — healing that doesn't require a diagnosis to enter.
Sessions on financial literacy, generational knowledge, and practical next steps for youth and adults alike.
Every gift funds real programming — healing circles, mentorship, and legacy-building work already underway.
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Founded The Grounded Collective and leads its day-to-day vision, programming, and community relationships.
Brings organizational strategy and healing-centered program design from Queens Build, the org's advising and supporting parent organization, plus corporate finance and people strategy experience from her role at Google.
Brings direct, on-the-ground expertise in reentry and second-chance programming, plus an existing partnership we're proud to formalize.
Brings legal and governance expertise to keep the board compliant and well-run as the organization grows.
Brings small business ownership and an arts and creative lens to expanding programming and reach beyond Los Angeles.
Brings experience inside corporate philanthropy and grant strategy, plus a STEM and education lens for future programming.
Brings public visibility and a built-in platform to raise the org's profile and support fundraising, plus firsthand experience founding and running her own mission-driven organization.
Ensures the organization's technology and technical-finance infrastructure stays optimized and secure as programs and giving scale.
Whether you're looking to give, volunteer, or partner — reach out and we'll follow up within a few days.