What we do
EDUCATE | SERVE | IMPACT
Cover the cost of therapy for Black and Brown individuals in the Charlotte–Piedmont Triad Area.
Provide mental health kits to local Title 1 schools.
Host educational programs with the purpose of defeating the stigma that surrounds mental health
Create a community that allows individuals to feel they are not going through hardship alone.
Challenge policy surrounding the behavioral health care affordability problem.
not just a smile
Our mission
It is the mission of Not Just A Smile, Inc. to spread awareness of mental health in Black and Brown communities through social advocacy, education, and community service. We strive to create hope and opportunity for those struggling to find support because sometimes it takes more than a smile to be okay.
Our Vision
Not Just A Smile, Inc. visualizes a country in which behavioral health care affordability
is “the norm” for ALL Black and Brown people.