In today’s fast-paced world, children face unprecedented challenges—from academic pressure to social media stress to the lingering effects of global uncertainty. But imagine walking into a room designed just for you: a calm, welcoming space where you can breathe, reset, and find your strength.
Gabrielle’s Wings transforms ordinary spaces into extraordinary havens of healing and growth. Our Peace Corners, carefully crafted in schools, camps, and libraries, serve as sanctuaries where children can:
during moments of anxiety
for emotional regulation
and self-awareness
with renewed focus and confidence.
Each Peace Corner is uniquely designed to reflect its community’s culture while sharing a common mission: giving children the space and support they need to thrive. The results speak for themselves:
We have partnered with Camp Morty since 2022, supporting children served by Westchester’s Department of Social Services. In 2023, 70% of campers used Gabrielle’s Corner for emotional support and skill-building. This year, we enhanced the space and funded trauma-informed staff training to help campers take these valuable tools beyond camp.
We partnered with Uplift Literacy, our first partner in Miami, FL, to support their expansion to at least 60 more children in 2024. Our funding will provide parent workshops, take-home books, supplies, and training for their 96 volunteer tutors, who deliver high-quality reading instruction to children from historically marginalized communities.
Partnering since 2018, we supported the GASP (Grace After School Program) offering children in need access to after care. We donated technology for Gabrielle’s Youth Resource Center, a high-tech space now hosting the Junior National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) meetings and other programs.
In 2023, we partnered with Independence Mission Schools in Philadelphia to pilot Gabrielle's Peace Rooms—safe spaces for K-8 students to restore emotional well-being. Starting at St. Martin de Porres, we equipped the space with comfortable surroundings, kinetic tools, an on-site counselor, and trauma-informed staff training. In 2024, we expanded the program.
We created a dedicated lending library in 2024 for children and families in a predominantly low-income, Black, and LatinX community. Our funding supports furniture, books, software, and training to inspire a love of reading and provide resources for literacy development. The library will host family sessions twice a week to foster learning and connection.
In 2024, we funded a weeklong Leadership Academy for children aged 11-15 from a neighborhood with a life expectancy 16 years below the city average. The Academy focused on confidence, goal setting, and wellness, with a session by the National Alliance on Mental Health. We introduced Gabrielle’s Wings’ mission, using butterflies as a symbol of transformation to inspire kids to embrace their potential.
