{"id":60830,"date":"2025-12-04T16:26:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/60830\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T16:26:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:26:16","slug":"nonprofit-sets-the-v-i-b-e-for-equity-and-inclusion-with-jazz-fundraiser-brooklyn-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/60830\/","title":{"rendered":"Nonprofit sets the V.I.B.E. for equity and inclusion with jazz fundraiser \u2022 Brooklyn Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kevinoliverjr.jpg\" class=\"crop-top wp-post-image\" alt=\"V.I.B.E\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Baltic Street Wellness Solutions will collaborate with the Kevin Oliver Jr. Group for a night of jazz for equity and inclusion. <\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of Baltic Street Wellness Solutions<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/balticstreet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Baltic Street Wellness Solutions<\/a> will host \u201cV.I.B.E.: An Evening of Jazz with the Kevin Oliver Jr. Group\u201d on Dec. 5, bringing music, community and mental health advocacy together at the Isaac Brown Healing Arts and Community Center in Sunset Park.<\/p>\n<p>The event, running from 6 to 9:30 p.m., aims to raise funds for the nonprofit\u2019s health equity initiatives and holistic mental health and recovery services for vulnerable New Yorkers. The theme, V.I.B.E. \u2014 short for Valuing Inclusion, Belonging and Equity \u2014 reflects the organization\u2019s 25-year mission of providing safe, supportive services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe selected a theme that aligns with our vision of providing hope, empowerment and community connections,\u201d CEO Taina Martinez-Laing said in a statement. \u201cV.I.B.E. represents what the organization stands for \u2014 the life-changing work we continue to do to ensure that every voice is heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guests will enjoy a live performance by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kevinoliverjr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kevin Oliver Jr. Group<\/a> in \u201can elegant setting mirroring New Orleans jazz clubs from the 1950s\/1960s era.\u201d A silent and online auction will feature artwork by the late Isaac Brown, the organization\u2019s co-founder, along with a luxury vacation package. Raffle prizes, hors d\u2019oeuvres, wine and soft drinks will be offered throughout the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Oliver Jr. is known for his debut album, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kevinoliverjr\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u201cOLIVER,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0which tells the story of his life \u2014 from Atlanta to the halls of Juilliard. His music blends classical, gospel, R&amp;B and more.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $45 and can be purchased through <a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/v-i-b-e.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Humanitix<\/a>. Proceeds will support the nonprofit\u2019s mental health, advocacy and recovery services for New Yorkers navigating their wellness journey.<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Baltic Street Wellness Solutions will collaborate with the Kevin Oliver Jr. Group for a night of jazz for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60831,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[32494,98,32495,100,99,32496,32497,25754,32498,32499,32500,32501,2188,9,24,12,370,63,31126],"class_list":["post-60830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-baltic-street-wellness-solutions","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-arts-and-culture","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-brooklyn-nonprofit","tag-community-wellness","tag-health-equity","tag-inclusion-and-equity-initiatives","tag-jazz-fundraiser","tag-kevin-oliver-jr-group","tag-local-fundraising-events","tag-mental-health-services","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news","tag-newsletter","tag-nyc","tag-sunset-park-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}