Our Purpose

At The Healing Project ATX, we believe healing begins when people have equitable access to the resources they need to live, thrive, and move forward. Food insecurity, transportation barriers, limited access to essential household needs, and gaps in community support can make it difficult for individuals and families to achieve stability.

Through our programs, we connect and navigate community members to food, baby and hygiene essentials, household resources, mobile delivery services, resource navigation, and community-based programs designed to meet people where they are.

Our work goes beyond providing immediate relief. We help individuals and families throughout Austin, Travis County, and surrounding Central Texas communities strengthen household stability, overcome barriers to resources, and build pathways toward long-term sustainability.

Ultimately, our goal is to amplify generational health, cultivate community leadership, and create healthier, more sustainable households and communities. We believe the people closest to the challenges are also closest to the solutions.

We are who we serve.

What We Do

Check out our programs and events, from community engagement to personalized help.

Healing Closet

The Healing Closet is The Healing Project's free, appointment-based resource program designed to help individuals and families access essential items with dignity and choice. Through the Healing Closet, community members can receive food, hygiene products, baby items, household essentials, and other basic needs resources. The program aims to reduce barriers, alleviate financial strain, and connect households to additional community resources and support services.

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SENIOR HOME FOOD DELIVERY ENROLLMENT

The Senior Home Food Delivery Enrollment Program helps eligible older adults connect with monthly home-delivered groceries through a partnership with Central Texas Food Bank. The Healing Project assists seniors with enrollment, eligibility screening, and application support to ensure they can access nutritious food without leaving their homes. This program is designed for eligible seniors who may face transportation, mobility, health, or other barriers that make accessing traditional food resources difficult.

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Healing on Wheels

Healing on Wheels brings essential resources directly to community members. Healing on Wheels ensures that families with the greatest barriers still receive consistent, dependable support and care from The Healing Project.

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Healing in the Neighborhood

Our Generational Health program promotes healing in the Neighborhood by supporting whole-family wellness—mind, body, and spirit. We offer movement-based activities like meditation, yoga, sound baths, breathwork, and grounding practices for marginalized communities across Central Texas.

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Austin American-Statesman

“Nyeka Arnold, Executive Director of The Healing Project, right, works at the food pantry at Black Mamas Village ATX which is in a building previously occupied by Whole Women’s Health abortion clinic in Austin Thursday May 23, 2024.”

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Voyage Austin

“I love my city and my people. This is where I was taught to survive and live.”

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CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK HIGHLIGHT

Meet the Partner: How The Healing Project is Bringing Food and Hope Directly to Neighbors
“We are who we serve!” It’s a motto and a cheerful team yell as volunteers kicked off a distribution for The Healing Project in Pflugerville.
As a partner agency of the Central Texas Food Bank (CTFB), the organization provides food, diapers, hygiene items and wraparound support to families across Austin, Manor, Pflugerville and Round Rock — driving the items directly to their door if needed. What truly sets them apart is how deeply personal the work is.
“I have that lived experience and know how it feels to be in a community that has food insecurity,” said founder and executive director Nyeka Arnold.
Turning lived experience into action

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BOLD JOURNEY

Meet NYEKA ARNOLD

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