Building belonging through thoughtfully curated community events.
Young Black Femmes in San Francisco creates opportunities for Black femmes to connect through thoughtfully curated experiences rooted in joy, creativity, wellness, culture, and collective care. We believe meaningful relationships and a sense of belonging emerge when people are given opportunities to show up authentically, share experiences, and return to one another over time.
We believe meaningful relationships often begin with a shared experience. Young Black Femmes in San Francisco creates opportunities for Black femmes to gather, explore, reflect, celebrate, and care for one another through thoughtfully curated experiences. We don’t believe community can be manufactured, but we do believe it grows when people have meaningful opportunities to keep showing up for one another.
Every experience we design reflects one or more of six recurring themes.
- 01
Embodied Safety
Feeling secure in ourselves, our bodies, and our communities.
- 02
Joy
Creating opportunities for celebration, play, laughter, and delight.
- 03
Reflection
Making space to pause, process, and reconnect with ourselves.
- 04
Creativity
Exploring imagination, artistic expression, and curiosity.
- 05
Service
Strengthening community through mutual care and collective action.
- 06
Belonging
Cultivating relationships that continue long after an event ends.
Community Healing & Connection Series
An annual series of thoughtfully curated experiences.
Each volume explores the themes of safety, joy, reflection, creativity, service, and belonging through experiences that evolve alongside our community.
No two years are intended to look exactly alike. Every volume reflects the voices, needs, and aspirations of the Black femmes who help shape it.
A San Francisco where Black femmes experience deep belonging, meaningful relationships, abundant joy, and communities where they are free to simply exist as themselves.
What We Believe
Young Black Femmes in San Francisco believes that when Black femmes, women, and gender expansive people have consistent access to healing-centered community spaces, they build meaningful relationships, strengthen support networks, deepen their sense of belonging, and contribute to a more connected and resilient community.
Who We Center
Young Black Femmes in San Francisco is centered on Black femmes, women, and gender expansive people. We use the term “femmes” as an expansive community term that reflects our roots while honoring the many ways people experience and express femininity, rather than limiting our community to any one specific gender identity.
Meet our Executive Director
My name is DeJanelle. I’m 27 years old and have lived in San Francisco since 2016, spending time across neighborhoods like the Richmond, Tenderloin, Bayview, and Mission Bay. Lover of cozy gatherings, real talk, wellness, and creating spaces where people feel connected, grounded, and seen. Always here to uplift, connect, and keep it real.
Born and raised in California’s Central Valley and proud first generation American.
Currently building Young Black Femmes in San Francisco, a community organization centered around connection, wellness, and belonging through intentional community experiences.
My simple pleasures are alliteration, a good candle, meaningful conversation, and angel numbers (limitless encouragement).