Step Up for Open Up: Help Save Accessible Community Wellness

People with disabilities deserve spaces where they can feel healthy, welcome, and included.

For 10 years, Open Up has been building inclusive spaces where people of all abilities can connect, move, and learn tools to care for themselves and others, in Pittsburgh and beyond. Now this work is in danger due to recent shifts in federal funding priorities that have left us with a large funding gap.

If you believe that people with disabilities deserve to be seen, supported, and thrive, now is your chance to contribute to our mission. Make a donation today to help Open Up keep its doors open in our tenth anniversary year.

What is Open Up?

We believe that all people deserve access to wellness practices, community support, and the opportunity to feel better in their bodies and minds. To achieve this we offer:

+Free community classes: Yoga, improv, dance, and other joyful activities hosted at our studio or at community centers, public spaces, and online.

+Professional workshops: Professional development for diverse audiences, including tailored mindfulness training, curriculum development, consultations on workplace accessibility and inclusivity, and a 200-hour accessible Yoga Teacher Training Certification.

+School & Youth programming: Bringing mindfulness and movement practices into PreK-12 classrooms to support students' physical and mental well-being, and offering no-cost after school and summer camps and clubs.

+Advocacy: Amplifying the voices and experiences of community members by fostering dialogue, community ties, and strengthening relationships with participants and stakeholders through events, newsletters, conversations, and collaborations.

How will Open Up use your donation?

Our work centers the needs of people with disabilities—and yet we create spaces that truly welcome everyone and we offer no-cost programming as a point of accessibility. Our aim is to remove barriers to well-being. We will use the funds raised to:

How much should I donate?

We appreciate any contribution – no gift is too small. This is what your donation supports:

Can’t give? We know times are tough for so many right now – if you can’t make a donation, please help us spread the word by sharing this widely within your own networks and community. AND, if you’d like to hold a fundraiser for Open Up in our studio please reach out!

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Open Up is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit dedicated to making movement, wellness, and mindfulness accessible to everyone — especially people with disabilities. Open Up fosters a community where everyone can improve their overall wellness together. Our free community classes, school-based programs, no-cost youth camps, and teacher and community trainings create inclusive spaces where all bodies are welcome, supported, and celebrated.