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:
Burst Into Books is a nonprofit dedicated to nurturing a love of reading and self-expression in youth through culturally responsive literature, arts integration, and community support that uplifts Black brilliance and empowers entire families. In 2025, we partnered to build Gabrielle's Corner, a safe community space open to all children in this Chicago, IL neighborhood where they can build confidence and find calm. It has quickly become one of the most beloved areas in the store — a go-to place for reading, play, and connection, with books and materials thoughtfully curated to support emotional well-being. In the first year alone, 100 children benefitted from the space.
Since 2022, we’ve partnered with Camp Morty to support children served by Westchester, NY’s Department of Social Services. This year, we added air conditioning to make the Corner usable throughout the summer, helping children de-escalate and return to activities in as little as 10 minutes. We also funded therapeutic crisis training so staff are prepared to support children in this special space.
We continued our partnership with Uplift Literacy in Miami, FL in 2025, as they expand their reach to additional schools. Uplift Literacy has grown quickly, expanding their ReadingPal program from 13 to 39 schools in the Miami-Dade School District and doubling the number of children served by volunteer tutors. Our funding supported this growth by providing take-home books for families, supplies, and volunteer training and background checks.
This is our second year partnering with ECOC in Colorado Springs, CO. This year, we supported ECOC's expansion of their leadership program to an additional school, reaching 60 new students. The program combines field trips, service projects, and academic enrichment with a new partnership with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) for suicide prevention training.
In 2025 we expanded our partnership with IMS in Philadelphia, PA, adding a third Peace Corner in the school system. Now over 800 children have access across the schools, and they are reporting 50-57% reduction in behavioral issues in the classrooms. They are a shining example of how these Corners support not only the children that use them, but also everyone else in the school, family and community as they pass on what they learn.
