Our Story

Bringing Health and Community Together

Stockton Community Health Fair is a public service event hosted by Sankofa Holistic Counseling Services and its Sister non-profit organization, NTU Well Center in partnership with Passion & Purpose. We aim to bring together healthcare providers, wellness experts, and community members to provide access to valuable health resources and information, as well as raising awareness about mental health. Our mission is to promote health and wellness within the community, highlighting the importance of mental health and its connection to various community issues such as homelessness, substance abuse, physical health, and crime. We are dedicated to making a difference through community outreach and partnerships. Join us in our commitment to remove the stigma associated with mental health and increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans’ lives.

Sankofa Holistic Counseling Services

Sankofa was founded in 2013 by its CEO Claudius Johnson, LCSW. Claudius, a native of Brooklyn, New York believes that every individual has the right to transform their lives and obtain true peace, joy and happiness. In December of 2013 Claudius founded Sankofa Holistic Counseling Services, and began his journey to provide culturally specific therapy and training for associates on the path to licensure. Starting off with only two Associates, Sankofa has now grown to over 30 Associates and licensed contractors, In addition to developing numerous community partnerships throughout the Bay Area and neighboring counties. Sankofa now has locations in Oakland, Stockton and San Francisco.

Sankofa serves all of God’s people. Its mission is to help the individual, family, and community to reach a greater state of well-being through the delivery of community-based, culturally specific mental health, and family preservation services. Sankofa is grounded in the teachings and philosophy of Black Psychology and practices that are applicable to all humans. Sankofa prides itself on being one of the largest BIPOC (black, indigenous, and other people of color) organizations in the Bay Area.

Promoting Health and Wellness
Since 2013

Passion and Purpose / Voice of Hope has been in existence since 2007 and formally incorporated in 2018.
Our overall mission is to inspire hope, promote empowerment and be a part of transformational change
and healing in BIPOC communities. To promote healing, connectivity while providing safe spaces for
building trust and community engagement. We serve individuals/communities who have been historically
underserved. Our services are available to community members, at no cost. Additionally, we offer our
training and classes to other CBO’S and faith-based organizations and their consumers/ members, also at
no cost. We are primarily a community outreach and prevention education program. Our aim is to
increase awareness re: mental health and substance use prevention. Harm reduction education which
includes opioid overdose and Naloxone training. All classes and training are focused on personal
development, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness. Our program and service model is client centered,
family and community inclusive.