The CARS office will be closed from December 25th through January 1st for winter break, reopening on January 2nd. We extend our warmest wishes for a season of rest, renewal, and wellness, and look forward to reconnecting and collaborating in 2025 with fresh energy and inspiration.
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Happy New Year! Wishing you a year filled with joy, success, and new opportunities! 🎉
To learn more about no-cost mental health and wellness events happening in Orange County during this time, please visit www.ocmentalhealthevents.org for a full calendar of events. ... See MoreSee Less
Faith: Imani (ee–MAH–nee) ❄️🌱 To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.
What role does faith play in your life? How do you maintain hope and resilience in challenging times? 🤔
This #Kwanzaa, show us how you practice #Imani! Let’s honor the wisdom of those who have come before us. Share photos of your most inspiring quotes from Black leaders, ancestors, and community elders that resonate with you this Kwanzaa. Tag NTTAC so we can help spread the word! 📸
Creativity: Kuumba (koo–OOM–bah) 🎨🧠 To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
How do you express your creativity, and how can you use it to enhance your community and inspire others? 🤔
This #Kwanzaa, show us how you practice #Kuumba! How are you using creativity to bring Kwanzaa alive for the next generation?
Share your favorite Kwanzaa cultural expressions and tell us why they're meaningful to you. Post photos of your handmade items, your little ones creating Kwanzaa-inspired crafts, or share your music, dance, and drumming traditions! Be sure to tag NTTAC! 📸
Purpose: Nia (nee–YAH) 🤝 🧭 To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
What is your personal mission or purpose? How can you align your actions with this purpose to uplift your community? 🤔
This #Kwanzaa, show us how you practice #Nia! Let’s inspire each other to create a brighter future. Share photos of your personal reflections, your affirmation boards, and any other personal practices that help you connect to your personal mission and purpose during Kwanzaa. Don't forget to tag NTTAC! 📸
Cooperative Economics: Ujamaa (oo–JAH–mah) 🤝🛍️ To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together.
How do you support Black-owned businesses and promote economic sustainability within your community? 🤔
This #Kwanzaa, show us how you practice #Ujamaa! Share how you support economic sustainability in your community during Kwanzaa. We'd love to see handmade creations, performances, and more from Black-owned businesses in your community. Share photos and videos of your Kwanzaa celebrations, highlighting, art, crafts, music, and dance and tag NTTAC! 📸
Collective Work and Responsibility: Ujima (oo–GEE–mah) 🧩 🤝 To build and maintain our community together and make our brother’s and sister’s problems our problems and to solve them together.
How do you contribute to the well-being of your community? What collaborative efforts are you involved in? 🤔
This #Kwanzaa, show us how you practice #Ujima! Share your photos of books, learning materials, and inspirational quotes from Black leaders and elders that help you connect with the history and significance of Kwanzaa and African culture. Don't forget to tag NTTAC! 📸
Self-determination: Kujichagulia (koo–gee–cha–goo–LEE–yah) ⭐ 💪 To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves.
How do you express your identity? In what ways do YOU take responsibility for your own choices and actions? 🤔
This #Kwanzaa, show us how you practice #Kujichagulia! How does your Kwanzaa fashion reflect your cultural pride? Share photos of your Kwanzaa attire, whether it’s a custom shirt or a coordinated family look, and don't forget to tag NTTAC! 📸
Unity: Umoja (oo–MO–jah) 🌍🤝 To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.
How do you foster a sense of community and belonging in your personal relationships and wider community? 🤔
This #Kwanzaa, show us how you practice #Umoja! Share how you gather to celebrate Unity in your family, community, or organization. We want to see your family's Kwanzaa celebration! Share photos of your gatherings and don't forget to tag NTTAC! 📸
The seven principles, or Nguzo Saba are a set of ideals created by Dr. Maulana Karenga. Each day of Kwanzaa emphasizes a different principle. As we gather together to celebrate Kwanzaa, we honor the rich traditions and values that unite us as a community.
This week-long festival is a time to reflect on the principles of Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity), and Imani (Faith).
Let us embrace these principles as we celebrate our culture, share stories, and uplift one another. Together, we can foster a spirit of love, resilience, and hope.
Thank you for being here, and let’s make this celebration a memorable one! Share your Kwanzaa altar and candle lighting photos. Don't forget to tag NTTAC !
Wishing you and your loved ones a safe, peaceful, and joyful holiday season, filled with warmth and mindfulness!
To learn more about no-cost mental health and wellness events happening in Orange County during this time, please visit www.ocmentalhealthevents.org for a full calendar of events. ... See MoreSee Less
During this time, some of us might feel alone, but remember—you are not. You are loved, and you matter!
Take some time for yourself and prioritize your mental well-being.
If you need someone to talk to, whether by phone or text, please don’t hesitate to reach out and use these resources.
To learn how you can participate in no-cost mental health and behavioral wellness activities and events in Orange County, please visit us at: www.ocmentalhealthevents.org... See MoreSee Less
Happy New Year! Wishing you a year filled with joy, success, and new opportunities! 🎉
To learn more about no-cost mental health and wellness events happening in Orange County during this time, please visit www.ocmentalhealthevents.org for a full calendar of events. ... See MoreSee Less
Faith: Imani (ee–MAH–nee) ❄️🌱
To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.
What role does faith play in your life? How do you maintain hope and resilience in challenging times? 🤔
This #Kwanzaa, show us how you practice #Imani! Let’s honor the wisdom of those who have come before us. Share photos of your most inspiring quotes from Black leaders, ancestors, and community elders that resonate with you this Kwanzaa. Tag NTTAC so we can help spread the word! 📸
#Black365 #KwanzaaSpirit #CelebrateKwanza #KwanzaaReflections #Imani #Faith #BlackCulture #AfricanRoots ... See MoreSee Less
Creativity: Kuumba (koo–OOM–bah) 🎨🧠
To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
How do you express your creativity, and how can you use it to enhance your community and inspire others? 🤔
This #Kwanzaa, show us how you practice #Kuumba! How are you using creativity to bring Kwanzaa alive for the next generation?
Share your favorite Kwanzaa cultural expressions and tell us why they're meaningful to you. Post photos of your handmade items, your little ones creating Kwanzaa-inspired crafts, or share your music, dance, and drumming traditions! Be sure to tag NTTAC! 📸
#Black365 #blackculture #blackcreativity #Kuumba #Kwanzaa2024 #CelebrateKwanzaa #KwanzaaUnity #KwanzaaJoy ... See MoreSee Less
Purpose: Nia (nee–YAH) 🤝 🧭
To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
What is your personal mission or purpose? How can you align your actions with this purpose to uplift your community? 🤔
This #Kwanzaa, show us how you practice #Nia! Let’s inspire each other to create a brighter future. Share photos of your personal reflections, your affirmation boards, and any other personal practices that help you connect to your personal mission and purpose during Kwanzaa. Don't forget to tag NTTAC! 📸
#Black365 #KwanzaaReflections #Nia #BlackCommunity #KwanzaaUnity #KwanzaaTraditions #CelebrateKwanzaa ... See MoreSee Less
Cooperative Economics: Ujamaa (oo–JAH–mah) 🤝🛍️
To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together.
How do you support Black-owned businesses and promote economic sustainability within your community? 🤔
This #Kwanzaa, show us how you practice #Ujamaa! Share how you support economic sustainability in your community during Kwanzaa. We'd love to see handmade creations, performances, and more from Black-owned businesses in your community. Share photos and videos of your Kwanzaa celebrations, highlighting, art, crafts, music, and dance and tag NTTAC! 📸
#Black365 #StrengthInUnity #KwanzaaSpirit #Ujamaa #blackexcellence #kwanzaalights #blackempowerment #blackpride ... See MoreSee Less
Collective Work and Responsibility: Ujima (oo–GEE–mah) 🧩 🤝
To build and maintain our community together and make our brother’s and sister’s problems our problems and to solve them together.
How do you contribute to the well-being of your community? What collaborative efforts are you involved in? 🤔
This #Kwanzaa, show us how you practice #Ujima! Share your photos of books, learning materials, and inspirational quotes from Black leaders and elders that help you connect with the history and significance of Kwanzaa and African culture. Don't forget to tag NTTAC! 📸
#Black365 #Ujima #KwanzaaTraditions #KwanzaaReflections #KwanzaaLove #KwanzaaUnity #BlackCommunity #StrengthInUnity ... See MoreSee Less
Self-determination: Kujichagulia (koo–gee–cha–goo–LEE–yah) ⭐ 💪
To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves.
How do you express your identity? In what ways do YOU take responsibility for your own choices and actions? 🤔
This #Kwanzaa, show us how you practice #Kujichagulia! How does your Kwanzaa fashion reflect your cultural pride? Share photos of your Kwanzaa attire, whether it’s a custom shirt or a coordinated family look, and don't forget to tag NTTAC! 📸
#HappyKwanzaa #Black365 #Kujichagulia #AfricanDiaspora #CelebrateKwanzaa #KwanzaaReflections #CelebrateBlackCulture #BlackPride ... See MoreSee Less
Unity: Umoja (oo–MO–jah) 🌍🤝
To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.
How do you foster a sense of community and belonging in your personal relationships and wider community? 🤔
This #Kwanzaa, show us how you practice #Umoja! Share how you gather to celebrate Unity in your family, community, or organization. We want to see your family's Kwanzaa celebration! Share photos of your gatherings and don't forget to tag NTTAC! 📸
#Black365 #blackculture #unity #Umoja #Kwanzaa2024 #CelebrateKwanzaa #KwanzaaUnity #kwanzaafamily ... See MoreSee Less
The seven principles, or Nguzo Saba are a set of ideals created by Dr. Maulana Karenga. Each day of Kwanzaa emphasizes a different principle. As we gather together to celebrate Kwanzaa, we honor the rich traditions and values that unite us as a community.
This week-long festival is a time to reflect on the principles of Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity), and Imani (Faith).
Let us embrace these principles as we celebrate our culture, share stories, and uplift one another. Together, we can foster a spirit of love, resilience, and hope.
Thank you for being here, and let’s make this celebration a memorable one! Share your Kwanzaa altar and candle lighting photos. Don't forget to tag NTTAC !
#Black365 #Kwanzaa #KwanzaaTraditions #CelebrateKwanzaa #KwanzaaSpirit #KwanzaaLights ... See MoreSee Less
Wishing you and your loved ones a safe, peaceful, and joyful holiday season, filled with warmth and mindfulness!
To learn more about no-cost mental health and wellness events happening in Orange County during this time, please visit www.ocmentalhealthevents.org for a full calendar of events. ... See MoreSee Less
From the arts to science, Black innovators and leaders shape the world every single day. ✨🌍💫
Let’s celebrate their impact year-round. ✊🏾👑🌟
Post your own photos and stories, celebrating Black creativity. Make sure to tag NTTAC so we can help spread the word! 📸🎨🎭
#BLACK365 #BlackHistoryEveryday #SupportBlackExcellence #BlackCommunities #BlackCreativity ... See MoreSee Less
Together This Holiday Season
During this time, some of us might feel alone, but remember—you are not. You are loved, and you matter!
Take some time for yourself and prioritize your mental well-being.
If you need someone to talk to, whether by phone or text, please don’t hesitate to reach out and use these resources.
To learn how you can participate in no-cost mental health and behavioral wellness activities and events in Orange County, please visit us at: www.ocmentalhealthevents.org ... See MoreSee Less