Starting With Today is a DC area-based non-profit that provides programs to promote Black wellbeing through wellness and mental health programs. Its signature program, The Shape Up, was launched in May 2018 as a recurring group therapy for men in Ward 7’s Lee’s Barber Shop, continued virtually during the pandemic, and now provides hybrid programming. A companion women’s program, #MyHairAppt, launched virtually in June 2020. #MyHairAppt is a place for Black women to explore, cultivate, and define wellness on their own terms both online and in the Black beauty shop.

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For ways to get involved, contact GT Liaison Harriet Shugerman (hshugerman08@gmail.com)

[updated February 2026]

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