MLK Wellness Center
Mission
The MLK Wellness Center is dedicated to empowering the South Dallas community through comprehensive wellness services, employment opportunities, and educational programs. By providing access to fitness, nutrition, and financial literacy, we aim to break cycles of poverty and homelessness, promote healthy lifestyles, and foster community development.
Vision
To establish a viable, replicable model for holistic wellness in other communities by being a leader in South Dallas in the areas of health, wellness, and community empowerment. Our goal is a thriving community that is lively, healthy, and economically prosperous. It prioritizes youth leadership development and mentorship while providing every citizen with access to top-notch fitness, nutrition, and educational services.
About the Center
Located at 3101 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd in Dallas, Texas — right near the entrance to the State Fair of Texas — the MLK Wellness Center sits on the historic site where the Dallas Weekly Newspaper was headquartered for 65 years. Owned and operated by community members and business owners, and managed by Kingdom Legacy Company, the center is a living example of what it looks like when a community invests in itself.
The MLK Wellness Center brings an integrated wellness solution to South Dallas, offering a community fitness center, a coffee shop and café, mental health counseling services, and wellness office suites — all under one roof. This is the first of many projects pioneering a communal approach to development in South Dallas, with the goal of spurring economic vitality, cultural preservation, and restored community pride along the MLK corridor.
Services Offered
Our community coffee shop is open daily 8-10 am and after school wellness lab T-TH 4-6pm.
All of our menu items are priced affordably between $3-6 to create access in a food desert, but to generate revenue to fund the youth programs and make them sustainable.
Kingdom Cafe
G3 Health Club
G3 Health Club is a wellness community and fitness initiative focused on mental, physical, and spiritual growth, offering workouts, training, and community fellowship.
Gifted Souls Mental Health Community Center is dedicated to helping individuals and families cope with a wide range of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship problems. Our therapists and counselors are passionate about providing effective treatment that promotes healing and growth.
Gifted Souls Mental Health Community Center
