The Juneteenth& Me Festival
Economic, Behavioral Health & Community Impact Report — documenting a public-private model that turned celebration into measurable public value.
Prepared by
Princess Clark-Wendel, MBA
on behalf of H.U.E.S.
Prepared For
Community, Civic & Corporate Partners
Executive impact briefing
UnprecedentedCommunity Reach
Cross-cultural market penetration capturing diverse, high-purchasing-power demographics across the region.
Total Attendees
7,500
102
Volunteers · +168.4%
144
Naloxone Kits · +188%
A year-over-year surge of 50% → 87.5%, cementing the festival as a regional anchor event.
6-Week Broadcast Coalition
3 stations · regionalWPGC
95.5 FM
Urban · Hip-Hop / R&B
WHUR
96.3 FM
Howard University Radio
WLZL
107.9 FM
El Zol · Spanish Tropical
Transforming Celebrationinto Harm Reduction
144
Naloxone Kits
Distributed — a 188% increase
250+
Families Trained
in opioid toxicity identification
$107,550
Cost Avoidance
Illustrative emergency-system savings
Upstream diversion in action: crisis cases redirected from EMS & the ED into the new 24/7 Crisis Receiving Center — via NADA-protocol warm introductions on-site.
Building TrustYear-Round
Monthly micro-activations supporting local Black-owned ecosystems.
Anchor alliance with IKEA Woodbridge for their 40th Anniversary Gala.
Breaking bureaucratic stigma through direct, informal employee-to-resident relationships.
The People’s Porch
This was the most income I have ever made at a festival. I definitely want to come back next year.
Natacha Wilson
Festival Vendor
I did not think you could top last year’s festival, but you did… I told others about it and brought my daughter.
Sylvia Lewis
Resident
Scaling Municipal Infrastructure
Proactive Budget for 10,000 Attendees
Expand footprint, vendor capacity, and clinical staffing to safely accommodate data-projected crowd growth.
Evaluate Dedicated Staffing Capacity
Evaluate dedicated event and community-engagement staffing capacity, including a centralized full-time position or equivalent operating model.