Rock The Block: Wellness Weekend

Name: Rock The Block: Wellness Weekend
Start: 2025-08-16T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-16T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Southwest Community Center

Schedule

Sat Aug 16 2025 at 08:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Southwest Community Center | Little Rock, AR

Event Name:
Rock the Block: Wellness Weekend
Presented by The HOME Teen Youth Center
🗓️ Dates:
Saturday, August 16, 2025
📍 Southwest Community Center, Little Rock, AR
Sunday, August 17, 2025
📍 Private Location (Prayer Breakfast – invitation or ticket required)
Description:
Join us for Rock the Block: Wellness Weekend, a two-day community experience dedicated to healing, wellness, empowerment, and back-to-school readiness—presented by The HOME Teen Youth Center, in collaboration with the City of Little Rock and other key community and health partners.
We’re bringing the community together to support our youth through intentional programming, accessible resources, and unforgettable moments.
🟪 SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 | Southwest Community Center
Enjoy a full day of powerful and fun-filled events for all ages:
👟 Wellness Walk
🧠 Wellness Discussion Panel – $1 minimum donation and/or 1 canned good (benefits our food drive)
🏀 Charity Basketball Game – $5 adults | $2 kids 5+ | Free for kids 4 and under
🎒 Backpack Giveaway – Eligibility:
Attend or purchase a ticket to any wellness event (Walk, Panel, Basketball Game)
Register as a vendor (including block party vendors)
Purchase official Rock the Block merchandise (T-shirts $29, Water Bottles available)
🎉 Rock the Block Community Party – Music, live performances, food, face painting, vendors & more! (Free entry, open to all)
🍽️ Vendor Info:
Vendor Booths: $150
Food Trucks: $200
Nonprofits and nutritional health vendors receive 25% off
🟪 SUNDAY, AUGUST 17 | Queen Esther Legacy Prayer Breakfast
This exclusive, ticketed gathering honors Missionary Queen Esther, mother of HTYC founder Dionne Dantzler, and a beloved spiritual leader who dedicated her life to serving the community. On the anniversary of her passing, we continue her legacy by covering our youth and city in prayer and purpose.
🎟️ Tickets: $29 | Sponsorship and reserved seating packages available
💜 Why We Do It:
This work began from a place of personal loss—and grew into a movement.
“After losing my sister to a senseless tragedy, I made a vow to turn pain into purpose. Rock the Block is more than an event—it’s a call to heal our city, uplift our youth, and Restore the Rock.” - Dionne Dantzler, CEO & President of The Home Teen Youth Center
🖤 Come for the mission. Stay for the movement.