The mission of Helping to Unite by Generating Mental Empowerment (HUG ME) Ink is to advocate and educate on mental health awareness and bullying prevention through the arts. HUG ME Ink is a peer-led nonprofit organization increasing mental health awareness & recovery sustainability through the arts. We primarily focus on the performance arts and film as our avenue to promote mental health awareness.

Our Mission

We are the ONLY non-profit organization in the state of Texas that ONLY uses the performing arts and film to advocate and educate the community on mental health awareness. We produce films and stage productions as a way to reach out to our community on mental illness, recovery, stigma and empowerment. We conduct workshops and host open mic nights to increase self-expression. One of our most popular outreach is focused on YOUTH! We use the arts to create prevention tools when it comes to stopping bullying! stainability through the arts. We primarily focus on the performance arts and film as our avenue to promote mental health awareness.

Our Goals

Founded in 2012, HUG ME Ink has come a long way since then. After overcoming challenges, HUG ME Ink became an official 501c3 organization in 2013 and as of February 2015, we became a part of the Peer Run Organization Project hosted by ViaHope.

Thank You to Our Sponsors


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Community Partners