Reasons to leave the house.

Join us for a fun night of Family Yinja Adventures and connection. Adults and kids will play together, and have time alone to rest and recharge, before a family dinner and craft.

The Family Crisis Center of Baltimore County is joining us to share resources and information on building healthy families, and to open conversations about domestic violence and how we can build strong communities. This is going to be a night of fun and exciting adventures for the entire family, at every age and ability.

Is this our lucky Friday the 13th? We hope so! Professional artist Jen Jones is creating a fun craft to make while sharing some drinks and downtime. BYOB, or choose from our donation-based drinks.

Every ticket helps fundraise for the Yinjas Summer Camp in 2027, which supports free camps for students with special needs at the Essex Kindness Club. We served 30 students last summer in our first camp, and we hope to raise $15,000 to build more camps and give our middle and high school students more social opportunities to thrive and grow in mindful mental wellness.

This is an adult-focused event, and all children must be supervised by an adult. They can play and join the fun as long as you are there to support them.

Let’s get together and feast! Bring your family and friends and favorite foods to share. We’re having a community feast to celebrate building kindness and support for everyone this holiday season. We want to find light and joy all year, and we hope you join us to hang out.

Games, crafts and activities for everyone. Please give what you can: all money goes toward supporting more parties for our community.

Let’s do some holiday cheer together. This is a celebration of light and love and friendship. Bring your favorite dish to share. BYOB, and we’ll have some drinks and food for everyone too!

Holidays can be lonely and isolating, or a time to celebrate hope, growth and change. Please donate what you can: it supports our Summer Camp for Yinjas.

Everyone is welcome! The night will have food, dancing and music that ramps up to a midnight toast and celebration.

Last year we had family games and activities, music and dancing, with a midnight celebration and a view of all the area fireworks along Eastern Boulevard. This year we plan to make it even bigger and more exciting, with live music and an inclusive, family-friendly place to ring in 2027. You don’t have to go far away to have a New Year’s Eve adventure this season.

This is our EPIC fundraiser to support our YinjaVerse this summer! Elvis is coming to Essex, and we’re throwing a dinner party fit for the King of Rock and Roll. Tickets go on sale on November 1.

Everyone is going to want to be at this party, with lay-downs, raffles, a lottery wheel, and delicious food and drinks included with every ticket. We are hoping to raise $15,000 this year to support our Yinjas Summer Camp and summer opportunities for middle and high school students to thrive and grow in mental wellness. Your support means we have a night of fun, and our Yinjas have a summer of support and learning.