About Us

Embracing recovery and resilience through peer-led solutions

We provide hope and support to individuals facing a mental health diagnosis.

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Our mission

Break the stigma. Empower people with lived experience.

Our approach is simple yet transformative: we meet people where they are, provide empathetic support, and break down the barriers of stigma.

Baltic Street is at the forefront of peer-led support. Through the lived experiences of our dedicated staff and members, we empower individuals facing mental health challenges to connect with others who truly understand their journey.

With over 25 years of steadfast dedication and advocacy, we lead the charge in policy change, ensuring people with lived mental health experience have a voice and a seat at the decision-making table.

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Our growth

Leading the path of mental health support

25+ years: of dedication and advocacy
1 → 17: programs, from one to seventeen
100+: full-time, part-time and trainee staff, grown from one full-time and four part-time

Baltic Street Wellness Solutions stands as a trailblazing leader in mental health support and advocacy, dedicated to transforming the lives of individuals facing mental health challenges. Our commitment spans over 25 years, and today we proudly claim the title of the largest peer agency in New York State.

We extend comprehensive services in housing, employment, training, entitlements, education, empowerment and self-help skills, laying the foundation for holistic, person-centered support on each person's path to recovery.

Our Impact Report

Read the 2025 Baltic Street Impact Report (PDF).

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The Baltic Navigator

Baltic Street team members celebrating at the 2026 New York City Pride March — From the September 2026 Baltic Navigator

The Baltic Navigator brings news to the New Yorkers we serve and the community partners who share our mission. Each edition features program announcements and events, alongside updates on advocacy, pay equity and retirement options for peer support workers.

Most recent issue · September 17, 2026

The Baltic Navigator: September 2026 Newsletter

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What guides us

Wellness, advocacy and empowerment

Wellness
Person-centered, trauma-informed support that recognizes hope as the foundation of all recovery.
Advocacy
Challenging misconceptions and championing policies that prioritize peer-led services.
Empowerment
A community of staff and members who have walked the mental health journey, offering empathetic support, guidance and tools to flourish.

Smiling Baltic Street team member in a green organization shirt

Two men talking at a Baltic Street community event

Rewriting the narrative

Leading the mental health conversation

We reject the notion of mental health as a deficit. We educate and advocate so communities broaden the dialogue around mental health diagnoses and substance use.

We encourage a person-centered, trauma-informed perspective that erases damaging stereotypes, with empathy, compassion and a holistic approach at the core of our care.

Baltic Street is a potent catalyst for change within the mental health system. We champion policy changes that prioritize peer-led services and recognize the immense value people with lived mental health experience bring to shaping mental health policies and practices.

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Our leadership

The people leading Baltic Street

Taina Laing
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Clarke
Co-Chief Strategy Officer
Modupe Mujota
Co-Chief Strategy Officer
Christopher Rogers
Chief Marketing & Development Officer
Yasmin Perez
Director of Operations
Laurie Vite
Co-Director of The Community Center
Freddie Grant
Co-Director of The Community Center
Angel Jones
Director of Bridger Programs
Leta Mizzi
Executive Assistant

Board of Directors

Stewards of our mission

The essence of our Board resonates with a relentless commitment to the pursuit of excellence. We are the steadfast guardians of the determined mission to deliver high-quality, abundant services to the vibrant communities Baltic Street Wellness Solutions serves.

We aspire to set a benchmark of service excellence that not only meets but exceeds the expectations of those with mental health histories, mental health professionals, and the very communities that surround us.

Our mission is to raise the Agency's profile, casting a radiant light on the importance of mental health services and the indomitable human spirit. We work tirelessly with the Foundation to secure the funding required to meet the ever-growing needs of the Agency.