Events & Community

At Duafe House we treat food, fellowship, and folkways as everyday medicine. Join us in building joyful connection through shared meals, workshops, and the simple magic of being together.

Community Projects

Our family's commitment to community exists to nourish bodies with wholesome, culturally rooted meals, practice mutual aid, and build joyful connection through block-party vibes and shared recipes.

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Community Cook

Community-Supported Meal Share

On the last Tuesday of each month, my family turns the Duafe House kitchen into a neighborhood commissary! We batch-cook hearty, home-style dinners—grilled chicken with collard greens one month, West-African peanut soup and Cobb salad the next.

When: Last Tuesday of each month
Pricing: Sliding scale, mutual-aid fund available
Location: Duafe House Kitchen

Meals go out on a sliding scale, making it easy for anyone riding a rough patch to be carried by the circle. Through our mutual-aid fund, families who are grieving, ill, or facing food insecurity receive full meals at no cost.

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Beignet Saturday

Block-Party Café Vibes

Picture a block-party café: we fry fresh, sugar-dusted beignets, pour hot coffee and tea, spin a playlist that runs from Afro-beat to classic soul, and watch the neighborhood bloom. Come meet someone new, connect and MAKE COMMUNITY!

When: Saturdays (monthly)
What: Fresh beignets, coffee, tea, music
Location: Duafe House Garden

Proceeds seed our mutual-aid fund and keep Duafe House and Community Cook rolling.

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Upcoming Events

15 OCT

Ancestor Work Course

Ancestor Work as Spiritual Resistance

Tuesdays, October 15 - December 3 • 6 PM – 8 PM

Duafe House & Online via Zoom

Eight-week intensive for remembering, healing, and spiritual practice. Each session begins with a Community Cook meal. Hybrid format available.

$300-600 8 weeks
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22 SEP

Spirit Doll Workshop

Craft Intention into Tangible Form

Sunday, September 22 • 1 PM – 6 PM

Duafe House Classroom

Gather in a gentle, protected circle to shape intention into spirit dolls you can hug and hold. Choose from Ancestor, Healing, or Spirit Doll focus.

$108 5 hours
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The Full Story

We named our home Duafe House as a reminder to ourselves and to the community that home and family exist within a network of mutual care, tenderness, and grounded relationships.

When we set out to purchase a permanent space, our community came together to support us, setting the intention for us to find a safe and sturdy place to hold all that we are to friends, family, and neighbors.

Duafe House anchors all of Folkway's gatherings, workshops, and rituals—as a living example of village building in action. When we cook, fry, laugh, and sit in circle, we remember that community care is not charity but kinship—and that a warm plate can carry as much healing as any ritual.

Duafe House - A place of community and healing

Ready to Join Our Community?

Whether you're interested in our monthly meals, workshops, or simply want to learn more about what happens at Duafe House, we'd love to hear from you.