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GCF Year in Review

Thank you for helping us grow and expand. Your support has been vital. We know that investments take time to yield their outcomes, and we are grateful for your patience. These 13 years have been remarkable. We feel like we are just getting started.   Below are some of the things that your investments made possible in 2023.   Summer Study: Black Land Use and Food Supply: Ghana In the United States, land ownership, food production, and food access are…

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Giving Tuesday

Last Saturday night was a wonderful celebration as we honored three remarkable individuals who have been instrumental in institutionalizing our work. Photos can be found here.   Your support played a crucial role in achieving our initial goal of raising $10,000. Because of YOU, Board member Lisa Maxwell secured the title of #TurkeyChallenge winner for the third consecutive year.   The funds raised had a meaningful impact, allowing us to provide meals and books to seniors and youth at Georgia…

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Turkey Challenge

Turkey Challenge 2023

Help us provide meals for 500 families in Newark, New Jersey and Atlanta, Georgia   Donate $25 = 1 healthy meal for families   Turkey Challenge will be from Oct. 23rd through Nov. 18th   TeamLisa  + TeamJanice = TeamGive   Over the past decade, we provided thousands of meals to families in Newark, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Boston.   This year fundraising goal is $10,000.   Funds raised will provide meals for elders and community members at Georgia King Village,…

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GRW Logo 2023

Green Ribbon Week 2023

Join the GrassROOTS SuperGirls’ public health initiative #Green Ribbon Week - a campaign to promote positive mental health of youth.   Breathe. Move. Connect   #GreenRibbonWeek is September 18-22   The campaign goals are: Educate youth about ways to maintain good mental health practices. Encourage to LISTEN to youth to better understand their needs and ways to support. Make conversations about mental health as common as conversations about physical health.   We are also working to institutionalize youth mental health…

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Banned Book Club

Books are mirrors and windows for children. They offer opportunities to explore themselves and to gain insight into the lives of others. This book club provides and creates space for children to enjoy reading and to build community with each other.
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Read Across Jamaica

Education Week 2023 Project Focus: Libraries

This year, GCF in collaboration with the Book Industry Association of Jamaica (BIAJ), Marley Dias and the Ministry of Education in Jamaica is collecting 2,000 culturally diverse books for donations. We are particularly interested in books where Black girls and boys, Southeast Asians, and Chinese are the main characters. These populations represent the diversity of the population of Jamaica.   This year, renowned and celebrated author Jacqueline Woodson will be joining our Read Across Jamaica efforts.   We have made…

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#investingirls Giving Tuesday

Help GrassROOTS Community Foundation bring SuperCamp on the Road in 2023! This past summer, July 23- 30, GrassROOTS in collaboration with Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry and the Anna Julia Cooper Center mobilized a dozen Black girls and women to participate in an immersive one week living and learning project.   Our goal: to learn more about Black land use and food supply in North Carolina. With your help, we will repeat this work in Virginia at Monticello in 2023.   Read…

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GiveThanks 2022

Give Thanks

GrassROOTS Community Foundation in partnership with Uzima Dance Fitness and Kindred The Family Soul are uniting once more to #GiveThanks.   TeamTia + TeamLisa + TeamAja + TeamJanice are united to = TeamGive.   Collaboratively, we are raising $20,000 to support girls, women and families in Newark, Philadelphia and Boston.   Funds raised will provide meals for elders and community members at Georgia King Village, Newark, NJ;  families in Philadelphia, PA who are food-insecure and domestic violence survivors in Boston, MA…

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Green Ribbon Week 2022

Join the GrassROOTS SuperGirls’ public health initiative #Green Ribbon Week - a campaign to promote positive mental health of youth.   #GreenRibbonWeek is September 19th-23rd   The campaign goals are: Educate youth about ways to maintain good mental health practices. Encourage adults to engage in practices that facilitate dialogue with youth. Make conversations about mental health as common as conversations about physical health.

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