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Marley Dias and Mona Scott-Young host GrassROOTS Give Thanks Benefit Gala

November 19, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm EST

Join The GrassROOTS Community Foundation, and co-host Mona Scott-Young (CEO, Monami Entertainment) and Marley Dias (Founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks) on November 19th for our annual Give Thanks Benefit Gala. Orange Lawn Tennis Club in South Orange, New Jersey from  7-11pm. For tickets: http://givethanksgala.eventbrite.com.

The purpose of the Give Thanks Benefit Gala is to raise funds to support our work in New Jersey.  As a social action and public health organization, we provide health and wellness programs for  women, girls and community members so they can achieve and maintain high levels of well-being.

To date, GrassROOTS has donated over 500 turkeys and 300 pounds of fruits and vegetables to families in need. We have also provided:

Family Support Work

  • Implemented 60 hours of the ROOTS Family Strengthening Program for low income mothers and children
  • Launched The Invisible Woman’s Project where we have trained mothers who live in shelters to photograph and tell their stories
  • Donated over 100 toys for holidays to elementary school children at Speedway Academies, located in the West Ward of Newark adjacent to Bradley Court, a high crime housing development

Public Health

  • Trained 200 individuals to complete their first #RootsRockRun5k
  • Led 4 town hall and community conversations
  • #24HoursofPeace, offered blood pressure screenings and stress reduction techniques to residents who live in high crime areas
  • #WellnessWednesdays offers 600 hours of free community wellness activities

Capacity Building Support

  • Collaborated with 50 community service organizations and programs,including City of Newark, to improve their work
  • Provided mini-grants to area churches and community programs in East Orange, Orange and Newark

Youth Social Action and Leadership Work

  • SuperGirls Society trained 40 girls to become youth leaders and girl changemakers through the following programs:
    • SuperCamp Scholarship Fund has granted $75,000 in scholarships to local youth
    • #MathWizGames held free STEM (science, technology, engineering & mathematics) games for girls
    • #1000BlackGirlBooks collected 8000 books and donated 1500 books to local schools and libraries
    • #RoomForChange program decorated and redesigned rooms at the YMCA for unaccompanied minors
    • #FullCourtDress collected and donated winter coats, hats and scarves for homeless youth

 

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Organizer

  • GrassROOTS Community Foundation
  • Phone 862-520-3756

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