This Father’s Day, GrassROOTS Community Foundation invites you to watch our premiere of A Father’s Story: Rebuilding After Hurricane Melissa, a moving short documentary directed by Garreth Daley of GD Films.
SuperGirl Marley and her parents, GrassROOTS President Dr. Janice Johnson Dias and Scott Dias, are publishing a children’s book. In this bold affirmation of empowerment, strength, and purpose, activists and global change makers Marley Dias, Dr. Janice Johnson Dias, and Scott Dias introduce their family’s legacy of blazing new trails, rising to meet opportunities, and choosing to seek new lands of promise. When Marley launched the #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign, she showed the world that young people can make a difference through…
As the year begins, GrassROOTS has set a core priority: ensuring the safety of families still recovering from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica. Through our Disaster Relief Fund, we are starting with six families in the Flankers, St. James community, primarily single-parent households, who are living in damaged or unsafe homes. GrassROOTS has been working in this community for years. These six households include 14 children, one infant under one year old, and one child expected, with families displaced, living in…
We’re bringing together a coalition of women to raise $30,000 to support those experiencing food insecurity in New Jersey.
We are making progress on our 2025-2030 strategic plan. One of the major projects is the renovation of three libraries in Jamaica. With the help of Desmond Technologies, we have made tremendous progress. Please check out this article in the Jamaica Observer. Thank you to Librarian Mrs. Marvetta Richards and her team, along with our community partners, for making this work possible. Thank you for your continued support of our literacy initiatives. Now more than ever, we must invest in…
Join the GrassROOTS SuperGirls’ public health initiative #Green Ribbon Week – a campaign to promote positive mental health of youth.
GrassROOTS Community Foundation and the Global Menstrual Equity Council are teaming up with the Newark YMCA to collect menstrual supplies for those affected by the recent fires in Los Angeles. Periods don’t pause for emergencies. Stress can worsen menstrual pain and increase flow, making access to essential products even more critical during a crisis. Join us in taking action! Here’s how you can help: Contribute Funds Help cover shipping costs to ensure supplies reach those in need. Donate…
This #GivingTuesday, Stand Up for Literacy and Freedom of Expression This year, over 10,000 unique titles were banned in the United States. Among these are Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson. Brown Girl Dreaming inspired Marley Dias, our very own GrassROOTS Community Foundation SuperGirl, to launch the #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign. This #GivingTuesday, we ask for your support to establish and grow #BannedBook Clubs in New Jersey and Philadelphia. These clubs…
For more than a decade, GrassROOTS Team members and supporters have filled plates and hearts by providing meals to families during the holiday season. For the past eight years, our Turkey Challenge has been a symbol of compassion, rallying communities to care for those in need. This year, though stretched beyond capacity, we remain steadfast in our mission. While we won’t be holding our usual, high-profile competition, the work is far from over. We are resolute in our promise to…
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 16-20 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.