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

    Orange Lawn Tennis Club 305 N Ridgewood Rd, South Orange, NJ, United States

    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…

  • Turkey Giveaway

    JFK Recreation Center 211 W. Kinney Street, Newark, NJ, United States

    GrassROOTS in collaboration with the City of Newark will distribute turkeys and fresh fruits and vegetables to 6,000 Newark residents.

  • GrassROOTS Senior Dinner

    Georgia King Village 250 Georgia King Village, Newark, NJ, United States

    GrassROOTS will host a dinner for seniors living at Georgia King Village a housing project housing over one thousand residents, a significant number of whom are food insecure.

  • Give Thanks For Girls Gala

    Robert Treat Hotel 50 Park Pl, Newark, NJ, United States

    The purpose of the Give Thanks for Girls Benefit Gala  honors black girls who have demonstrated through their actions in the community high levels of integrity, academic excellence and ingenuity.   Proceeds from the event goes to supporting the GrassROOTS Community Foundation efforts in developing girl changemakers.   This year’s national honorees are: Marsai Martin…

  • Senior Dinner

    Georgia King Village 250 Georgia King Village, Newark, NJ, United States

    On November 21st, GrassROOTS will host a dinner for elders living at Georgia King Village a housing development in the West Ward of Newark. We will provide a 4-course seated meal, music and entertainment by the SuperGirls. INDIVIDUALS CAN VOLUNTEER TO HELP SERVE ELDERS - CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER

  • Give Thanks Cocktail Fundraiser

    Montclair Art Museum 3 S. Mountain Ave, Montclair, NJ, United States

    The 2018 GIVE THANKS Cocktail Fundraiser is being held at the Montclair Art Museum. Guests will enjoy the beautiful African drumming sounds of Yahya Kamate and poetry by the GrassROOTS SuperGirls. Following the award presentations, DJ Scotty Nevers will keep us on the dance floor all night.   For the past eight  years, GrassROOTS, through our intensive…

  • Give Thanks 2020 – Day of Giving

    Saint Matthew AME Church 336 Oakwood Ave, City of Orange, NJ, United States

    GrassROOTS Community Foundation in partnership with Uzima Dance Fitness and St. Matthew AME Church presents   Give Thanks Help us raise $25,000 to support families who are experiencing hardship. Funds raised will go to for families at: QLS Gardens in Southeast Atlanta Georgia King Village, Newark, NJ Newark and The Oranges, Essex County Ways to…