GrassROOTS Community Foundation

Check our president’s newest Substack📖^

Copy this link into your browser to read the full piece and to subscribe to her page📖:
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedrjanice/p/dying-from-shame?r=804uru&utm_medium=ios

Swipe to see some pics from sports day last week at Jamaica Library Service’s Summer Program😍🏃🏾‍♀️💨💪🏾☀️!!! The kids are staying fit, being active, and having fun in the sun all summer long☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

Thank you Jamaica Gleaner for highlighting our before and after progress in working with families, such as Theodore’s, to help rebuild their homes in Flanker, Jamaica post Hurricane Melissa💚

Our work is far from finished as we will continue to help out different families affected by the hurricane as much as we possibly can. Standing with our community is what drives our mission and we do what we do as a foundation for this very reason💚

Swipe to see our president, Dr. Janice Johnson Dias, having fun in the sun ☀️ with the girls of Jamaica Library Service’s Summer Program at the St. James Parish Library😍📚👧🏾💚!

While at the summer camp, Janice Johnson Dias is also leading the girls in a series of workshops focused on self-confidence, identity, and helping girls recognize the power of their own stories📚📖📚!!!

Continuing our mission to invest in young girls, literacy programs, and the well-being of communities worldwide, we at GCF are back in Jamaica this week for the Jamaica Library Service’s Summer Program at the St. James Parish Library📚🙌🏾😍!!!

Check out the young girls of Flanker, JA, as they explore their local library, discover the importance of literacy, leadership, and storytelling 📖! Summer programs like this create spaces where young girls can learn how books can support their well-being, instill resilience, and expand their sense of possibility 🪄📚👧🏾!

as we continue to listen, share, and document stories from the neighborhood residents of Flanker, JA whose lives changed due to . We at GCF have dedicated our efforts to help this community and in the wake of this devastating storm
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Finishing up Week 6 of R3 training💪🏾🥇🏃🏾‍♀️💨

Affirmation of the week: “I Am Patient 🧘🏾‍♀️”

We’re almost in the last stretch before race day on June 27th! It’s not too late to register; Swipe to the last slide and scan the QR code so you can run with us in a few weeks! Show up and show out🫵🏾🙋🏾‍♀️🏃🏾‍♀️💨🏃🏾‍♂️💨!!!

It’s finally here🥳📚!!!

I Am The Dream Come True can now be purchased across several different platforms, such as Amazon, Google Play Books, online bookstores, and various independent, local bookstores near you!!!

This book tells the story of the and how their journey through family migration and chasing their dreams continues to shape their legacy as changemakers💚📚🗺️.

The link to purchase a copy is in our bio now!!! Congratulations , , and 💚!!!

hosted their race in Kingston, Jamaica yesterday and of course our GCF family was present and ready to help put an end to . Participants donated menstrual products, femme hygiene products, and brought all the good vibes and positive energy to this event
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Check out the pics above to see how some students from Mona Heights Primary participated in this cause 🩸👸🏾➡️

Woo-Hoo🌅⛅️!!!
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Tomorrow marks the start of Week 5 R3 training for GCF’s Roots, Rock, Run 5K race🏃🏾‍♀️💨🏃🏾‍♂️💨!!!!

This week’s affirmation is “I Am Flexible”
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Wanna train with us in Plainfield every Saturday leading up to the big day?
See the QR code on the last slide and sign up today!!!

BTW, it’s not too late to register for race day on June 27th!!! See the QR code on the last slide!