Wilson Foundation

Congratulations Teen Empowerment Rochester on your successful and inspiring luncheon! The Youth Organizers made us feel loved and appreciated! The performances and speeches were moving. Our future is very bright in Rochester!

Important work and policy proposal to keep families together while supporting them where it’s an issue of “need not neglect”.

We continue to envision a world where every person has stable, safe, quality housing. Learn more about the work locally to raise awareness and resources on World Homelssness Day:

World Homelessness Day: Where to find resources in the Rochester area Friday marks World Homelessness Day. To mark the day, organizations across the globe, including in Rochester, will work to connect people with services and raise awareness for homelessness.

Congratulations YWCA of Rochester & Monroe County on your SOLD OUT Empowering Women Luncheon! Great program and conversation with 1400 other like minded folks...we are proud to be On a Mission with you.

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Important! Please spread the word to anyone who relies on paper checks for Social Security, tax refunds, veterans benefits or other payments from the federal government. They will soon need a bank account to set up direct deposit.

Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach, Inc.

Congratulations to our partner, BreatheDeep, on their impactful community showcase at MCC's Black Box Theater yesterday. BreatheDeep is the only local organization training teens to become certified to teach their peers about positive mental health. Through song, poetry, acting, and spoken word, the teens demonstrated their knowledge and passion as Peer Ambassadors. We appreciate this amazing resource in our community! Learn more: https://breathedeepinc.org/youth-programs

We are proud to announce our continued partnership with Common Ground Health's initiative, Healers Village which employs a culturally responsive, relational approach to healing and wellness to transform mental health systems. This grant aims to increase Rochester's capacity to provide an expanded continuum of trauma-informed and culturally responsive mental health services and supports to BIPOC people, training practitioners in indigenous psychotherapy and antiracist/culturally competent therapies. Continuing its bold leadership in the sector, Healers Village plans to develop a learning collaborative and a train the trainer module to sustain the work locally for the future. This $150,000 grant is payable over three years. Learn more:

The Healers' Village | Common Ground Health Mission- To create an ecosystem of wellness for Black People where they can find, achieve, and maintain their ultimate wellness as they define it.

Thank you House of Mercy (Rochester, New York) for bringing dignity into the conversation by humanizing those who are experiencing homelessness. They do not need to be stigmatized (incorrectly) as criminals, but need a chance at recovery, mental health support, and/or financial assistance. https://foxrochester.com/news/good-day-rochester/house-of-mercy-staff-leaders-talk-trump-crackdown-on-homeless #

House of Mercy staff leaders talk Trump crackdown on homeless We're looking at the impact of Trump's federalization of the police and deployment of the National Guard in D.C.

Community! Great opportunity for teens to speak.

CALL FOR SPEAKERS:
Please share the names of any up-and-coming teen girl leaders in the Rochester area who love public speaking! I have an event coming up on September 9th, and the Women's Foundation of Genesee Valley is looking for phenomenal young voices to take the stage and own the room! Send us a DM for more information!