Building a new legacy through education and literacy

Published: Thu, 09/08/22

Let's build a new legacy through education and literacy.

Our history is marked by laws that were designed to hold us back. There were anti-literacy laws that prevented the Black community from learning how to read and write. As we approach the 2022 school year for so many young students, it is important to recognize the work that so many organizations are doing to undo the past when it comes to education.

So many organizations recognize that our community needs to build up young leaders through education and a modern legacy of wealth and success. We would like to highlight a few organizations that are doing incredible work in this area. Each of these organizations will be looking for extra support through the school year, so if you are looking for a way to get involved in your community, this is a great way to do it.

For a full list of organizations that focus on education, visit the category on our directory.

Do you know an organization who is fostering a positive learning environment for Black youth? We would love to hear about them! You can either respond to this email or tag us on social media! (Instagram: @supportblackcharities | Twitter: @supblkcharities)

We have some exciting news! The SBC directory now has over 100 organizations listed on the directory. If you haven’t yet explored the directory of vetted organizations, now is a great time.

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Featured Organization

Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute

Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute was founded in 2017 in response to community concerns related to the school-to-prison pipeline. They believe “leaders are readers” so they promote literacy and diversity in books to close the literacy gap in the United States. 1 in 4 students have not learned how to read by the 4^th grade, which leads them to be four times more likely to drop out of school. Dropouts are eight times more likely to be incarcerated.

PPGJLI knows that representation in books increases literacy rates, and they foster early reading through diverse book donations and read-alouds.

They have a number of different programs for children such as Leaders are Readers. They also have opportunities to encourage youth writers and artists such as the current 2022 Youth Writing Competition and the Youth Anthology. We encourage you to visit their website to see all of the incredible programs they run.

They currently need financial and in-kind donations of diverse books as well as a community of supporters who will raise awareness of their organization and cause.

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SBC Events

Now that Black Philanthropy Month has come to a close, we should all be asking ourselves “what next?” In case you missed it, SBC presented a webinar during Black Philanthropy Month to talk about the month itself and the role that we all play to move Black philanthropy forward during August and beyond.

Watch the full webinar in our media center.

New Organizations on SBC

Foundation for Advancement of Haitian Midwives, Inc.

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Fondation 4M pour l'education durable

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SBC is the only organization dedicated to increasing the visibility of Black-led, Black serving, and Black focus organizations worldwide while working to boost charitable giving within the global Black Community.

Here’s how we are fulfilling our mission:

We are continuously engaging with active and impactful organizations to grow our online directory.
We feature organizations, their programs, their events, or their executive/volunteer teams on Social Media to amplify their mission.
We bring attention to and raise awareness of issues or matters specific to the Black experience.
We look for valuable resources for organizations to share on our website’s Resource page. (Ex: grants, funding, courses, etc.)
We actively promote our vetted directory to attract volunteers and potential donors to find Black organizations to support or engage with.

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