Highland Project

ADVANCE SURVIVOR-LED JUSTICE

DEVELOP/SUPPORT COMMUNITY LEADERS

DEVELOP/SUPPORT NON-PROFIT LEADERS

DEVELOP/SUPPORT EDUCATION LEADERS

DEVELOP/SUPPORT PHILANTHROPIC LEADERS

MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING

DEVELOP/SUPPORT UNDERINVESTED ENTREPRENEURS

DEVELOP/SUPPORT EDUCATION LEADERS

MATERNAL HEALTH

ADVANCE FOOD ACCESS FOR ALL

DEVELOP/SUPPORT COMMUNITY LEADERS

SUPPORT/ADVOCACY FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

EDUCATION/RESEARCH

TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT SENIOR LEADERS OF COLOR WHO ARE EXPLICITLY FOCUSED ON DISMANTLING SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO THE ACADEMIC AND ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND SUCCESS OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR.

TO ESTABLISH ECONOMIC PARITY AT SCALE FOR BLACK AMERICANS

TO COUNTER AUTHORITARIANISM AND ADVANCE INCLUSIVE AND RESILIENT DEMOCRACIES.

HELP FAMILIES BREAK INTERGENERATIONAL CYCLES OF POVERTY AND VIOLENCE

BROADEN THE DEFINITION OF WEALTH BY CENTERING THE PERSPECTIVES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES OF BLACK WOMEN THROUGH RESEARCH, STORYTELLING, AND THE ARCHIVING OF THEIR ORIGIN STORIES

TO CHAMPION NEW IDEAS AND NEW LEADERS TO MAKE OUR ECONOMY AND DEMOCRACY WORK FOR THE MANY, NOT THE FEW

SUPPORT THE TRAINING, ANCHORING, AND SUSTENANCE OF BLACK CREATIVES OF ALL GENRES THROUGH THE FRESHLO/ARTS EDUCATION CENTER, A PLACE WHERE CREATORS CAN ACQUIRE THE SKILLS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO MONETIZE AND EXPORT THEIR WORK IN A WAY THAT SUSTAINS THE CREATORS, THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THEIR HEIRS NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE.

TO ADVANCE INDIANA'S BLACK COMMUNITY BY EMPOWERING YOUTH, DEVELOPING LEADERS, INFORMING POLICY, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON IMPORTANT ISSUES IMPACTING MINORITY COMMUNITIES

REDEFINE PHILANTHROPY BY EMPOWERING ACTIVISM, HARNESSING GENEROSITY AND LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY

INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY

TO FURTHER THEIR COLLABORATIVE JOURNEY FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY THROUGH (1) PARTNERSHIP WITH GENERATION HOPE TO SUPPORT THEIR CONTINUED WORK AND EXPANSION TO NEW ORLEANS AND (2) SUPPORT LEADER'S PERSONAL GROWTH AND WELLBEING

ASSISTS IN DEVELOPING EMERGING AND ASPIRING PROFESSIONALS FOR CIVIC AND, COMMUNITY AND NON-PROFIT LEADERSHIP ROLES.

ASSISTS IN DEVELOPING EMERGING AND ASPIRING PROFESSIONALS FOR CIVIC AND, COMMUNITY AND NON-PROFIT LEADERSHIP ROLES

TO EDUCATE, ENGAGE, AND EMPOWER LOW-INCOME FAMILIES OF COLOR TO RISE AS CHANGE AGENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMTS

CONDUCT RESEARCH AND EVALUATION IN THE AREAS OF HOUSING, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK WOMEN LEADERS

TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT SENIOR LEADERS OF COLOR WHO ARE EXPLICITLY FOCUSED ON DISMANTLING SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO THE ACADEMIC AND ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND SUCCESS OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR.

THIS RESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING GRANT CONSTITUTES A CHARITABLE GIFT AND HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR COSTS FOR GIFTEE'S "FREEDOM DREAMING" PROJECT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ASIA JOHNSON, PROJECT LEAD AT HAMTRAMCK FREE SCHOOL FOR THE OUTCOMES BELOW THAT FURTHER THE GIFTEE'S CHARITABLE MISSION TO CULTIVATE MEDIA FOR LIBERATION AND BE A NETWORK OF PEOPLE AND PROJECTS, ROOTED IN DETROIT AND CONNECTED TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER PLACES ACROSS THE GLOBE.

TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO BUILDING FINANCIAL AND MULTI-GENERATIONAL WEALTH FOR BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS IMPACTED BY POVERTY AND INCARCERATION. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE GRANTEE IN THE EXPLORATION, DESIGN AND PILOTING OF A TECH AND CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WILL INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES AND PRODUCTS BY FAMILIES IMPACTED BY POVERTY AND INCARCERATION.

TO SECURE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY AT CHILDREN'S RIGHTS INNOVATION FUND (CRIF) AND FINALIZE STRATEGY FOR STAYING CONNECTED TO BLACK FEMINIST MOVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTE TO NARRATIVE CHANGE AS KEY LEVERS FOR MULTI-GENERATIONAL WEALTH BUILDING AND CHANGE.

TO CONNECT FAMILIES LIVING IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS THAT HELP THEM ADVANCE THEMSELVES IN SCHOOL, WORK AND LIFE.

TO (1) INVEST IN BUILDING AND SUSTAINING A PIPELINE OF SOUTHERN BLACK GIRL AND WOMEN LEADERSHIP, AND (2) ESTABLISH AMULTIMEDIA PLATFORM FOR PROGRESSIVE VOICES AND NARRATIVE SHIFTS.

TO MOBILIZE THE UNORGANIZED ORGANIZER AND CREATE AN ACTIVE ECOSYSTEM OF YOUNG PEOPLE PASSIONATE ABOUT CREATING JUSTICE-CENTERED POLICIES.

TO FURTHER THEIR COLLABORATIVE JOURNEY FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY THROUGH (1) PARTNERSHIP WITH GENERATION HOPE TO SUPPORT THEIR CONTINUED WORK AND EXPANSION TO NEW ORLEANS AND (2) SUPPORT LEADER'S PERSONAL GROWTH AND WELLBEING

TO BUILD SUSTAINED POWER WITH LOW-INCOME AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN ARIZONA.

TO USE CARE MODEL DESIGN, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION TO CREATE EQUITABLE HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS

ASSISTS IN DEVELOPING EMERGING AND ASPIRING PROFESSIONALS FOR CIVIC AND, COMMUNITY AND NON-PROFIT LEADERSHIP ROLES

ASSISTS IN PROVIDING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING RESOURCES

TO HELP ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN THEIR MISSION TO END THE CYCLE OF POVERTY FOR SINGLE MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN, TWO GENERATIONS AT A TIME.

TO USE CARE MODEL DESIGN, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION TO CREATE EQUITABLE HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS.

ASSISTS IN PROVIDING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING RESOURCES. THE HIGHLAND PROJECT COMMUNICATES WITH GRANTEES ON A REGULAR BASIS AND MONITORS THEIR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES PER THEIR FUNDING REQUEST.

ASSISTS IN DEVELOPING EMERGING AND ASPIRING PROFESSIONALS FOR CIVIC AND, COMMUNITY AND NON-PROFIT LEADERSHIP ROLES.THE HIGHLAND PROJECT COMMUNICATES WITH GRANTEES ON A REGULAR BASIS AND MONITORS THEIR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES PER THEIR FUNDING REQUEST.