Community Service – WHO We Serve

“We are committed to supporting services, programs and organizations that focus on impacting root causes of social problems affecting African American children and families.”

Rebuild America

 

The Mission Continues and we continue this mission in our local community

In 2008, Jack and Jill of America, Inc. and Jack and Jill of America Foundation partnered with Habitat for Humanity to engage in a special community service project – Rebuild America. The goal of this fundraising and construction campaign with our community partners is to provide refurbished and/or newly-constructed homes for economically-disadvantaged families. Since the inception of Rebuild America, Jack and Jill members have committed thousands of hours and dedicated funds to meet the goal of building 7 homes across the country – one in each of Jack and Jill’s regions. Through the generous financial and hands-on support of you, the Jack and Jill membership, four homes have been completed:

  • 2010 – Chicago, IL (Mid-Western Region)
  • 2011 – New Orleans, LA (South Central Region)
  • 2012 – Philadelphia, PA (Eastern Region)
  • 2014 – Wilmington, NC (Mid-Atlantic Region)
  • 2016 – Riverside, CA (Far West Region)

The mission of Habitat for Humanity is to build houses in partnership with sponsors, volunteers, communities and homeowner families, whereby families are empowered to transform their own lives; and to eliminate poverty, while serving as a catalyst to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.

 

When children are removed from their homes by the Department of Family and Children’s Services, they are confused and often at the lowest time of their lives. If that’s not hard enough, nine out of ten of them arrive into the foster care system with nothing but the clothes on their backs. They deserve to feel and look like the best child they can be.

Bloom gets to work on that immediately. That’s why The Bloom Closet was created. The Bloom Closet provides Georgia’s foster children with free clothing, shoes, baby gear, books, toys, and school supplies. Items are either new or gently used. The environment is that of a whimsical children’s boutique.

At The Bloom Closet, our mission is to make foster children feel special. Because they are.

The Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc.

Since 1971, the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc. has stood as a bastion of hope for victims of Sickle Cell and other abnormal hemoglobin. Generous supporters, a dedicated staff, a dynamic Board, and caring volunteers make the Foundation and all of its programs and services possible. Each donation, no matter how large or small, carries a Sickle Cell patient one step further to breaking the Sickle Cell Cycle.