OCTOBER 2022

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In the News: United Black Birth Collective, a 2022 Collective 365 grant recipient

 

Tommaya Davis survived giving birth to her daughter in a Winston-Salem, North Carolina, hospital eight years ago — barely. “After [my daughter Nadia] was born, a doctor came [into my room] as calm as day and said, ‘You’re one of the lucky ones. Your iron was so low, you were supposed to die.’ ” When Davis became pregnant with her second child, she was happy to learn about the United Black Birth Collective (UBBC), a Richmond-based organization of midwives, doulas and other birth workers who are dedicated to bringing Black babies into the world safely and with fully involved families.

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Much to Celebrate & Learn About in October

Collective 365 supports Black & Brown communities in DC, MD & VA and in honor of LBGTQ History Month & Domestic Violence Awareness Month we would like to highlight a few of our 2022 grants applicants who are doing great work in our communities. We invite you to check out their work; volunteer; and share their work with your networks!

 

Borealis Consulting RVA

 

Founded by Aurora Higgs and based in Richmond, VA, Borealis Consulting centers the insights of Transgender people of color in advocacy and media. Available for consultations and speaking engagements related to social justice, equity, and inclusion.

 
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  Peter's Place

 

One of Collective 365's 2022 grant recipients, Peter's Place is an online resource located out of the heart of Virginia. The mission is to provide compassionate and accessible housing, resources, and trauma-informed care to LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking individualized recovery support.

 
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Project Empower

 

Project Empower, founded in 2011, is a health system-based comprehensive SDVA serving victims of intimate partner violence, domestic violence, and/or sexual violence. provide emergency room and forensic accompaniment, advocacy, counseling, and other support needed to navigate both the medical and legal systems that survivors are required to attend to in

addition to their healing.

 
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The Safe Sister's Circle

 

The Safe Sisters Circle (TSSC) is a Black women founded organization that provides

free culturally specific services to Black women survivors of domestic violence and

sexual abuse primarily living in Washington DC’s Wards 7 and 8- where the highest rate of domestic and sexual abuse is found in the city. TSSC was founded on the belief that there was a cultural disconnect between the majority white service providers within the sector and the majority Black women they served.

 
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Interested in learning more about all of our 2022 grant applicants? Check out our website

Check out our 2022 Grant Applicants

The Results Are In

 

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on what Collective is doing well; areas where we can improve; and things you want to see moving forward.

 

The feedback from the 2022 Community Voices Survey informed the word of the Collective 365 Board during our strategic planning retreat in August.

 

Click below to review an infographic summarizing the results.

View Survey Results Infographic
 

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Become a Voting Member for the 2023 Giving Season

   

Voting membership to Collective 365 is on an annual basis. If you wish to be a member or donor this "giving season", click below. Voting members must complete an application and make a $50 (or more) investment.

 
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If you have questions and/or ideas, please contact 

collective365info@gmail.com

 

Collective 365 is a registered 501(c)(3) and donations are tax deductible.

 

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