Root & Rise: July Roots, August Blooms


Before we bloom, we root.

Campaign Overview

Raise unrestricted funds for Cultured Seeds Programming

Root & Rise is our annual July campaign focused on building strong foundations through unrestricted giving that powers mental health work, racial justice, intergenerational healing, and creative expression


July 1-31st

Goals

Expand awareness of our mission and impact

Prepare momentum for the August campaign

Invest in creative and emotional wealth

Campaign Pillars

  • Creative Liberation

    We believe art is more than expression; it’s survival, resistance, and rebirth. Through painting, poetry, performance, and play, we use creativity as a tool to process trauma, reclaim joy, and reimagine what’s possible. We honor creativity as a birthright and a pathway to freedom.

  • Racial Justice & Cultural Celebration

    Our work is grounded in the fight for Black liberation and equity for all marginalized communities. We uplift cultural identity and ancestral wisdom, challenging the systems that erase or exploit us. From music to movement to memory, we celebrate what colonization tried to silence.

  • Mental Health & Community Care

    We center emotional wellness, not as an afterthought, but as a core part of community strength. Our programs provide safe, affirming spaces to process trauma, break cycles of shame, and normalize healing. Care is a collective act, and no one should have to navigate it alone.

  • Generational Wealth & Empowerment

    True liberation means stability and self-determination. We plant seeds of abundance by creating spaces that honor labor, circulate resources, and redistribute opportunity. Through creative economies, financial education, and investment in community talent, we’re building futures that last.

  • Intergenerational Healing & Power

    Our work honors both the wisdom of our elders and the brilliance of our youth. We create space for stories, struggles, and strengths to be shared across generations. Healing isn’t linear; it’s circular. We root deep so the next generation can rise stronger.

It’s more than donating. It’s investing in our collective breath and future, rooted in care, culture, and creativity. Every dollar nourishes healing, imagination, and intergenerational possibility.

Invest in Our Collective Breath & Future

Art. Healing. Power.