Our Impact

The impact of providing children with a culturally relevant pedagogy, an environment that is self-affirming, and meaningful experiences are priceless. We are happy to say that we are as of 2022, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, dedicated to doing good work and getting ourselves in “good trouble”.

Some of our student-led & community focused projects:

• Distributed almost 100 laptops and tables to local homeschooling families with our partners EHEP.

• Planting 36 trees at Pine Camp Cultural Arts Center

• Stocking culturally-rooted and diverse books at the Little Lending Library at Pine Camp Cultural Arts Center

• Fundraiser for the Pocahontas Island Black History Museum in Petersburg, VA

• Fundraising event for Chief Joseph and the Maasai Tribe of Kenya
  (unaffiliated but current fundraiser for the tribe: https://gofund.me/03f65309)

• Speaking at Richmond Environmental Justice Rally

• Speaking at Monumental Justice Rally & organizing a rally for the removal of the Columbus statue.

• Participation in Documentary Film Festival with films in support of local environmental and societal movements

• Youth table at the Virginia Youth Activism Summit

• Planting trees in the City of Richmond. To date, we have planted over 50 trees.

Cultural Roots highlighted in PBS, VPM: Homeschooling is booming across Virginia