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✨SRF advancing education & improving access to mental health resources for Black & Indigenous youth, young adults, & families.

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Grateful 🥹… I’m so excited to launch our leadership wellness cohort, coming August 2025!!

This program will serve African American women in Maricopa county ages 16-24 years old. We are super grateful for this investment into the Social Roots Foundation! Thank you ☺️ African American Women’s Giving & Empowerment Circle 🌵.

Congratulations to the other 2024 grantees!! #nonprofit #leadership #philanthropy taken in Phoenix, Arizona by @socialrootsfoundation

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🌵At the Social Roots Foundation, we believe that supporting our young people means showing up in tangible ways. This year, our Board of Directors made the intentional decision to award scholarships to members of our Ms. Attitude program who are currently attending college or preparing to begin their college journey in Fall 2026.

This scholarship initiative is a direct reflection of our commitment to providing ongoing support in the lives of the young women we serve. We cannot claim to be invested in our community without also investing financially in its future. Support is emotional, physical, spiritual, and financial—and we strive to walk alongside our ladies in each of those areas.

These four young women have embodied the mission, vision, and values of the Social Roots Foundation, and we are honored to celebrate their achievements and contribute to their continued success.

🎓 Makya received a $750 scholarship and is a student at South Mountain Community College.

🎓 Trinity received a $750 scholarship and is a student at Scottsdale Community College.

🎓 Steveah received a $1,500 scholarship and is a student at Arizona State University.

🎓 Paige received a $1,500 scholarship and is a student at Arizona State University.

🌵 Since 2021, SRF has awarded $14,500 in scholarships to Indigenous and African American women pursuing careers in the mental, behavioral, or physical health fields.

Congratulations, ladies! We are incredibly proud of you and look forward to witnessing all that you accomplish. Your future is bright, and we are honored to be a small part of your journey.

Thank you to our community for supporting our mission by contributing to fundraising efforts, donations, prayer, and love!

#SocialRootsFoundation #MsAttitude #ScholarshipRecipient #InvestInYouth #Attitudescholarship by @socialrootsfoundation

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✨Still on Cloud 9 ☁️

Our in-person gathering, “Bloom & Brunch” was such an incredible experience.

🤎 Our Ms. Attitude Cohort had a great time and indulged in a delicious brunch. We learned a lot from the stories that were shared. We healed with laughter and joy. We also inherited the knowledge of our ancestors’ use of herbal teas as medicine for our wombs. This is the work.✨

📸: @_gwaupo

#socialrootsfoundation #mentorship #leadership #wellness #youth #youthled #teachtheyouth #nonprofit #blackgirlshealing taken in Downtown Phoenix by @socialrootsfoundation

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A gentle reminder from Social Roots Foundation: 🌱

You do not have to constantly produce, post, share, or show up online to prove that you matter.

Sometimes, life requires you to step back. Sometimes, your capacity is limited, your energy is elsewhere, and contributing to the algorithm is the last thing on your mind. And that is OKAY.

Your absence from the timeline does not mean you are absent from purpose. Your quiet seasons do not diminish your impact. And your inability to constantly produce does not make you any less valuable.

You are a human being, not a content machine. Your worth is not measured by your productivity, visibility, or engagement.

At Social Roots Foundation, we believe in making room for the whole person, including the parts of you that need rest, restoration, and grace. You can be doing meaningful work without documenting it. You can be growing without announcing it. You can simply be without feeling the need to justify it.

Give yourself permission to exist beyond what you can offer the world.

You were valuable before you ever produced anything. You are valuable right now. And you will still be valuable when you need to pause.

🌿 Rooted in faith. Growing through community.

#SocialRootsFoundation #RestIsProductive #YourWorthIsNotYourWork #GiveYourselfGrace #RootedInPurpose taken in Charlotte, North Carolina by @socialrootsfoundation

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Spent the weekend reading, compiling, and analyzing our data. 📈

Although our time with Ms. Attitude has come to an end, we find so much joy in the lifelong connections that were made. We did something a lot of organizations may not ever get the opportunity to do— create community. ✨

Thank you to our funders @aawgec_ and our SRF Board Members.

This pilot program was designed, implemented, and evaluated by SRF Executive Director, Roicia. 🤎

#Community #MentalHealth #Youthled #Blackgirls #Blackwomen taken in Phoenix, Arizona by @socialrootsfoundation

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You might want to turn the volume up on this one! If you would like to make a contribution and a direct impact in someone’s life, donate to SRF!

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#RootedMornings #community #scholarship #financialaid by @socialrootsfoundation

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Sending out a little love to my girls. ✨🤍

And yes a hoodie in the middle of July— it is beyond me why the young people live in hoodies in July!? 😵‍💫 but the point is they have it for later. 🤍

A huge thank you to @team24community for partnering with us to celebrate our incredible Ms. ATTITUDE graduates as they complete their 9-month leadership and wellness journey. These sweaters are more than a gift—they’re a reminder that they are seen, supported, and deeply valued.

Congratulations, ladies! Keep leading with confidence, purpose, and resilience. We’re still so proud of you. 🤞🏽✨

#MsATTITUDE #Team24Community #YoungWomenLeaders #Leadership #CommunityMatters taken in Phoenix, Arizona by @socialrootsfoundation

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Let’s get back to the fundamentals. 🌱

#rootedleadership #wellbeing #restisresistance #boundaries by @socialrootsfoundation

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✨How do you start your morning?

So, while you’re drinking your coffee this morning, ask yourself: What’s feeding your roots today?

#RootedMornings #Community #Faith taken in Charlotte, North Carolina by @socialrootsfoundation

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✨As we close the chapter on our very first Ms. ATTITUDE Cohort, my heart is overflowing with gratitude.

Thank you to every young woman who trusted us with your journey, every parent who believed in our vision, every mentor, volunteer, donor, partner, and supporter who made this dream possible. Because of you, we witnessed young women grow in confidence, build community, prioritize their mental wellness, discover their voices, and step into leadership.

What started as an idea became a sisterhood, and I will forever be proud of what we built together.🥹

After much prayer and reflection, I have made the decision that we will not be launching a Cohort Two this fall. This wasn’t an easy decision, but as I begin my PhD in Leadership Studies at North Carolina A&T State University, I know I need to prioritize this next season of growth and ensure I can give my best to both my education and the work I am called to do.

This is not the end of Ms. ATTITUDE’s impact! It is simply a pause as I invest in becoming an even stronger leader, researcher, and advocate for the communities we serve.

To our Cohort One ladies: thank you for making history with us. You will always be our first, and no one can ever take that away. Continue leading with courage, choosing yourself, and remembering that your voice matters.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for believing in Social Roots Foundation and in the vision of Ms. ATTITUDE. I can’t wait to see where this next chapter leads for all of us. 💛🌱

#community #chapterclosed #leadbyexample #leadershipinaction #womeninspiringwomen by @socialrootsfoundation

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For me, this season has been one of tending to my roots. ✨

Through loss, grief, new beginnings, entrepreneurship, nonprofit work, my career, and now pursuing my PhD, I’ve realized that if my roots aren’t healthy, nothing I build will last.🫢

So maybe this morning’s reminder is this: don’t rush to produce fruit before you’ve given yourself permission to grow deep roots.🌱✨

What’s one way you’re tending to your roots today?

#community #mentalhealth #blackwomen #communitycare #backtoyourroots taken in Charlotte, North Carolina by @socialrootsfoundation

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This isn’t about having all of the answers. 👀

It’s about creating a space where we can slow down, think deeply, and stay rooted in what truly matters.

Welcome to Rooted Mornings with Roicia. I’m so glad you’re here!

#RootedMornings🌱 #community #mentalhealth #blackwomen #justice taken in Charlotte, North Carolina by @socialrootsfoundation

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