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EVENTS
2/12 - Leeja’s Birthday Fundraiser for Affordable Futures
2/12 - Leeja’s Birthday Fundraiser for Affordable Futures
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The Well: A Day of Empowerment
The Well: A Day of Empowerment
3/28 - Building Fundable Futures: A Grant Writing Intensive
3/28 - Building Fundable Futures: A Grant Writing Intensive
Revive & Renew NJ CDC is hosting an in-depth, 3-hour Grant Writing Intensive designed to equip community leaders, nonprofit visionaries, and emerging developers with the tools, language, and strategy needed to secure funding and build sustainable, mission-driven projects.Facilitated by Dr. Leeja Carter, this workshop expands into a deeper, hands-on experience tailored to attendees’ development goals. Participants will move beyond theory into practical application, gaining clarity on how to tell their organizational story, identify aligned funding opportunities, and develop competitive grant proposals.Every registration to this event brings us closer to achieving our mission. Thank you for supporting our mission, your support is invaluable.For more information about the workshop email: info@randrnj.org
ABOUT DR. LEEJA & THE COALITION
Coalition for Food and Health Equity
Coalition for Food and Health Equity
The Coalition for Food and Health Equity ("Coalition Equity")’s work is centered on building power within communities through sustainable, community-grown cultures of health. We place hunger within the larger context of racial health equity, working to end hunger, improve health, and advance economic equity within historically marginalized communities.
Explore Dr. Leeja's professional website
Explore Dr. Leeja's professional website
FEATURES
Justice Demands More of Us: Moving for Justice in a Time of Revisionism
Justice Demands More of Us: Moving for Justice in a Time of Revisionism
In the final years of his life, Dr. King was not only fighting racism; he was fighting poverty and for economic justice. Not poverty in the abstract, and not only for Black Americans, but for the dignity and equality of poor people everywhere. He understood, deeply and prophetically, that racism and economic injustice are inseparable and that for any of us to be well, all of us must be able to live well.
The Trump Admin's Decision Not To Fund SNAP Should Alarm You — Whether You Get Benefits Or Not | HuffPost Life
The Trump Admin's Decision Not To Fund SNAP Should Alarm You — Whether You Get Benefits Or Not | HuffPost Life
One in 8 Americans rely on food stamps, but the USDA says "the well has run dry." Here's what you can do.
IN THE NEWS
Food Apartheid: I Walked Away From My Job to Fight it - BlackDoctor.org
Food Apartheid: I Walked Away From My Job to Fight it - BlackDoctor.org
After years as a professor and researcher, Dr. Leeja Carter left her job to fight food apartheid. Here's why she did it...
Ujamaa Cafe community refrigerators provide free, fresh, healthy meals from local vendors
Ujamaa Cafe community refrigerators provide free, fresh, healthy meals from local vendors
Ujamaa Cafe community refrigerators are run by the Coalition for Food and Health Equity, founded by Dr. Leeja Carter.
Dr. Leeja Carter Created A Smart Refrigerator To Provide Healthy Food Options In Food Deserts Across New Jersey - AfroTech
Dr. Leeja Carter Created A Smart Refrigerator To Provide Healthy Food Options In Food Deserts Across New Jersey - AfroTech
We Talk Weekly 3/8/2025
We Talk Weekly 3/8/2025
Being the Changemaker of Your Life with Dr. Leeja Carter
Being the Changemaker of Your Life with Dr. Leeja Carter
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Metanoia: A Blog by Dr. Leeja
Metanoia: A Blog by Dr. Leeja
