Organization: KATE & JUSTIN ROSE FOUNDATION INC
Mission: THE FOUNDATION HAS A THREE-PRONG APPROACH TO IMPROVE CHILDREN'S LIVES BY PROVIDING NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT, FUNDING EDUCATION AND PROVIDING A FIRST EXPOSURE TO POSITIVE LIFE EXPERIENCES.
Activities: BOOK TRUST PROGRAM - BUILDING A READING PROGRAM ON PUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS. THE BOOK TRUST PROVIDED 2-3 BOOKS PER MONTH PER CHILD.
BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK - A MOTIVATIONAL PROGRAM WHICH SENDS KIDS HOME FOR THE WEEKEND WITH FOOD IN THEIR BACKPACK. THIS PROGRAM RUNS FOR THIRTY EIGHT WEEKS (THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR).
Urban Tower Gardens - KJRF partnered with Dr. Phillips Charities to install 49 innovative aeroponic vertical garden growing systems in three elementary schools. The crops provided fresh greens to 1,600+ students receiving food via the KJRF Blessings in a Backpack programme.
NTEE category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Secondary category: Education