Free Root Operation

Tomorrow is Juneteenth, and I would like to provide non-Black allies with an opportunity to truly celebrate the holiday. I’m calling on you to turn your paid time off for Juneteenth into reparations by donating to my non-profit Free Root Operation. We have over 1,800 women in our service base who expressed a NEED for our wellness programming. With your help, we can make a change in their lives and the lives of their children and families. If you can’t contribute, sharing this post is also impactful! Your contribution will allow us to expand our BLOOM Cohort: a six-month wellness program providing moms and women with 10 hours of individual counseling, 3 family counseling sessions, over 20 wellness events, and 60 hours of in-person support. BLOOM has been proven successful and improves the ability of moms to be even more effective parents, community pillars, and stewards of safer communities by giving them the wellness and economic development resources to care for themselves first. I would be remiss not to re-center the descendants of enslaved Africans within Juneteenth, a day marking when people learned they had been freed two years prior, on June 19th, 1865. Juneteenth is not just a federal holiday, it is a call to action to reconcile with our history. We celebrate by doing better. In the words of Brittany Packnett-Cunningham, “You are a mutual partner in the pursuit of freedom.” To celebrate Juneteenth with me, consider donating your paid time off wages here: https://bit.ly/supportfro #Entrepreneur #Founder #SocialImpact #BlackLinkedIn #Wellness #Chicago

We're so excited to share that we are 2023 Grantees of the Chicago Foundation for Women's South Side Giving Circle! Thank you CFW for your support and belief in our mission. This grant will help us expand our BLOOM Program and empower even more disenfranchised Black women to become agents of change. We are so excited to be among this group of incredible leaders empowering women and girls across Chicago! #blacklinkedin #wellness #nonprofit #blackfounders #womeninbusiness #chicago #womenempowerment

Our Executive Director Eva Maria Lewis was featured in the Chicago Tribune talking about the work our BLOOM Program does to invest in Black women and families, specifically single mothers. 💜 “Lewis works each day to fill this care debt through wellness programs that help Black mothers cultivate self-investment. Her work leads Chicagoland’s Black mothers through everything from taking them out to Broadway plays, to providing them with free therapy to hosting self-love-centered workshops.” #blacklinkedin #wellness #nonprofit #blackfounders #womeninbusiness

Hear our founder and Executive Director Eva Maria Lewis share why we're empowering Black women to practice self-love and sisterhood. ⬇ "In order for us to thrive, to be free, we're gonna have to see each other for the beauty, magic, and sites of possibility that exist within our community." ✨ Follow us to learn more about our work to support Black women and single moms impacted by gun violence. 💜 #humanrights #blacklinkedin #nonprofit

We’re so grateful for our partnership with Sista Afya Community Mental Wellness.! 💜 As a team of licensed clinical professionals and social workers, Sista Afya Community Care has the skills to provide culturally-centered community mental wellness care and education to our BLOOM Cohort. ⬇️ They did just that in our Self-Love Workshop this past June, which gave our cohort the support to better understand and enact self-love and self-care along their BLOOM journeys. ✨ #selfcare #nonprofit #therapy

INTRODUCING BLOOM 2023!💜✨🤩 We have launched the 2023 Cohort of our BLOOM Program with 15 Black single moms and women from across Chicago’s south and west sides. We’re so grateful to our partner, Sista Afya Community Mental Wellness. for joining us in another year of transformative work! This year we will provide 15 women with over 60 hours of in-person support and 10 hours of free counseling each, facilitate 20+ wellness programs, and host an in-person graduation to give Black women and single mothers the flowers they deserve! Be on the lookout for more updates on our work.