Grassroot Projects

Mission

Grassroot Projects creates and supports equitable communities for immigrant and refugee children by removing barriers and empowering kids to reach their full potential as they enjoy their childhoods.

Description

Grassroot Projects works at the grassroots level with individual families with kids ages 0-18 years in King and Snohomish counties to understand their unique needs and help fulfill them. What sets us apart is- 1) the customization of our care packages to include exactly what each family needs, 2) that we continue to be a low barrier, no questions asked organization, and 3) that we deliver to the doorstep to cut across barriers to access for these families. Our motto is "Small Projects, Big Dreams." Every project is a hope given to the child to dream big.

Our Programs-
1. Care and Connect: We provide our immigrant and refugee families with customized care packages that fulfill the basic essentials needs like diapers, wipes, clothing, school supplies, and car seats for each child in the household. We understand that it takes a village to raise a child and hence we also provide resources and connections to other organizations for holistic support. 
2. Sponsor a Passion: We realize how important play is in the physical and mental well being of a child. Equity starts in childhood by providing access to programs that build social skills, fitness and a sense of belonging in the community. This program helps provide scholarships for children to pursue extracurricular activities.
3. Early Literacy Program: We promote the joy of reading in children by providing books that reflect cultural diversity and emphasize core values like kindness, perseverance and grit.
4. Healthy Families For families experiencing food insecurity, we provide grocery cards to help them access culturally relevant food items of their choice. 

Recognition

We have been supported by the Seattle Foundation, King County, Renton Community Foundation, King County Parks with grants for our programming. We are approved by Microsoft, Boeing, Adobe, AXA, Google, GE, PayPal etc. for company matching.