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BUILD & GROW FEATURED GRANT RECIPIENTS

EMERGENCY GRANTS Mobile Hope Association
Leesburg, VA
After discovering the significant number of homeless youth living in
In 2020, food scarcity became a challenge for many, and TRF donated Loudoun County, Donna Fortier started Mobile Hope in 2011 as a special
over $90,000 in emergency grants to food banks across the nation. project at Inova Loudoun Hospital. Donna began distributing clothing, food
Unfortunately, this challenge remains, and in June, TRF provided and hygiene items to youth in need on the hospital’s mobile bus.
$45,000 in emergency grants to 18 nonprofits to combat food scarcity.
Mobile Hope broke away from Inova and became an independent 501(c)3
TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND BUILD ON OUR organization in 2012, missioned to serve homeless and at-risk youth up
MISSION, WE NEED YOUR HELP. to age 24. Mobile Hope provides services without restrictive policies and
excessive red tape. We ensure our eligibility process is straightforward and
does not serve as a barrier to services. We meet each kid where they are,
regardless of barriers, issues and traumas.
1. Follow us (@therosendinfoundation) on LinkedIn and Facebook and help
us make positive impacts by liking and sharing our posts. We strive to We believe every youth has unrealized potential, and we are honored to
inspire innovation and education through our social media channels about stand with our kids on their journey from homelessness to self-sufficiency.
current issues and concerns impacting communities where Rosendin and MPS
employees work and live.
2. Help double your donation! If you are a Rosendin or MPS employee, help TRF
double your impact by participating in automatic paycheck deduction. Rosendin Klothes 4 Kids Next Door Solutions
VIRTUAL ART Holdings, Inc. will match employee contributions up to $500,000 annually. Las Vegas, NV to Domestic

AUCTION 3. Be part of our upcoming fundraisers and encourage others! Upcoming events Nijel Murray started Violence
include a VIRTUAL ART AUCTION on JULY 28, virtual sports memorabilia
San Jose, CA
auction in Q3 and a virtual mixology/cooking class in Q4. Klothes 4 Kids when
he was 14 years old. He
Wednesday, July 28 For more information, visit www.therosendinfoundation.org. started by giving foster In 1971, Bea Mendez
kids bags that they Robinson, founder, was
concerned about the lack
Scan to Register could use instead of of services and options
for the Auction trash bags when they Nijel and Shon Murray for domestic violence survivors and gathered a small
changed foster homes. group of her friends to figure out a solution. Together,
Then it grew to used clothing in the bags.
they set up a shelter in a garage and established a
Today Klothes 4 Kids gives each child, no matter hotline number to provide information and support to
age, a Nike bag, seven outfits, jacket, and blanket. survivors. Unbeknownst to them, it would become the
Everything is brand new. Teenagers receive two second domestic violence agency in California and the
pairs of new Nike shoes and pick out seven outfits. first bilingual domestic violence shelter in the nation.
Nijel’s goal is to own and operate a transitional So began the story of Next Door Solutions to Domestic
home for kids who no longer qualify for foster care Violence (NDS).
due to their age.
Domestic violence is the most prevalent form of gender-
Nijel recently graduated from based violence, often the most frequently reported
crime to law enforcement, and arguably the one with
Give an Hour high school and is attending the greatest damaging effect on children and youth.
the University of Nevada at
Nonprofit Corporation Las Vegas (UNLV) where is a Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence is the only
National Nonprofit Business major with a focus stand-alone, domestic violence agency in Santa Clara
on Marketing. This young County, answering approximately 15,000 crisis calls
Give an Hour’s mission is to develop national networks of volunteers capable man empowers, inspires and and serving an average of 3,000 survivors of domestic
of responding to both acute and chronic conditions that arise within our impacts the community and violence annually. Our comprehensive, compassionate,
society. By harnessing the skill and expertise of volunteer professionals, we all those that have the honor bilingual services are available free of charge to all
are able to increase the likelihood that those in need receive the support to meet him! women, men, LGBTQ and individuals across the gender
and care they deserve. Our aim is to improve the mental health and emotional spectrum and of varying abilities.
wellbeing of all persons.

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