Create Positive Change
Each time you shop at the co-op, you have a chance to directly support local nonprofits by donating your 10-cent reusable bag credits and rounding up your purchases to the nearest dollar. It may only be a few cents or spare change, but your generosity makes a huge impact — to the tune of over $10,000 each month for our Positive Change recipients!
Meet Planting People Growing Justice
What is Planting People Growing Justice: A literacy organization in rondo! Established in the Rondo community to address the literacy gap and end the school-to-prison pipeline. Focuses on antiracist education, leadership development, and multicultural literature to nurture early success in youth.
- Foster Success: Introduce critical education and leadership tools early in life.
- Promote Justice: Cultivate a multicultural, inclusive literary and leadership landscape.
- Inspire Growth: Create pipelines to success and plant seeds for lasting change in individuals, communities, and workplaces.
Program Areas
- Leaders are Readers Program: Donating over 10,000 multicultural books. Empowering 5,000+ young scholars to become leaders and community changemakers.
- Arts and Humanities Initiatives: Inspires people of all ages to view themselves as leaders who can tackle challenges and promote social and racial justice.
How we currently work with PPGJLI: We sponsor fresh fruit distributions at the Leadres and Readers programs at Rondo Library. Each month a delivery of fun, unique and in season fruits are delivered for families to enjoy as they participate in the programming. We will also be hosting several literacy events in partnership with PPGJLI 2025.
Through these efforts, PPGJLI aims to create a harvest of leaders who champion social equity and racial justice in every sphere of life.
February donations will be used to purchase and distribute diverse books with positive messaging and relatable characters and facilitate multicultural education and dialogue in classrooms.
Learn More https://www.ppgjli.org/