This year, our word is Fortify: to strengthen what matters, to hold each other up, to stand firm.

This year, our word is Fortify: to strengthen what matters, to hold each other up, to stand firm. image

Fortify With Us

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Fuel Transformative Justice in Richmond’s Southside

We believe in a world where justice is rooted in connection, community, and joy.
And we’re building that world—right here in Richmond’s Southside.

But we can’t do it alone.
We need you to help fortify the work.

💪🏾 Why Fortify?

"Fortify" means to strengthen. To prepare. To protect. In the face of oppression, we choose joy. In the face of disconnection, we choose each other. That’s how we fortify—and it’s how we continue fighting for equity and healing.

Every investment you make supports:

  • Grassroots organizing led by Southside Neighbors
  • Efforts to address food injustice that promote access to healthy food and environmental advocacy
  • Healing spaces that center joy, resilience, and rest
  • Youth creative placemaking programs that use art to support civic advocacy and racial reconciliation
  • Housing policies and development projects that promote equitable growth and prevent displacement
  • Leadership programs that connect our Southside Neighbors to their inherent power to become leaders of change in their communities.

🔥 Our Fortification is Your Fortification

This campaign isn’t about charity—it’s about solidarity.
When you give, you’re not donating to a cause.
You’re investing in a movement.

We're not just fortifying in Richmond’s Southside—we have built a Blueprint. What we’ve learned from this community is already helping others across the country do the same.

This work is replicable. It's shareable. It's yours.

Our Blueprint training and coaching program:

  • educates on how to mobilize, organize, and fortify your own community during this critical time
  • is for institutions who want to build sustainable, justice-rooted movements—grounded in connection, joy, and strategy
  • outlines how to improve institutional equity

This is more than inspiration. It’s infrastructure.

Because when we say our fortification is your fortification, we mean it.

✨ Will You Fortify with Us?

So we can continue the work on the ground in Richmond;s Southside and prepare institutions to grow this movement together. Every contribution—no matter the size—makes a difference.

Let’s build the world we believe in. Together.