Celebrating 15 years of empowering stories!

At JLD Community Solutions, we believe in the power of healing, leadership, and opportunity. As we close out the year, our community is coming together to support young men of color, families impacted by gun violence, and the programs that help them build toward brighter futures.

This year, our Giving Tuesday campaign centers around a simple but powerful mission:

| Invest in the next chapter of healing, empowerment, and hope.

Because of supporters like you, we recently launched the JLD Community Support Circle, a safe and compassionate space for individuals and families affected by gun violence. Our very first gathering was a beautiful success — participants shared that they finally felt welcomed, supported, and not alone for the first time in a long time. Your kindness made this moment possible.

Now, we are ready to deepen this work.

🌟 Our Goal: $15,000

To fully fund our 2026 scholarship awards, JLD Community Support Circle, and launch new 2026 programs, we’re inviting:

300 people to give $50  (and those who can give more are deeply appreciated)

Every dollar helps us:

• 2026 scholarship awards for young men of color graduating Lexington Senior High School
• Healing and support to families impacted by gun violence through our JLD Community Support Circle
• Develop our leadership program that equips young men of color with the skills, confidence, and brotherhood to become tomorrow's leaders
• Develop new 2026 initiatives designed to uplift and empower our community

🎉 We’ve already reached our first milestone raising the first $200 — and it’s been matched by our Board! Our early gifts have already been doubled!

🕊 Acknowledging the Times

We know many families are feeling the weight of rising costs, economic uncertainty, and reduced support. If you are not in a position to give, we completely understand. Your prayers, your encouragement, and the simple act of sharing our campaign still mean the world to our mission.

If you are able to give, your generosity becomes part of a meaningful story — a story of healing, opportunity, and leadership.

🎬 Go Even Further: Become a Peer Fundraiser

Want to multiply your impact?
Join us as a peer-to-peer fundraiser and help rally your own network around this cause. It takes less than 2 minutes!

• Just click “Fundraise” on our campaign page: https://givebutter.com/next-chapter15
• Setup your page using the simple form
• Share your page with friends and family!

As a special thank-you:
The top 3 peer fundraisers will be featured in a spotlight interview on our JLD Storytellers YouTube series.

It’s easy, powerful, and a beautiful way to honor someone you love or the change you want to see.

💛 Join Us This Giving Season

Help us write a new chapter of hope — for young men of color, for families navigating the pain of gun violence, and for a community that believes in healing and possibility.

’Tis the Season to Write Their Next Chapter.
Together, we can make it happen.

👉 Donate Today
👉 Create a Fundraising Page

👉 Share, share, share!

Payment Options

Make your donation today using one of our convenient payment options:

• Visit our website at www.jldscholarshipfund.org and select “Donate.” 
• Text "CHAPTER15" to "53-555"
• Send via CashApp to: $JLDScholarship 
• (Important: Please enter your email address in the notes.) 
• Send a check made payable to “JLD Community Solutions” to the following address: 
• P.O. Box 30027, Winston-Salem, NC 27130  

Thank you for being a changemaker. Thank you for helping the young men of color in our community write the next chapter to their stories!