Grandma's Journal

To everyone who helped make this event a success, my heartfelt thanks goes out to you. It takes a village to keep our children on track and you helped. 

Below are the vendors that will be present at the Juneteenth Event.  Thank you to all our vendors, sponsors and partners that are assisting Grandma's Place!    MC Levern Williams   MUSIC Levern Williams  Amyra Leon DJ Monday Blue Donwill   PUPPET SHOWS Griot World  William Abbott   GUEST SPEAKERS Tony Hillery Lana Turner   AUTHORS Tony Hillery  Ty Allan Amrya Leon   PERFORMERS Axel Gothe & Dancers Richard Pigkaso Mimi Hoops Kid Ace Akoben Wisdom Passages   FOOD Harlem Shake Lolo's Seafood Shack Settepani Janie's Life Changing Baked Goods Brooklyn Best Iced Tea Community Fridge 120   PHOTOGRAPHY Photo...

As many of you know June nineteenth is a very special day in African American history. It is the day that the last slaves were informed that they were finally free!  In honor of this special day Grandma’s Place is hosting a block party! There will be live music, food and classic games! Grandma’s Place is partnering with a few local businesses to bring a fun Covid safe event to the community. Grandma Dawn will be teaching kids how to play classic street games such as hopscotch, double-Dutch jump roping as well as Skelly’s. We are so excited that it...

Working with parents and care givers of the children to identify their needs and connecting them to services that are available to them.  Providing curriculum and materials that parents and care givers need to instruct children at home. Providing self affirming books to children so that they can see themselves in a positive light.Providing toys that are open ended that encourage creative thinking.Conducted workshops for parents, teachers and care givers around the issues they have with their children.

Grandma's Place is working on building a Bookmobile that will provide donated books to children in need. Coming this summer, our bookmobile located on the streets of Central Harlem will have fun reading and writing activities. This will include reading with, to and by children.