Grantee Database
COOPER FAMILY FOUNDATION
Grant Year
2023-24
Grant Program
Impact Projects
Award Amount
$21,250.00
Project Description
With the support of the California Arts Council the Cooper Family Foundation (CFF) will provide a Juneteenth arts festival celebrating the end of slavery, the Emancipation Proclamation, and African American culture in San Diego. Traditional Black and African music, dance, and spoken word will be performed for a crowd of up to 5,000.
Our FREE Juneteenth festival at Memorial Park will present jazz, R&B, funk, hip hop, rap, gospel music, traditional line dance, mime, prose, and poetry. The celebration promotes emotional healing to those experiencing the legacy of slavery, discrimination, and exclusion through pride in Black culture, group affinity, and the curative powers of music, dance, and spoken word. Generally excluded from events of this caliber, low-income community members are welcome to enjoy the festival, a free meal, community resources, health screenings, and vaccinations.
Organization Summary
The Cooper Family Foundation exists to run the Juneteenth Remembrance and Celebration in San Diego, California. Our Juneteenth Celebration provides African American music, song, dance, poetry, storytelling, community health and wellness resources, entrepreneurial vendors, and food, free of charge to an audience of up to 5,000. Our objectives are:
1. To provide an educational and culturally enriching event to the community free of cost.
2. To nurture and cultivate a sense of pride in the richness of African American history and culture.
3. To unify all San Diegans without parameters.
4. To provide a neighborhood event that fosters community healing and well-being.
Organization
Cooper Family Foundation
Address
3819 SUPERBA ST
SAN DIEGO
92113-1740
County
San Diego
Region
Far South
Phone
(619) 245-3387
Congressional District
52
State Assembly District
79
State Senate District
18
