What is Joy Menagerie?
Joy Menagerie is a support system for community members to have successful educational, work, and life experiences through goal setting, skill development, mutual support, material assistance, and knowing fun. Joy Menagerie provides a space and resources for individuals to be more ready to do their own community and individual work. It’s a non-judgmental space for good people to figure out how to be even better.
Why Joy?
Joy creates wellness. Joy is resistance. Joy is reinvigorating. Joy is pure. Joy allows us to be our best selves.
Why Menagerie?
Because we are a “diverse collection of people” coming together to strengthen one another as we go out and do good in the world.
Right, but what do you actually do?
We support community through: Events, Food Distribution, and Coaching and Connecting.
Below are various writings related to our doings.
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Produce funding for sept/oct
Before I write an email to you all every few months, I check in with Pat. “Do you still want to do this?” “Is it too much?” And every time Pat says, “Yes. I love it.” I’ve been thinking about public spaces, vs community spaces, vs safe spaces, vs front porches– all within the contexts…
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5 weeks of winter produce
Only $1500 for produce to finish out the year. Please give to Venmo @dollyjoseph or PayPal.me/dollyjoseph (please DOUBLE CHECK that it is person to person, and NOT for a good or service). Checks are also accepted. If you file taxes in such a way that you need a tax deductible letter, please email me for more information…
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Fall Produce Distribution Fund Drive
Dear Friends, I just applied for a grant for the first time in many years. It made me so grateful for your community support which has support this food work without having to go through that bureaucratic process. I’m going to share portions of the grant narrative below because it summarizes so much of how important…