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Catalysts for Change

As catalysts for multi-sector systemic change, We Love Our Sons & Daughters Foundation will build capacity at the intersection of 4 core outcome components: Justice, Health, Education, and Family.

  • The Michael O. D. Brown Memorial Scholarship for Social Justice, Performing Arts, and Trades awards scholarships to college-bound high school seniors based on demonstrated academic achievement, financial need, and an expressed interest...

  • RAINBOW OF MOTHERS will provide a support system of hope to mothers, representing a diversity of ethnic backgrounds, with resources including but not limited to: wrap-around resources, both independent and group mental health counseling, hardship respite assistance, legal advocacy and much needed information to direct and support the restorative process of rebuilding and repurposing life after premature loss of a child...

  • Intergenerational and Multi-cultural Community Forums that bring political legislatures, law enforcement, and the “people” from communities around the country together to continue the discussion and identify key issues that confront our society….

  • This program is a community based partnership with metro area school districts to promote healthy lifestyles for uninsured and under-insured youth living in economically challenged communities…

  • S.T.R.I.V.E.E. INSTITUTE (SIBLINGS THRIVING AND READY TO BE INVOLVED AS VALUABLE EXAMPLES OF EXCELLENCE) a RAINBOW OF MOTHERS sister program providing trauma-informed evidence based social-emotional and developmental curriculum and training for children and adolescents as they face a “new normal” in the wake of the loss of a sibling or parent…

  • In the spirit of Mike Mike, his love for computers, tech gadgets, his determination to complete high school, and his plans to attend technical college in the fall of 2014…its Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead as we provide programs for middle and high school aged youth that focus on Science, Technology, the Arts, and Mathematics…

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  • Honoring the Legacy of Michael O.D. Brown

    Earlier this year, the Michael O.D. Brown We Love our Sons and Daughters Foundation announced the inaugural Micheal O.D. Brown scholarship. To celebrate the honorees, we recently gathered at Webster University for the Michael O.D. Brown Scholarship Dinner for an evening filled with heartfelt stories, inspiring speeches as Lezley McSpadden-Head awarded 15 St. Louis teens … Continued

  • Michael O.D. Brown 28th Birthday Celebration

    On May 20th, we came together for a special celebration at Barnett on Washington to honor what would have been Michael O.D. Brown’s 28th birthday. For the first time since his passing, Lezley McSpadden-Head chose to publicly celebrate this day, focusing on the life and legacy of her son. The evening was marked by the … Continued

  • Michael O. D. Brown Memorial Scholarship for Social Justice, Performance Arts, and Trades

    Scholarships to college-bound high school seniors based on demonstrated academic achievement, financial need, and expressed interest.