Deep Roots Legacy Fund
Our Mission
Ending Homelessness One Family and One Child at a Time – In addition to serving as a homeless shelter for children and families in the community, Deep Roots strives to break the generational cycle of homelessness. Our program encourages children and their parents to envision a brighter future, to sustain healthy relationships, and to navigate a course towards personal and social responsibility. Through better life experiences, with mentors, and by providing healthy life-models, education, and supports, Deep Roots seeks to show our families that homelessness is not destiny. Ending poverty and homelessness begins with the building of community, relationships, and in genuine human meeting – beyond barriers of race, class, and religion. Community enriches all our lives, and the lives of our children; it lays the foundation for the gentle and peaceable world we long for: One in which the violence of poverty and homelessness have no more place.
Ways to Give to the Deep Roots Legacy Fund
There are many meaningful ways to support the Deep Roots Endowment that reflects your values and financial goals.
Bequest in Your Will or Trust
You may include Deep Roots in your will or revocable living trust by designating a specific amount, percentage, or residual gift to the Endowment Fund.
Beneficiary Designation
You can name Deep Roots as a beneficiary of a retirement account, life insurance policy, or other financial account. This is often a simple form change and does not require revising your will.
IRA Charitable Gifts
Individuals age 70½ or older may make qualified charitable distributions directly from their IRA. In some cases, these gifts may be directed to support long-term sustainability initiatives. Please consult your advisor regarding eligibility and tax considerations.
Donor Advised Funds
You may recommend a grant from your Donor Advised Fund to establish or grow the Deep Roots Endowment.
Gifts of Stock or Appreciated Securities
Donating appreciated stocks or securities may provide tax advantages while making a lasting impact on the Endowment.
Gifts of Real Estate or Other Assets
In certain circumstances, real estate or other non-cash assets may be contributed to support the Endowment.
Life Insurance Gifts
You may designate Deep Roots as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy or transfer ownership of an existing policy.
Charitable Gift Annuities
A charitable gift annuity allows you to make a gift and receive fixed income payments for life. After your lifetime, the remaining funds may support the Deep Roots Endowment.
Because Every Child’s Story Matters, Let Your Legacy Be Part of It And Help Protect This Mission for the Next Generation.
What is the Legacy Fund?
The Deep Roots Legacy Fund is a board-designated investment fund created from charitable gifts to support the long-term sustainability of our mission. Contributions to the Legacy Fund are invested with a focus on long-term growth, helping strengthen the future stability of Deep Roots Family Homeless Shelter.
The Board of Directors retains oversight of the fund and may determine when and how distributions are made to support our programs and services. This structure allows Deep Roots to respond to present-day needs while thoughtfully building financial strength for the years ahead.
Why is the Legacy Fund important?
Families come to Deep Roots at some of the most difficult moments of their lives. In those moments, stability matters. Consistency matters. Hope matters.
The Legacy Fund helps ensure that Deep Roots will always be here when a family needs shelter, safety, a warm meal, and a path forward. By building long term financial strength, we are protecting this mission so that children facing homelessness today — and those we have not yet met — will have a place to begin again.
The Legacy Fund is about more than finances. It is about keeping hope alive for generations.
Current Initiatives & Projects
Emergency Shelter & Transitional Housing
Stable and Safe Emergency Shelter & Transitional Housing. We provide private apartments for families with children at Clairvaux Farm. This provides families with an opportunity to breathe and focus on achieving their self-determined goals whether that is finding a job, securing affordable housing, addressing substance abuse and / or relationship issues, among other objectives.
Food Insecurity
We provide three meals a day to our residents or anyone in the communty in need of food. We also provide a food pantry when available
More Than Shelter
Count Your Blessings Exchange – a free thrift store for our residents & community
Furniture Barn – free furniture for our residents & community
Sprouts Children’s Programming – A dynamic and engaging educational program for our resident and alumni children, offering daily after school enrichment and special events throughout the year.
Support Services & Programs – for adults and children
Empower U – A Family Empowerment and Job Readiness Academy.” This program is designed to equip homeless and unemployed adults in with critical life skills, employment readiness, technological training, and targeted vocational preparation.
Computer & Training Center – A state-of-the-art computer lab and training center for homeless adults.
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Cecil Whig EDITORIAL: Farm of hope
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Deep Roots Interview With Cecil TV
Deep Roots Interview With Cecil TV
Deep Roots was featured on the PBS show Maryland Farm & Harvest!
Deep Roots was featured on the PBS show Maryland Farm & Harvest! Check out the clip below for the segment featuring Deep Roots. For the full episode, please click here.