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10/11/2026

🎄🎅🏽 NYC FAMILIES, IT'S CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎁🎄

❤️💚 Wayside Uplift Initiative Inc. is excited to spread some holiday cheer and help bring smiles to children's faces this Christmas season! 🎅🏽✨

We understand that the holidays can be financially challenging for many families, and we believe every child deserves to experience the joy and magic of Christmas! ❤️

🎁 OUR 2026 CHRISTMAS TOY REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! 🎁

📍 WHO CAN APPLY? NYC residents ONLY!

📅 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: December 1, 2026

🎄 TOY DISTRIBUTION: December 12, 2026

🔗 REGISTER HERE:
https://form.jotform.com/262505817799169

⚠️ PLEASE READ:
Completing the registration form is required to be considered for our Christmas toy distribution. Registration does not guarantee toys, as supplies are limited.

📧 Families will receive additional information regarding pickup times, locations, and reference numbers closer to the distribution date.

🎅🏽 We're not just giving away toys — we're spreading LOVE, HOPE, JOY, and the true spirit of giving! Families will also be able to enjoy holiday activities, hot meals, and pictures with Santa! 🎄❤️

📢 HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! Tag a NYC parent, share this post, and help us reach families who could use a little extra Christmas magic this year!

💜💙💚 WAYSIDE UPLIFT INITIATIVE INC.

Uplift • Empower • Serve

10/09/2026

🎉🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR AMAZING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JACQUELYN! 💜🎉

Today, Wayside Uplift Initiative Inc. celebrates a phenomenal woman, an incredible leader, and someone who plays an important role in helping us fulfill our mission! 💜

Jackie, your dedication, compassion, hard work, and commitment to uplifting others do not go unnoticed. Your willingness to show up, support our vision, and make a difference in the community is truly appreciated.

As you celebrate another year of life, we pray this new chapter brings you endless blessings, happiness, good health, success, and everything your heart desires. May you continue to grow, shine, and walk boldly in your purpose.

Thank you for being part of the Wayside family and for everything you bring to our organization!

10/06/2026

🎉🎂 Happy Birthday to Our Food Coordinator, Daphnee! 🎂🎉

Today, the Wayside Uplift Initiative Inc. family would like to take a special moment to celebrate our amazing Food Coordinator, Daphnee! 💕💐

Daphnee, thank you for the time, care, dedication, and heart you bring to our organization. The work you do behind the scenes helps us serve our community with love and ensures that the families we support feel cared for and uplifted. Your contribution to our mission does not go unnoticed, and we truly appreciate having you as part of our team. ❤️

On your special day, we wish you an abundance of love, happiness, good health, peace, and continued blessings. May this new chapter bring you beautiful opportunities, unforgettable memories, and countless reasons to smile.

Please join us in wishing our wonderful Food Coordinator, Daphnee, a very Happy Birthday! 🥳🎈🎁

With love and appreciation,
Your Wayside Uplift Initiative Inc. Family 💕

09/25/2026

🌟 SOUTH CAROLINA—JOIN OUR TEAM! 🌟

Wayside Uplift Initiative Inc. is looking for passionate, community-minded individuals who are ready to serve, empower, support, advocate, and change lives!

As a member, you’ll receive opportunities to:

💜 Be part of a purpose-driven organization
🤝 Volunteer and serve your community
💡 Access training, resources, and workshops
📅 Help plan and support local events
🌐 Network with like-minded individuals
⭐ Make a lasting impact throughout South Carolina

Together, we can create stronger, healthier, and brighter communities. If you’re ready to make a difference, scan the QR code on the flyer and sign up today!

📞 (800) 718-7929
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.waysideupliftinitiative.org

People Helping People Change Lives!

09/25/2026

🌟💜 WAYSIDE UPLIFT INITIATIVE INC. PRESENTS W.O.W. — WOMEN OF WORTH! 💜🌟

Registration is officially open for our 5-Week W.O.W. Women of Worth Empowerment Program! 🎉

W.O.W. was created to provide girls and women with a supportive space to discover their value, build confidence, strengthen life skills, develop leadership, and create meaningful connections.

💖 TWO AGE GROUPS — ONE POWERFUL PURPOSE!
👧🏾 Girls Ages 10–13
👩🏾 Young Women & Adults Ages 14+

✨ Program topics include:
💗 Self-Esteem & Identity
🧠 Emotional Wellness
👑 Leadership & Confidence
🎯 Life Skills & Goal Setting
🤝 Sisterhood & Community
💬 Real conversations in a supportive environment

📚 5-Week Program
💻 Virtual & In-Person Opportunities

📲 SIGN UP TODAY!

Girls Ages 10–13:
Register Your Child

Ages 14+ / Adults:
Adult Registration

📧 [email protected]
📞 (800) 718-7929

💜 Two Paths. One Purpose.
✨ Together, We Uplift. Together, We Change Lives.

09/11/2026

🇺🇸 We were there. We lived it. We will never forget.

September 11, 2001, will forever be part of our story. For those of us who lived through that day, the memories carry a weight that time cannot erase.

Today, Wayside Uplift Initiative, Incorporated honors the lives lost, the families forever changed, the survivors, and the heroes who answered the call. We remember the courage, compassion, and unity that brought people together during unimaginable heartbreak.

To everyone who still carries the grief of that day: we remember with you. We honor with you. We stand with you!

Our heroes will always live on, in our hearts, in our memories, and in every act of kindness we extend to one another.

Uplift • Empower • Serve

09/06/2026

🎉✨ Happy Birthday, Francesca Dacus ✨🎉

Today we celebrate a phenomenal woman, a dedicated leader, and a true pillar of Wayside Uplift Initiative Inc. Our Vice President, Francesca Dacus! Your commitment, strength, and heart continue to push our mission forward and inspire everyone connected to this organization.

Thank you for your leadership, your vision, and the countless ways you uplift our community. We appreciate you, we honor you, and we are grateful for everything you do.

May this new year bring you joy, favor, and continued success.
Happy Birthday, Madam Vice President Francesca Dacus! 🎉💙

09/01/2026

🎒💜💛 OUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL EVENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS! 💛💜🎒

First, please forgive us for the late post… WE NEEDED SOME REST! 😂🙌🏾 When we say this event was AMAZING, we mean it!

Wayside Uplift Initiative Inc. showed up and showed OUT for our community! 💪🏾❤️

✨ LOOK AT THE IMPACT WE MADE TOGETHER:
🎒 330 BACKPACKS given away!
💇🏾‍♀️ 25+ young ladies and young men received FREE braids!
💈 100+ FREE haircuts!
🏀 Multiple basketball games and activities!
🌭 FREE hot dogs!
🍔 FREE hamburgers!
🍗 FREE jerk chicken!
🥦 FREE perishable food for families to take home!
🛍️ Vendors GALORE!
🎶 Entertainment, fun, laughter, and community love all day long!

🔥 And we had AMAZING performances by Glass Dolls and Toy Soldiers Dance Company! Thank you for bringing the energy and giving our community a show to remember!

But NONE of this would have been possible without the incredible vendors, sponsors, volunteers, performers, barbers, braiders, community partners, donors, and everyone who came out to support us.

💜💛 THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! 💛💜

You helped us make this day special for hundreds of children and families. Seeing the smiles, excitement, and love throughout the day reminded us exactly why we do what we do.

This wasn't just a Back-to-School event — THIS WAS COMMUNITY! 🫶🏾

From all of us at Wayside Uplift Initiative Inc., thank you for helping us UPLIFT • EMPOWER • SERVE! 💜💛

📸 We have plenty of pictures and memories to share, so stay tuned!

Address

295 Madison Avenue, 12th Flr #1024
New York, NY
10017

Telephone

+18007187929

Website

http://waysideupliftinitiative.org/

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