THANK YOU!
For The Love of Our Children Gala
Love. Life. Legacy.
We are grateful to everyone who made March 2, 2026 a grand success–for the love of our children. And we remain in deepest gratitude to our dedicated sponsors…
Premier Sponsor:
Casey Family Programs
Presenting Sponsors:
The Coca-Company | FedEx
Platinum Sponsors:
Grace Global Capital | W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Silver Sponsors:
TW Capital Group | Sephora | American Nurses Enterprise
G4GC | Camelback Ventures | Georgia-Pacific
Bronze Sponsors:
Amplified Voices TV | Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation
Citi | AARP | Jatali Bellanton
We are profoundly grateful to Tamron Hall, Jill Scott, LEDISI and Mickalene Thomas who shared their extraordinary gifts with us for the love of our children.
Thank you to our brilliant young singers, Faith Angeline, Marjhaé Nelson, and Leighcia Dacres and their stunning rendition of our National Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing," written by Harlem Renaissance poet James Weldon Johnson and set to music by his brother, John Rosamond Johnson.
It was our privilege to celebrate our incredible RISING graduate Marshai Bradley, and present
one of our inaugural facilitators, Dr. Simone Wilson, and Principal Ramona Outlaw, with the first ever SUSAN L. TAYLOR LEGACY AWARDS.
The Women Who Made Us
In this short but powerful film narrated by Angela Bassett, written by Khephra Burns and directed by Preston Miller, join National CARES in honoring brave, brilliant women who made us possible.
A special note of thanks to everyone who worked to make our gala a success and the team at the beautiful and historic ZIEGFELD BALLROOM.
The funds raised from this event directly support the healing trauma-informed programs that CARES runs for the most vulnerable young people across our 58-city Affiliate network.
Strategic partners
American Nurses Enterprise
Association of Black Psychologists
Coca Cola Future Careers Academy
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated
Jack and Jill of America
Incorporated
The Links, Incorporated
National Black Child
Development Institute
National Coalition of
100 Black Women
National Medical Association
Fraternity Phi Beta Sigma Incorporated
FedEx
Sephora
Thank you to our sponsors
premier sponsor
preSENTING sponsor
PLATINUM SPONSORS
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