Jessie Mae Foundation (JMF) exists to bring mentorship and empowerment to our inner-city youths and adolescents who are also fighting through different diseases and illnesses. Our mission is to bring change in to the violence by starting with the grassroots of our communities. These children are our most marginalized citizens and we work diligently to provide unconditional, unequivocal, and unadulterated emotional support and guidance for everything their lives endure. We understand that these children have ideas of their own that will inspire everyday citizens in our cities to create a safer home for everyone. JMF will work with MedStar, Georgetown University Hospital, and others to show our future leaders that they aren’t forgotten or ever alone and that they are supported in any endeavor or struggle they may encounter and loved beyond measure. We will conduct special events with the sole intention of simply expressing our support in their fight to overcome their illnesses. JMF is also committed to working with our young fighters within the inner-cites of Washington D.C. to Baltimore, Maryland by listening to their personal beliefs in creating a stronger and safer community and include them in ideas of our own. We will refine their ideas, when needed, and provide a platform to bring their own ideas to life and be the power behind their voices. We value the desires our youths and believe that their belief in bringing the community closer together to build a safer society is equally as important as their adult counterparts. We believe that working with the children who fight through the most adversity will create an impact with their contemporaries when they see their peers persevering through improbable odds and still remain on the positive side of decision making.