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The Village

Grassroots & volunteer-run by unhoused, housing insecure and formally unhoused folks

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Soul Food Shack Educational Materials

All the Soul Food Shack Education Materials are free to unhoused folks. The prices below are for housed folks who would like to purchase the materials to help support the program. Please email joyousdeasis@gmail.com if you would like to obtain a copy.

106 pages of easy to read instruction on how to turn more than a dozen common plants into medicines. she also included chapters on using smoke/smudges, teas and crystals as medicine/tools for wellness. the publication is free to unhoused residents and low income residents with EBT cards. For housed residents, the book is $27.40. Your contribution will make it possible to print two more books to be distributed to unhoused and low-income residents for free.
This 18in x 24 in poster is free to unhoused residents or low-income housed residents who have EBT cards. Housed residents can support distribution by purchasing a poster for $5. This cost allows us to print 3 more posters to distribute to unhoused or low-income housed folks for free.
This 18in x 24 in poster is free to unhoused residents or low-income housed residents who have EBT cards. Housed residents can support distribution by purchasing a poster for $5. This cost allows us to print 3 more posters to distribute to unhoused or low-income housed folks for free.
This 8 page booklet is free to unhoused residents or low-income housed residents who have EBT cards. Housed residents can support distribution by purchasing a poster for $2.50. This cost allows us to print 2 more booklets to distribute to unhoused or low-income housed folks for free.
This 10 page booklet is free to unhoused residents or low-income housed residents who have EBT cards. Housed residents can support distribution by purchasing a poster for $3.00. This cost allows us to print 2 more booklets to distribute to unhoused or low-income housed folks for free.

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