Strength for every mother.
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping families with food, clothing, and practical support in Virginia and Nigeria.
Founded in Ms. Dorothy's memory by Josephine Kemp, with help from friends, family, and volunteers who care about showing up.
The foundation is named for Ms. Dorothy, a mother who raised her children with very little and still gave what she could. After Ms. Dorothy passed, Josephine Kemp, a close friend of Dorothy's son Anthony, wanted to honor that kind of strength in a practical way. Josephine had raised three children of her own and knew how hard it can be to keep going without much support.
Anthony has passed too. Josephine carries both of their memories into the work: helping people who need someone to notice, care, and act.
"As a mother with three kids and not much else but faith, hope, and pursuits of happiness… the families we serve aren't strangers. I've been one of them. I've walked in their shoes and know how it feels, and how it hurts, to watch mothers trying to provide for their children."
— Josephine Kemp, FounderToday, the foundation is based in Virginia and supports outreach in Nigeria through Gray Hill International School, local volunteers, churches, and family connections.
Our work is simple on purpose: collect what families need, get it into the right hands, and keep the process personal.
Quarterly food parcels for families in Nigeria. We focus on staples like rice, oil, beans, and basics that stretch a household budget through the month.
Seasonal collections of clothing for women, children, and school uniforms. Distributed in person at community sites and church partners.
Check-ins, drop-offs, and partnerships with churches and shelters around the Virginia metro area. We go where families already are.
Food and supply distributions in Lagos, Ogun, and Ilorin, with Kogi planned next. Through Gray Hill International School and local volunteers, we have reached 35-50 families so far.
Next, we are working toward scholarships for children and basic health support for women and families. This part of the work is still being planned.
Josephine Kemp leads the foundation day to day. She organizes drives, works with partner churches and Gray Hill International School, packs parcels, answers donation messages, and keeps careful records. There is no large staff behind the scenes. It is Josephine, a few volunteers, and the people who keep saying yes.
She came to the United States from Nigeria as a single mother of three. The work the foundation does isn't theoretical to her.
Photos from outreach, facility work, and families supported through the foundation.
Solomon Odafe is a young boy from Agege, Lagos, who was diagnosed with Thyroid Eye Disease and a brain tumor that required craniotomy surgery at LASUTH. Community support helped cover his surgery. These photos show part of that journey, from his CT scan and eye tests to the referral and hospital documents.
Donations come in through Cash App and are used for program needs like food parcels, clothing, outreach travel, and supplies. Receipts are available for anyone who needs documentation for tax purposes.
Dorothy's Care Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Email us for a receipt and we'll send one over.
Open Cash App and send any amount to the cashtag below. You can include a note if you would like your gift to support a specific need.
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We run drives and outreach events across the Virginia metro area. If you have a few hours and want to help with packing parcels, sorting clothing donations, or showing up at events, fill out the form and Josephine will reach out.
Two more ways to support the work beyond a Cash App donation.
If your church, school, business, or community group wants to co-sponsor a drive or collect supplies, send a note below. Josephine will follow up directly.
We accept non-perishable food, gently used clothing, school supplies, and household basics. Tell us what you have and where you are located, and we will coordinate the next step.
Email, Instagram, or the form below. Josephine reads each message and replies as soon as she can.