Be More Healing House
Wishing you many blessings in this new year. The Jonah Malcolm House Community would like to thank our extended community for the incredible support.
The houses at 1301 Moreland Ave Baltimore, MD 21216, located on the serene St. Peter’s Cemetery grounds in West Baltimore, was once home to the Jonah House peace, nonviolence, and anti-war activist communities, and more recently home to the Jonah Malcolm House food sovereignty community, and now is proposed as the home of Be More Healing House, envisioned by founder and volunteer board president, Ethel Jemila Sequeira, and a team of healers, activists, and creatives. This new initiative needs immediate financial support, and St. Peter’s Cemetery Restoration Fund nonprofit looks forward to fiscally sponsoring this important initiative via your backing! Please see below for the proposal from the founder. If you would like to make a donation, please do so here: https://jonahhouse.org/d2/
Be More Healing House: https://bemorehealinghouse.com/
The Opportunity: A Sanctuary in West Baltimore
Today, we have a critical opportunity to secure two properties located on a 22-acre sanctuary in West Baltimore as the physical home for a new nonprofit. This location is unique: a dense forest and two properties that offer much-needed respite. In 2019, the founder, Ethel Jemila Sequeira, moved here and currently lives at one of the properties.
In a West Baltimore community often lacking accessible “green spaces,” this land provides a profound asset:
- Respite and Healing: Miles of paths where you encounter deer, hear the sounds of nature, and find quietude for reflection.
- A Natural Asset: This land is a vital, healing counterpoint to the urban environment, a place where nature cultivates wellness.
The Mission: To foster healing and transformation in underserved communities by providing access to indigenous/ancestral practices, holistic wellness, creative expression, and community-based agriculture, within a supportive, natural environment.
Our new organization will be a vital resource for Baltimore’s BIPOC communities, serving as a hub for:
- Land & Food Justice: Workshops, technical assistance, and networking for Black farmers and food advocates.
- Healing & Creativity: Retreats and collaborative space for creatives (artists, filmmakers, writers) to find rest and inspiration.
We have the support of the Saint Peter’s Cemetery Restoration Fund, Inc., the Jonah House Community, and the commitment of dedicated prospective Be More Healing House board members.
The Urgent Ask: Sustaining the Launch
We are at the most critical financial moment to cover the bare-bones operational costs (utilities, insurance, supplies) while we finalize the nonprofit structure and secure long-term funding.
Sustaining the Mission through Financial Contribution: Currently, to sustain the expenses of the houses, we have an annual budget of $25,000, and we unfortunately do not have enough resources to sustain another month. We would love to reach this effort via sustaining memberships. For example, this goal could be reached with your commitment of $20.00 per month. However, if especially in the first few months you’re able to contribute more generously, the additional support would be very much appreciated.
If you would like to make a donation, please do so here: https://jonahhouse.org/d2/
Any amount you are able to contribute will be appreciated.
Your urgent, personal contribution now is not just a donation; it is a direct investment in:
- Insuring this land as a healing asset for West Baltimore’s neighborhood.
- Providing funds to continue living at the property and to launch our new nonprofit there.
- Ensuring our work supports Black and Indigenous farmers and artists for generations to come.
Please help us launch this legacy organization today as an investment in our collective healing for generations to come.
