To Our Fellow Community Healers, Thank You!
- Linnet Caban
- Dec 30, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 3
To our Sumter healers especially, we extend our deepest gratitude for welcoming A3 Power Foundation’s vision of empowerment through acts of love. Your openness, commitment, and care continue to inspire our work and strengthen our collective impact.
Our Journey of Empowerment Through Love
April 2023 marked the first act of empowerment through love at the foundation of A to the Third Power. It began with something simple yet powerful: sharing a meal with people I did not know—neighbors who could also benefit from nourishment and community.
That act of love grew into our Blessed Meals initiative, which uplifted the spirit, healed the mind, and nourished the body one Sunday each month outside a library in Columbia, South Carolina. This effort continued through January 2025, serving as a testament to what is possible when compassion meets consistency.
Our Commitment to Healers
My intention as Executive Director and Founder is to help as many people as I can, for as long as I can, and in as many ways as I can. This mission is made possible through a unified community and access to meaningful resources. The leadership of A3 Power Foundation shares this commitment wholeheartedly.
Together, we recognized that we have the capacity to empower Sumter’s healers with what is needed most:
Funding resources to sustain and grow your vital work.
Healing resources to support your well-being.
We believe deeply in healing the healer. Pouring from an empty cup leads to burnout, and we want you to continue doing the transformative work you do because our children and our future depend on it.
Our Healing the Healer initiative, launching in 2026, will provide a dedicated retreat space for healers to rest, recharge, and renew, preparing them to continue their important work.
With peace and love,
Aletha Holliday
Executive Director & Founder A3 Power Foundation
End of Year Report | 2025
Community Engagement
Programs & Services
Comfort Bags 22 bags provided to support children visiting Durant Children’s Advocacy Center
Whisking Wisdom Mentorship Workshops 85+ hours, volunteerism, development and program delivery.
Blessed Meals on Wheels 10+ families supported
Blessed Meals Sumter in partnership with the By-Name Project Approximately six months of consistent meal support.
Emergency Funding Services Emergency financial assistance provided to families for medical needs, food insecurity, and critical life expenses.
Thank you for standing with us, healing with us, and building a stronger, more compassionate community—together.
Call to Action: Support & Apply
Support the Healers of Sumter, SC
Your donation directly supports community healers in Sumter, SC by providing access to funding resources and restorative healing opportunities. Contributions help sustain those who pour into our youth, families, and communities every day.
Give today to help us continue healing the healer and strengthening the future.
Apply for an A3Power Foundation Grant
We invite eligible individuals and organizations to apply for our current grant opportunity: The Uplift Grant. Please review our qualifications checklist to determine eligibility.
Type: Programmatic Grant
Award Amount: Up to $1,500
Eligibility: Service providers, teachers, and youth-focused life skills programming across the United States
Status: OPEN NOW
Application Deadline: January 31, 2026
Award recipients will be notified via email prior to the public announcement in our newsletter and on social media.
If you are doing the work of uplifting youth and communities, we encourage you to apply and share this opportunity with your networks.
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