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<div>How Funds Will Be Used
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<div>We are raising $60,000 to reopen Liberation Station Bookstore in Southeast Raleigh—just 400 feet from the Raleigh Police Department’s Southeast Station. This space will be a sanctuary where Black children are seen, affirmed, and safe to explore who they are through story.
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<div>Every dollar you give helps us build this sanctuary—one that redefines what’s possible when we put care, creativity, and culture first.
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<div>Funding Milestones
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<div>✅ $1,000	Security Deposit (Secures our space!)	$1,000
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<div>✅ $5,000	Architect’s Fee + Contractor Deposit	$4,000
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<div>⏳ $10,000	Electrician + Plumber Consultations	$5,000
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<div>⏳ $15,000	Rent (First + Second Month)	$5,000
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<div>⏳ $20,000	Materials: drywall, paint, flooring	$5,000
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<div>⏳ $25,000	Custom shelving, muralist, seating	$5,000
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<div>⏳ $30,000	Inventory: Book orders + Intergen. pairings	$5,000
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<div>⏳ $35,000	Books in Spanish, Yoruba, Twi, Swahili	$5,000
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<div>⏳ $40,000	Author Corner + Braille Affirmation Walls	$5,000
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<div>⏳ $45,000	Staffing: event leads, security, booksellers	$5,000
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<div>⏳ $50,000	Accessibility tools &amp; soft launch costs	$5,000
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<div>⏳ $55,000	Family Literacy Labs &amp; field trip kits	$5,000
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<div>⏳ $60,000	Working capital &amp; wellness stipends	$5,000
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<div>Detailed Allocation
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<div>️ Renovations &amp; Buildout – $25,000
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<div>Your support helps us transform our 2,000 sq. ft. space into a thoughtfully designed, healing-centered environment that features:
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<div>Braille Affirmation Walls
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<div>A hand-painted mural honoring Black childhood
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<div>Sensory seating and accessibility-friendly layout
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<div>Author Corner for signings and events
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<div>Custom shelving and fixtures
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<div>Book Inventory &amp; Intergenerational Pairings – $13,000
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<div>We’ll stock over 3,000 curated titles for readers from birth to age 18, including:
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<div>Board books to YA novels
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<div>Books by Black authors across the diaspora
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<div>Intergenerational book pairings for caregivers and children
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<div>Multilingual selections in Spanish, Twi, Swahili, Yoruba, and more
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<div>Staffing &amp; Operational Support – $12,000
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<div>Booksellers and community event leads
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<div>Security for weekend events
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<div>Staff wellness stipends and anti-bias training
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<div>️ Soft Launch &amp; Working Capital – $5,000
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<div>Utilities, insurance, licenses, admin
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<div>Braille menus, ASL interpretation, sensory kits
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<div>Community review before full grand opening
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<div>Literacy Labs, Events &amp; Educational Materials – $5,000
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<div>Family Literacy Labs
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<div>“My First Bookstore” starter kits
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<div>Author visits, field trip materials, and school programming
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