RAE OF LIGHT MISSION
The Rae of light Foundation mission is to keep the youth and values of our community safe. Many of our children have earned the right to choose their educational journey. We have found that several universities and college campuses use unethical practices of not publicly reporting incidents on or around campus. This includes a range of illegal activity from trespassing to sexual misconduct and homicides. Our goal is to provide an update on specific incidents involving student safety to give families a compass of the enviornment that their children are around or may be considering for education. We use updated research, social media, student services, hired staff, volunteers and reliable news outlets to update and report all incidents deemed as inappropriate or tragic. Help us continue our fight in assuring acountablility and keeping student campuses safe by practicing ethical protocal of reporting incidents publicly. The data we collect will ultimatley be rated yearly for safety and amended practices. The Rae of Light Foundation is committed as well as concerned in our efforts to give accurate reports and system data to help the awareness of school campus and community safety.
LATROYA C. REAVES
CO-FOUNDER
LaTroya is now the co-founder of The Rae of Light Foundation and is committed to giving parents who have lost a child/children a voice to contiue the life and legacy of their loved ones. Part of the mission for The Rae of Light Foundation is the design of an collaborate database that will show a safety rating for students on college campuses. It is our intention to give our future scholars a chance of surpassing their potential by making sure our children/students are safe.
DAWN MILHOUSE
DIRECTOR
Dawn Milhouse is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Milhouse Charities, an A/E/C Building a Better Award-winning nonprofit foundation dedicated to the awareness, accessibility, and advancement ofunderrepresented minority youth and women in S.T.E.M. through investments in educational institutions, scholarships, partnerships, and programming. Dawn has over 30 years of experience in community engagement, nonprofit event management, hospitality, and marketing.
She is the recipient of Crain's Chicago Business Notable Leaders in Community Development ('22) and Chicago Defender Woman of Excellence ('18) 2018, Chicago News Weekly Community Builder Award ('22), Rolling Out Magazines Sisters with Superpowers ('19). Dawn is responsible for building relationships with S.T.E.M. and service-based community partners in Illinois, Indiana, New York, Georgia, D.C., and Nigeria, providing resources to meet the most critical needs of the community, creating opportunities, volunteer recruitment, new partnerships, program budgets, prioritizing and allocating resources aligning the philanthropic vision with the organizational strategy of The Milhouse Family of Companies. Under her strategic direction, Milhouse Charities has impacted the community by investing one million dollars in education, programs, and organizations and completing over 10,000 hours of volunteer community service.
Her mother and siblings inspire her, and she is passionate about intentionally investing in the under-resourced. Taught at a very young age that "Many Hands Make Light Work," she believes we're better together. Since her journey in philanthropy began in 1992, she has been intentional about making and creating impactful youth organizations and the development of existing impactful nonprofit organizations, schools, andcommunities.
Under her strategic direction, Milhouse Charities has impacted the community by investing one million dollars in S.T.E.M. education from elementary-aged programs to the University level classroom. Sustained long-term partnerships with impactful S.T.E.M. youth programs Project S.Y.N.C.E.R.E., Girls For Science, Aerostar Aviation, HER Stem, Mathcounts, PS 354 NY, iCan Georgia Girls in Engineering, organized andmanaged over 10,000 hours of hands-on volunteer community service, providing over 3000 pairs of shoes to both locally and abroad to seniors, students and children in Accra Ghana and commissioned two water wells in the village of Awhum, Enugu, Nigeria.
A native Chicagoan and graduate of Roosevelt University (M.S.) and Columbia College (B.A.), Dawn's servant leadership, free-spirited sincerity, authentic open, and honest approach allow her to connect with all, regardless of age, gender, socioeconomic status, or ethnicity. Always willing to lend a hand, her strength in building, nurturing, and sustaining relationships is unmatched.
Dawn serves on the Polished Pebbles Girls Mentoring Program board, NecTr Community Athletics board, Rae of Light Foundation board, is a steering committee member of Girls 4 Science, the planning committee for iCan Georgia Girls In Engineering, and is an advisory board member to Project HOOD Chicago and Chi Gives Back. As a hospitality veteran, Dawn owned one of Chicago's most beloved speakeasies and continues to manage and work with local and global entertainment industry artists and musicians.
Dawn has dedicated her life to helping others at great lenghts. Dawn has been consistent and dependable as an outsatnding Director for The Rae of Light Foundation.
Her favorite thing to do is spend time with her children and family. She loves to read, attend on/off-Broadway shows, cook gumbo and travel.
JEREMIAH S. FRAZIER
CO-FOUNDER
Jeremiah Frazier is currently the Owner of FraywayLLC, an established entertainment company that specialzes in live performances. By adding theory, improv and analytical skills to his God given talents Jeremiah has become an extraordinary entertainer. His extensive work as an Actor, Comedian, Musician, and Philanthropist has catapulted the advancement of his career to land in various arenas, comedy clubs, festivals Televison/Radio Netwoks and venues around the world.
Jeremiah has been committed to community service and youth engagement since the age of 23 when he started teaching for Chicago Public Schools. Several programs were initiated and developed by him through his performing arts and music experience. Jeremiah expanded his teaching career from performing arts to Dean of Students. Jeremiah passionatley serviced students in and out of the classroom by teaching life skills, managing focus groups, also by creating and implementing conflict resolution practices.
Jeremiah immediately became loveable as he continued to heighten his career by earning his B.A. in theater at Columbia College Chicago. Jeremiah being naturally funny aligned with his singing writing and acting abilities became a favorite at Improv stages and comedy clubs including Second City, improv playhouse, Jokes and Notes, House of Blues, Laugh factory and many more venues around the world. Jeremiah being versatile in spontaneous wit and vocal variety expanded his talents to radio where he has contributed as a show host/moderator/feature/performer on Power 92.3 FM, Soul 106.3 FM, The Pulse 106.9 FM, WKKC 89.3 WVON, Inspiration 1390 AM, WBGX 1570 AM, and WIIFTBP (Book of Dawn)..Jeremiah has also contributed to National networks including World Star Hip Hop, TV ONE, CAN TV, WCIU, WGN, BET and Chicago media Takeout.
Jeremiah is now the co-founder of The Rae of Light Foundation and is committed to giving parents who have lost a child/children a voice to contiue the life and legacy of their loved ones. Part of the mission for The Rae of Light Foundation is the design of an collaborate database that will show a safety rating for students on college campuses. It is our intention to give our future scholars a chance of surpassing their potential by making sure our children/students are safe.