HOPE Community Development Corporation Helping Others Pursue Excellence 600 Kanawha Blvd., West...

HOPE Community Development Corporation

Helping Others Pursue Excellence600 Kanawha Blvd., West

Charleston, West Virginia 25302

[email protected] Matthew J. Watts, President & CEO

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Our Vision

Families will be inspired to pursue spiritual, moral, intellectual, social and physical

excellence

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Our Mission

To empower low income families to achieve self-sufficiency by promoting family and

youth development, education, employment and training, economic and community

development and spiritual renewal

Our Mission

To empower low income families to achieve self-sufficiency by promoting family and

youth development, education, employment and training, economic and community

development and spiritual renewal

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An Overview of HOPE CDC

•HOPE Youth and Family Services Clearinghouse

•HOPE Workforce Development Center

•HOPE Homeownership Zone

•HOPE Youth Development Movement

An Overview of HOPE CDC

•HOPE Youth and Family Services Clearinghouse

•HOPE Workforce Development Center

•HOPE Homeownership Zone

•HOPE Youth Development Movement

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The HOPE Youth Development MovementComprehensive – Holistic – Integrated Strategy For:

• School Drop Out Prevention

• Closing the Achievement Gap

• Overall Academic Improvement

• Truancy Reduction

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• Disciplinary Referral Reduction

• Substance Abuse Prevention

• Gang Resistance

• Delinquency Prevention

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• Teen Violence Reduction

• Teen Pregnancy Reduction

• Increase College Going Rates Among

Low Income Youth

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• Improving High School

Graduation Rates

• Stopping the School Yard to

Prison Yard Pipeline

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HOPE Youth Development Movement


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Vision ofHOPE Youth Development Movement

Youth will be inspired to pursue spiritual, moral, intellectual and physical excellence

Vision ofHOPE Youth Development Movement

Youth will be inspired to pursue spiritual, moral, intellectual and physical excellence

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The Philosophy of HOPE CDC

Children and youth function in complex systems and they need to be supported

through and by relationships with caring adults in each of these systems.


Children and youth function in complex systems and they need to be supported

through and by relationships with caring adults in each of these systems.


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Identifying the complex systems that youth function in will help you to define

their problems


Identifying the complex systems that youth function in will help you to define

their problems


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A problem well stated is a problem half solved

Charles F. Kettering

A problem well stated is a problem half solved

Charles F. Kettering



Philosophy of HOPE CDCChildren and Youth Live in Complex Systems

Family System – 77% of African American; 35% of white children are born out of wedlock in West Virginia, high abuse and neglect rate

Foster Care System – 3,093 are in DHHR Custody, 2,200 are under the foster care system in West Virginia

Children-Youth

need to be supported through relationships with caring adults in each of these Systems


Family System – 77% of African American; 35% of white children are born out of wedlock in West Virginia, high abuse and neglect rate

Foster Care System – 3,093 are in DHHR Custody, 2,200 are under the foster care system in West Virginia

Children-Youth


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Education System – a third of all kids drop out of high school; a third that graduate do not have employable skills

Social System of Peers – substance abuse, out of wedlock pregnancies, sexual transmitted diseases, teen violence

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Education System – a third of all kids drop out of high school; a third that graduate do not have employable skills

Social System of Peers – substance abuse, out of wedlock pregnancies, sexual transmitted diseases, teen violence

Children-Youth


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Philosophy of HOPE CDC

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Children and Youth Live in Complex Systems

Community System– substandard housing, crime and violence, domestic violence, and homelessness

Economic System – 26% of all children live in poverty, 11% are living in extreme poverty

Philosophy of HOPE CDC_______________________________________________________________________________


Community System– substandard housing, crime and violence, domestic violence, and homelessness

Economic System – 26% of all children live in poverty, 11% are living in extreme poverty

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Political System—children have no political voice but are used to advance the political agenda of others

Juvenile Justice System – nearly 7,000 children in WV appear before judge or probation officer

Philosophy of HOPE CDC_______________________________________________________________________________


Political System—children have no political voice but are used to advance the political agenda of others

Juvenile Justice System – nearly 7,000 children in WV appear before judge or probation officer

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Sports and Recreation System—Sports and Recreation have become the innocent idols – the other gods of our culture and some cases distracting youth from education

Media System– TV, movies, Internet, newspaper, and magazines

Religious System –less than 18% of children in WV attend a weekly religious service

Children-Youth



Sports and Recreation System—Sports and Recreation have become the innocent idols – the other gods of our culture and some cases distracting youth from education

Media System– TV, movies, Internet, newspaper, and magazines

Religious System –less than 18% of children in WV attend a weekly religious service

Children-Youth


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It is not what you look at that matters But what you see.

Henry David Thoreau

It is not what you look at that matters But what you see.

Henry David Thoreau

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How HOPE CDC See Youth

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Crisis Facing Youth The Broken and/or Dysfunctional Systems Results in the Youth being Disconnected

Youth are disconnected from a compelling vision of excellence

Crisis Facing Youth The Broken and/or Dysfunctional Systems Results in the Youth being Disconnected

Youth are disconnected from a compelling vision of excellence


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Crisis Facing Youth

•Disconnected from Fathers

•Disconnected from Family

•Disconnected from Church

•Disconnected from School

•Disconnected from Compelling Vision

Crisis Facing Youth

•Disconnected from Fathers

•Disconnected from Family

•Disconnected from Church

•Disconnected from School

•Disconnected from Compelling Vision


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Crisis Facing Youth

•Disconnected from Work

•Disconnected from Caring Adults

•Disconnected from Social Capital

Crisis Facing Youth

•Disconnected from Work

•Disconnected from Caring Adults

•Disconnected from Social Capital


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Our current systems are excellentsystems at diagnosing symptoms

our elementary schools in particular have become the social pathological diagnostic

centers because this is where we really start to pay attention to poor kids

Our current systems are excellentsystems at diagnosing symptoms

our elementary schools in particular have become the social pathological diagnostic

centers because this is where we really start to pay attention to poor kids


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Diagnosing and/or treating the symptoms is important because it brings some relief,

but it does not solve the root problem

Diagnosing and/or treating the symptoms is important because it brings some relief,

but it does not solve the root problem


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Here are some of the symptoms that indicate that a youth is in trouble

Here are some of the symptoms that indicate that a youth is in trouble


The Symptoms

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Youth who are ….•giving birth out of wedlock•living in poverty•on free or reduced lunch•with substance abuse issues

Youth who are ….•giving birth out of wedlock•living in poverty•on free or reduced lunch•with substance abuse issues


The Symptoms

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Youth who are ..•status offenders•involved in the court system•violent•have gang involvement

Youth who are ..•status offenders•involved in the court system•violent•have gang involvement


The Symptoms


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Youth who are ..•dropping out of school•truant from school•runaway from home•are homeless•in foster care•involved in prostitution

Youth who are ..•dropping out of school•truant from school•runaway from home•are homeless•in foster care•involved in prostitution

The Symptoms

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These Symptoms If Not Properly TreatedCan Result in Devastating Outcomes for

Both the Youth and the Community

These Symptoms If Not Properly TreatedCan Result in Devastating Outcomes for

Both the Youth and the Community



Categories of Youth At-Risk for Failure

Incarcerated Youth Detained Youth Court Involved Youth Youth with Frequent Contact with Police DHHR Status Offenders Youth in Alternative School Placement

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Youth In Special Education Youth with Chronic Disciplinary Referrals Youth in DHHR Custody Youth in Foster Care Youth Aging out of Foster Care Youth Receiving TANF Benefits


Youth In Special Education Youth with Chronic Disciplinary Referrals Youth in DHHR Custody Youth in Foster Care Youth Aging out of Foster Care Youth Receiving TANF Benefits


The Challenge – Building the Bridges to Support Youth

Recruiting and Engaging Caring Adults in Content Based Mentoring to win Youth to a Compelling Vision of Spiritual, Moral, Intellectual and Physical Excellence

The Challenge – Building the Bridges to Support Youth

Recruiting and Engaging Caring Adults in Content Based Mentoring to win Youth to a Compelling Vision of Spiritual, Moral, Intellectual and Physical Excellence


HOPE CDC believes caring adults must Bridge to each of the systems that the youth function within

The Bridge Principal

Building Relationships Intentionally During Grace Encounters

HOPE CDC believes caring adults must Bridge to each of the systems that the youth function within

The Bridge Principal

Building Relationships Intentionally During Grace Encounters


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. . . . to the Family. . . . to the Family

Building the Bridges


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. . . . to the School. . . . to the School



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. . . . to the Law Enforcement. . . . to the Law Enforcement



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. . . . to the Social Welfare System. . . . to the Social Welfare System



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. . . . to the Juvenile Justice System. . . . to the Juvenile Justice System



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The HOPE Youth Development Movement is designed to Build Bridges to each the

above entities

The HOPE Youth Development Movement is designed to Build Bridges to each the

above entities





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If you cannot measure what you are doing, then you don’t really know what you are doing and you cannot improve what ever it is that you are doing.

The HOPE Youth Development Movement Has Measurable Outcomes

6.Reduce substance abuse among teens

7.Reduce teen pregnancy



6.Reduce substance abuse among teens

7.Reduce teen pregnancy


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8.Reduce teen involvement in gangs

9.Increase number of youth enrolling in post-secondary education or certification training programs



8.Reduce teen involvement in gangs

9.Increase number of youth enrolling in post-secondary education or certification training programs



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Participating Schools Number of Students

Kanawha County:

Chandler Elementary 31

Glenwood Elementary 43

Piedmont Elementary 57

J.E. Robins Elementary 32

Stonewall Jackson Middle 100

Capital High 42

Cabell County:

Huntington Middle 40

Guyandotte Elementary 25

Spring Hill Elementary 25

ROCS Participants 105

Alternative Sentencing (Project Safe Neighborhood)

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Total 550


Helping Others Pursue Excellence600 Kanawha Blvd., West

Charleston, West Virginia 25302

[email protected] Matthew J. Watts, President & CEO

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