Our Commitment for 2010 – Grass Roots Efforts
Communities of Hope is a community economic development program that provides an adaptable, innovative approach to the reduction of poverty in low and moderate-income communities. It is our goal to see Communities of Hope as the nation’s leading exemplary practices program in the elimination of poverty across America. 90% of all single parent homes headed by women live in poverty so it is very important that we do our best to improve low income communities.
Education
We will continue in our efforts in helping school age children to increase the math grade by one letter grade each year. Due to massive budget cuts, the schools in the Sacramento and Natomas Unified School district were unable to work better with us. We will begin to offer math tutoring services on line for those with access to the Internet. All proceeds will go to supplement the families unable to pay for tutor services. It is our hope to gain funds through our drive to support the cost of a physical location in Oak Park and/or Del Paso Heights.
Boys to Men Project – Boys
Boys to Men Project – Men
Our Association has worked for many years now to enlist the services of older black males to facilitate and run the program. This has been a very difficult task but we feel that now we have found the solution. There are a group of young men out there ages 18 to 25, some raised my single mothers, some raised by grandmothers but all of them have a deep passion to become mentors and leaders and entrepreneurs. Our organization feels proud to help these young men as they help grow our program.
Also in 2010, we will begin our efforts to gain support for the Boys to Men Project - Men. This is an in house re-entry program for men newly released from prison. Information on this program is coming soon to the website.
Nutrition
We will continue our efforts in bringing affordable fruits and vegetables to low income communities through our AAASM Community Farmers Market's.
We spent the past few months of 2009 beginning relationships and making partnerships will local growers and distributors to supply us with our items at no cost.
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