Thomas (Mendez's office)

Welcome

&

Thank You

Board Chair

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much."

Helen Keller

Opening

Prayer

Ephesians 4:16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

James 1:5-6

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.

President/CEO

"I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right; but it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation may be on the Lord's side."

Abraham Lincoln

Agenda

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4

2

Election of Officers

Adoption of Bylaws & Policies

Welcome

Prayer

3

Suggested Budget Modification

New

Business

Committee Appointments

CEO

Report

7

5

8

6

Bylaws & Policies

Modification

Discussion

Q&A

Modification to the Bylaws

Addition of a "Community Development" purpose in the Bylaws

Ignite Community Solutions is committed to promoting participative democracy, sustainable development, human rights, equality, economic opportunity and social justice, through the organization, education and empowerment of people within their communities, whether these be of locality, identity or interest in urban and rural settings.

Our programs focus on promoting economic vitality, strategically positioning communities for the future, supporting planned growth, and influencing decisions that impact communities while meeting service demands through high quality customer service, innovation and a commitment to excellence.

Election of Officers

COO

Patricia Vasquez

Who We Are

Repairing Lives

Restoring Families

Rebuilding Communities

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much."

Helen Keller

Our Vision

A Society In Which Generational Poverty Is A Thing of The Past

Why We Exist

Our Mission

We Make Easier for Impact Investors to Transform Lives in The Most Effective and Measurable Way.

What We Do

Our Values

People Focused

Purpose Driven

Community Connected

Restorative Results

What We Believe

Our Values

We Believe Real Change Occurs When People Discover Their Purpose, Delight in Their Passions, and Dare To Reach Their Full Potential

What We Believe

What We Do

Repairing Lives

Restoring Families

Rebuilding Communities

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much."

Helen Keller

Philosophical Underpinnings

• Generational poverty is more than the lack of financial resources. Families in generational poverty are also challenged with three other forms of poverty: educational, parental, and spiritual .

• Hopelessness is the key factor in creating the cycle of poverty. Without hope and the belief that life can be better, the motivation and energy needed to break the cycle are very low.

• Generally speaking, people don't have problems which need to fixed, rather they have directions that need to be changed.

• While not stated overtly, critical to the success of our programs is the inclusion of faith-based principles.

Our Approach

• Our change model is a proven, innovative and dual-generational attack on the devastating effects of generational poverty

Our Model is Transformative

Our Work is Holistic

Our Motivation is Empowerment

• We accomplish our mission through the strategic employment of four programs. These programs can be employed separately or collectively depending on the audience and the desired result.

Our Strategic Solutions

Workforce, College/Career and Asset Development

ClearPath

The purpose of ClearPath is to empower low-income individuals by helping them build social and psychosocial capital, employment hope and eliminate or reduce the real or perceived barriers that impede their pursuit of self-sufficiency.

How We Do It

Objectives

• Provide socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals with the tools and support system they need to rid themselves of any self-­‐imposed emotional, physical, and psychosocial limitations.

• Give clients a broad access to the community resources and learning opportunities they need to find and keep a good job.

• Leverage community partnerships to lead a coalition including churches, government agencies, community activists, schools, and academic researchers, for the purpose of dealing effectively with the habits and mindsets… that often disallow the poor and the forgotten to achieve their God-­‐given potential

Activities

• Weekly mindfulness sessions

• Weekly asset development workshops

• Weekly self-­‐discovery classes

• Weekly peer mentoring sessions

• Weekly work readiness practices

• Weekly adversity (mental toughness) training

• Synergistic community partnerships

Service Delivery

• Holistic needs assessments

• Customized intervention plans

• Up to 6-­‐month follow-on

Our Strategic Solutions

Positive Youth Development Solution

ThinkBig

The purpose of ThinkBig is to encourage at-risk youth to discover their unique strengths and abilities, build supportive social connections, make healthy choices and become engaged citizens.

How We Do It

Objectives

• Provide socioeconomically disadvantaged youth with the tools and support system they need to rid themselves of any self‐-imposed emotional, physical, and psychosocial limitations.

• Ensure positive character development in three fundamental areas: I. Education II. Citizenship, III. Health and Wellness

• Give children a broad access to the community resources and learning opportunities they need to disrupt the cognitive patterns that often characterize generational poverty.

• Leverage community partnerships

Activities

• Weekly social and emotional learning sessions focused on ThinkBig teaching elements

• Weekly resiliency and resourcefulness (mental toughness) training

• Weekly self-discovery (curiosity, creativity, and self-awareness) classes

• Synergistic community partnerships

Service Delivery

• Holistic needs assessments

• Customized intervention plans

• Up to 6-­‐month follow-on

Our Strategic Solutions

Ex-offendeer Reentry Solution

Reset

The purpose of Reset is to reduce recidivism by helping offenders/ex-offenders/probationers reduce or eliminate criminogenic thought patterns and behaviors, pursue positive social connections, improve their problem-solving skills and become work ready.

How We Do It

Objectives

• Provide offenders/exoffenders/probationers with the tools and support system needed to rid themselves of any self-imposed emotional and psychosocial limitations.

• Give clients a broad access to the community resources and learning opportunities they need to find and keep a good job.

• Leverage community partnerships to lead a coalition including churches, government agencies, community activists, schools, and academic researchers, for the purpose of dealing effectively with the habits and mindsets that often disallow offenders/exoffenders/probationers to achieve their God-given potential.

Activities

• Weekly mindfulness sessions

• Weekly self-discovery classes

• Weekly peer mentoring sessions

• Weekly work readiness practices

• Weekly Adversity Quotient (mental toughness) training

• Synergistic community partnerships

Service Delivery

• Holistic needs assessments

• Customized intervention plans

• Up to 6-­‐month follow-on

Our Strategic Solutions

Community Health Solution

Community Health & Wellness

The purpose of Community Health and Wellness is to empower individuals and families who battle with health and wellness and food insecurity by providing access to food, nutrition education and the support systems they need to become self-sufficient.

How We Do It

Objectives

• Identify the underlying causes of health and wellness deficiencies and food insecurity (i.e., transient economic conditions; long-term or generational poverty.

• Deliver culturally sensitive program services and provide clients with the learning opportunities they need to achieve optimal self-sufficiency.

• Leverage program resources to raise awareness about such metabolic diseases as diabetes and high blood pressure, and provide those already diagnosed with the best disease management tools and information available.

Activities

• Weekly food distribution??

• Weekly nutrition education classes

• Weekly disease management classes

• Weekly mentoring/support group meetings

• Synergistic community partnerships

Service Delivery

• Holistic needs assessments

• Customized intervention plans

• Up to 6-­‐month follow-on

UTHSC

Partnership

Repairing Lives

Restoring Families

Rebuilding Communities

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much."

Helen Keller

School of Nursing

As part of an overall desire to reduce poverty, Ignite Community Solutions partnered with UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing to conduct a programmatic evaluation.

Program Aim:

Determine the effectiveness of the Ignite model for developing positive social and psychological well-being and its correlation to eliminating or reducing real and perceived barriers to educational and career success for low-income individuals.

Timeline:

Phase 1: Sept 2018 - Feb 2019

Phase 2: Mar 2019 - Aug 2019

School of Nursing

UT is using the "Theory of Planned Behavior" to evaluate our program:

• The theory suggests that it is possible to predict an individual’s "intention to engage" in a behavior (in this case, success behaviors that lead to self-sufficiency) at a specific time and place.

• It also posits that individual behavior is driven by "behavior intentions," where behavior intentions are a function of three determinants:

• attitude toward behavior, (the degree to which a person has (+) or (-) feelings of the behavior of interest)

• subjective norms, (belief about whether significant others think he or she will perform the behavior) and

• perceived behavioral control (refers to the individual’s perception of the extent to which performance of the behavior is easy or difficult)

School of Nursing

Midpoint Findings:

• Measurement devices proving to be incredibly reliable
• All measurements (attitude toward behavior, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control) increased significantly while and after attending the programs
• Participants are mostly young adults, male, hispanic and from disenfranchised zip codes

Next Steps:

• Expand Impact: African-American participants from disenfranchised zip codes needed
• Participants are building the capacity to get themselves out of poverty, but need more long-term data to determine how this is happening
• Published manuscript forthcoming

Repairing Lives

Restoring Families

Rebuilding Communities

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much."

Helen Keller

Health and Human Services

Program Goals

To develop character and self-reliance in young persons through organized activities founded on traditional values of respect and responsibility

• Projects that increase the involvement of young persons in proven programs that develop self-esteem and that expose them to the values of respect and responsibility.

•  Projects aimed at identifying, recruiting, and developing leadership skills in parents who are willing to become actively involved in organized youth activities in neighborhoods and schools.

•  Projects that engage at-risk youth in activities that develop self-esteem and that provide a viable alternative to participation in violence, substance abuse, or other destructive behaviors.

•  Projects that expose youth to camping and other outdoor recreational activities.

•  Projects that strengthen intergenerational ties within neighborhoods.

•  Projects that help young persons establish higher expectations for themselves and set long-term goals for their lives.

S.W.O.T.

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

• Programs
• Evidence Based Model
• Strong Board
• Committed Leadership
• Partnerships (Food Bank)

• Funding
• Visibility
• Staffing (Trainers, Fund Writer and Researcher, Recruitment, Case Manager LCSW)
• Pitch Position (Cards, Folders, Funder Knowledge)

THREATS

OPPORTUNITIES

• Funding
• Staffing
• Recruitment

• Food Bank
• First Presbyterian
• Finalized UT Report
• Beacon Magazine
• Shelby County Schools - Memphis
• La Promesa (Corpus)
• Mass Mutual and Impact Investing
• SAAFD Grant

The Budget

Ignite Budget

TOTAL: $924,082

PROGRAM: $836,716

Full Capacity:

1,000 served annually

ADMINISTRATIVE: $87,365

9% of Total

T = $231,020

P =$209,179

A = $21,841

(9%)

CLEARPATH

COMMUNITY HEALTH

RESET

THINKBIG

New Business Initiatives

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