The Iota Educational & Housen
Foundation, Inc. will act as a ministry organization established for public
purposes and for the good of the community and the nation. Our mission is to be a
community based organization created to provide education, therapy, mentoring,
and housing resources to middle and high school students. These services will
assist them in succeeding academically, thriving socially, and pursuing
excellence by becoming successful individuals. We are committed to offering our
services to the inner city, at risk youth in middle and high school by
executing our five key components. These key components are our Educational
program, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy program, Substance Abuse Prevention
program, Mentoring program, and Housing program. These programs provide
students with the ability to excel through their pursuit of higher education,
social development, physical wellness, and emotional stability. This will
enable them to become effective contributors to the schools they attend, the
homes the live in, and communities, which they are a part of. The Iota Educational
& Housen Foundation will go to local area high schools and middle schools
to advertise our programs to the local area youth to bring in program
participants.
The Iota Educational & Housen Foundation, Inc. offers the following services:
· Tutoring
· SAT/ACT and California Exit Exam preparation
· Educational tours of colleges and universities
· Aiding students to apply for colleges
· Provide scholarships
· Provide cognitive-behavioral therapy for those students in need
· Conduct a substance abuse prevention program
· Conduct a mentorship program
· Refer students to government agencies and other 501 ©(3) organizations for housing of emancipated youth
Educational Program
The Iota Educational & Housen
Foundation will implement a tutoring program to aid students in pursuit of
better education in both middle and high schools. We will implement an intake
and evaluation process to identify the problem areas in the students learning
ability. Through this process we will discover the best approach to help the
students reach their full potential. After identifying their specific problem
areas the students will be assigned to an experienced volunteer tutor. The
tutor will play an active role in getting to know the curriculum of each
student so they can aid in the development and improvement of the student’s
learning abilities. The tutor will address the needs of our students and show
them simplified, fun approaches to learning. The tutor will focus on preparing
middle school students for entrance into high school as well as prepare our
high school students in preparing for college.
Students in grades 10 and 11 will
have tutoring sessions which focus on preparation for college entrance exams
such as the SAT and ACT as well as focus on preparation for the California Exit
Exam which all students in California must pass in order to graduate from a
California high school. We will also help our students develop a scholastic
plan for themselves by assisting them in developing their college applications
and applying for scholarships to attend college. We will also organize events
where we take some of our high school juniors and seniors to tour local area
college applications and applying for scholarships to attend college. We will
also organize events where we take some of our high school juniors and seniors
to tour local area college campuses. For high school seniors who participate in
our program we will conduct a small ceremony where we will hand out
certificates of completions for our graduating students. At this ceremony we
will award Many of our students with scholarships. These scholarships
will be awarded to help the students attend a public or private college or
university of the students choice.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive
behavioral therapy will be implemented to assure students healthy balance: cognitively,
emotionally, culturally, and socially. Many students suffer due to the lack of support
by
teachers and/or parents, limited resources, and limited time restraints. Many
students are failing
to produce academically. This program is designed to identify the problem areas
n their life
such as their personal behavior in their homes, school, and social situations.
This program will
help the students through positive reinforcement and alternative behaviors that
will encourage,
support, and motivate students to have the ability to cope with challenges they
may
face.
Through
our program we will take an interest in the life of our students and we will
help them excel
academically and socially. Our program will ultimately aid them by enabling
them to become
upstanding citizens.
This
program will utilize volunteer students in college, which are specializing in
psychology and cognitive
behavior program. Our volunteers will conduct one-on-one meetings which teach
the students
about depression, anxiety attacks, etc. our volunteers will teach them methods
of how to cope
with situations so they can be successful in college and in life. We will refer
these individuals
to professional help if needed. These professionals will be working with
government agencies
or other nonprofit 501 ©(3) organizations.
Prevention Plan
Substance Abuse in middle and high schools are at an
all time high. Alcohol and cigarettes are the
most common substances used by youth. In the hopes of inspiring youth to live
healthy drug- free
lives, this prevention program will do the following:
· Provide
substance abuse classes that are geared towards prevention
· Take
youth on field trips to substance abuse clinics
· Conduct
regularly scheduled meetings with treatment counselors
· Provide
opportunities for parental substance abuse training and assistance
Mentoring Plan
Our
Mentorship Program will have the potential to bring life-changing experiences
and learning opportunities
to our youth participants. The experience will offer our mentor’s avenues to
share expertise
and engage the youth to positively influence them. This program will focus on developing
character building activities, conducting community service projects,
developing leadership
skills, conducting college preparation and even focus on dating 101. These
workshops and/or
activities will be aimed at building a year –long relationship with mentees and
mentors from
a variety of disciplines and industries, including the worlds of business, entertainment, media,
politics and governments, science and technology
Students
will participate in two mentoring activities a month to help them experience opportunities
that enhance their expertise and understanding of the techniques and tools to become
future highly successful young men and women. These learning experiences will
guide them
in the development of their own leadership skills and future career endeavors.
Housing Plan
The Iota Educational & Housen Foundation will
develop a referral service for those individuals in
our program, which need assistance finding housing due to emancipation. We will
refer our youth
participants to government agencies and other 501 ©(3) organizations which
specialize in providing
housing for youth. In 5 to 10 years we would like to open a housing facility
for youth.
The Iota Educational & Housen
Foundation will not charge any fees for youth to participate in any of our
programs. We will conduct our activities at local area high schools, community
centers, and churches. In the future, the Iota Educational &
Housen Foundation will implement many more programs to aid at risk youth in different communities in several states.
