Community Engagement Programs

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As America’s community partner, One CommunityUSA™ comprehensive, cause-minded community programs for education, safety, income and asset building, health, employment, civic engagement, safety and advocacy create a stronger America.

Pathways to H.O.P.E.

Helping Offenders Pursue Excellence

Pathways to H.O.P.E. helps prepare military veteran and civilian offenders seeking to reenter the workforce, become productive law-abiding citizens and ambassadors-of-hope within their communities. Pathways to H.O.P.E. integrates a prerequisite 40-hour curriculum classroom-based PreVocational and WorkForce Readiness component followed by an 18-month long Vocational and Leadership program which also includes a Restorative Justice module. Pathways to H.O.P.E. is either court mandated or voluntarily taken. Quantitative and qualitative data is tracked upon admission into the program and continues for three years.

Shop Talk

Shop Talk is an evidence based community engagement program which seeks to improve mutual trust and communication between frontline first responders, owners and customers of community barber shops and beauty salons primarily located in underserved neighborhoods. Shop Talk incorporates neighborhood inclusion programs that encourage open and honest communication about contemporary social issues. Additional focus is placed on neighborhood improvement, employment, youth assistance and assisting neighborhood civic ambassadors/leaders. Program effectiveness tracks quantitative and qualitative data points measuring neighborhood building, increase/decrease in trust, unity within the community as well as crime data and direction.

UNA Comunidad

One CommunityUSA | UNA Comunidad Hispanic Outreach program incorporates neighborhood inclusion programs that encourage open, honest communication about contemporary social issues, strengthens community bonds, builds trust and creates UNITY within the community. Our focus is placed on neighborhood improvement, increasing employment accessibility, youth outreach and assisting neighborhood civic ambassadors/leaders within their communities. Program effectiveness tracks quantitative and qualitative data points measuring neighborhood building, increase/decrease in trust, unity within the community as well as crime data and direction.

Community Learning Center

The One CommunityUSA | Community Learning Center is a safe, secure after-school facility where students can gather after school, on holidays breaks and during summer vacation to do their homework, read and receive tutoring. This unique public/private partnership between One CommunityUSA, apartment building owners and the first responder community provides children living in underserved communities with additional educational resources to thrive and achieve a brighter future.

Community Learning Center

The One CommunityUSA | Community Learning Center is a safe, secure after-school facility where students can gather after school, on holidays breaks and during summer vacation to do their homework, read and receive tutoring. This unique public/private partnership between One CommunityUSA, apartment building owners and the first responder community provides children living in underserved communities with additional educational resources to thrive and achieve a brighter future.

Community First

The One CommunityUSA | Community First initiatives are designed to bring unity back into communities. Family-focused activities create much-needed opportunities for citizens and first responders to build bridges of understanding and trust. We are always developing new programs to introduce to communities.

Coalition of American Heroes

An alliance of first responders and superhero citizens willing and ready to lend a hand whenever and wherever needed.

Power of One

Public figures and first responders convene a town hall-style lecture to discuss relevant social and political issues.

Beat The Heat

Community leaders, first responders and volunteers pay it forward – distributing water and sports drinks to help beat the summer heat.

Run With Heroes

Superhero citizens and first responders run and walk together in a sign of mutual support and unity.

Putting With Heroes

Children are paired with hero first responders and golf pros in spirited friendly putting competitions.

Baseball With Heroes

Citizens and first responders celebrate our country while watching America’s favorite game.

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