Our objective is to ensure “at-risk” students have a stepwise ladder that removes solvable barriers and promotes students access to vital relationships that improve home life, education and employment standards.  Hope Active believes by creating a safe, positive, and inclusive environment ensuring ALL students have what it takes to reach their full potential.

 

Hope Active uses the following criteria to identify At-Risk students. In order to qualify, students must meet one of the guidelines listed:

• Students who are homeless or reside in a family living beneath the poverty level threshold.

• Students who did not perform satisfactorily academically OR on assessment tests in current school year OR did not advance to the next grade for one or more years.

• Students who are pregnant or a parent.

• Students who have been placed in alternative education, expelled, reported as a drop out, previously/currently incarcerated or have a parent who is incarcerated.

• Students of limited English proficiency OR students with special needs.

 

Hope Active’s at-risk Mentorship Program has been implemented on campus in our local school district w/ requests to expand to more schools. We currently meet with students twice a month and cover topics such as: resilience, decision making, goal setting, effective communication, and post graduation plans & alternatives.

 

Hope Active’s mentorship program is under the leadership of Raymond Steward (founder, Hope Active) & Shonbay Jones (Mentorship Program Director). 

 

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