Special Presentation to FCUSD School Board
Folsom’s Hope
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March 2013,, School Board voted unanimously
y to lease
Folsom’s Hope 2.5 acres of land adjacent to Theodore
Judah Elementary School
October 2014 – received our 501c3 non-profit
non profit status from
the IRS
No longer affiliated with Assist Local
Corporate name is Hope Centers United
We are operating under the dba of Folsom’s Hope
Retention off TPC
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Retention of Landmark Construction as General Contractor
Joint Use with FCUSD for preschool facility
Current Programming – Theodore Judah
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Folsom STARS after school program
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6th school year this program has been running
Now houses 50 children from Judah & Blanche
5 days a week, 2:37 – 6:00 p.m.
Fully funded from donations
Folsom Athletic Association has been the fiscal sponsor for this program.
As of next school year, Folsom’s Hope will take over this role
Transition next year to site-specific
site specific program
program, under the supervision of
Canen Peterson. Not an ASES program.
New this year: requirement for parents to take parent ed classes
New partnerships this past school year:
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4-H YES program
CORE Contemporary Dance (affiliated with Leighton Dance Project)
Current Programming – Theodore
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Folsom STARS after school program
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Ongoing
partnerships:
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FCUSD
City of Folsom Parks & Rec Department
Micron Foundation
K i Permanente
Kaiser
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Private Family Foundation
Folsom Symphony
Folsom Lake College Nurses
Twin Lakes Food Bank
Kiwanis Club of Folsom Lake
City of Folsom Police Department
Folsom Public Library
Kids Klothing Line
Deidre Hawkins
Oak Hills Church
Harbor Church
Current Programming – Theodore Judah
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Judah United Mentor Project (JUMP)
 6th
school year the program has run
 Lunch buddy program that matches adults with a child
in need of extra support.
 Runs 1x a week
 23 children were mentored this school year
Current Programming – Blanche Sprentz
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Bears And Mentors (BAM)
 4th
school year this program is running
 lunch
lunch-buddy
buddy program that operates 1x a week
 Mentored 6 children this past school year
Current Programming – Blanche Sprentz
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Playmakers after school program
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Hope helped to facilitate this 12-week pilot
program coming to Blanche Sprentz, which received
funding from the Historic Rotary Club of Folsom
 academic help, character building, and recreational
activity 3x a week
Current Programming – Sutter Middle
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Sutter Middle Adults & Kids (SMAK)
 4th
year this program has been running
 Lunch
Lunch-buddy
buddy program that runs 1x a week in The Cave
 Set up to receive children transitioning up from 5th
grade at Theodore Judah
 11 children mentored this past school year
Current Programming – Folsom Lake
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In class support through volunteers
In-class
Oversee volunteer solicitation/coordination for this
school site
Helped to get Student Reach on site to provide
weekly mentoring/life coaching to the students
Helped to advocate for a basketball court for their
facility
Helped facilitate decorating of the community
center for graduation for the third year in a row
Other miscellaneous items
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Partnered with Kids Klothing
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provide a coat give
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away in the fall and a summer clothing give away in late
May for the Folsom STARS children
Partnered with the Folsom Symphony to provide a Student
Access Night to the Folsom STARS children in February
Partnered with Harbor Church to continue a monthly potluck
at Theodore Judah for all of the children and families in the
programs
Act as liaison between Lakeside Church & Oak Hills Church
to provide scholarships to their summer Vacation Bible
School day camps. 39 children will attend these camps in
June & July.
July
Other miscellaneous items
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Helped
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Oak Hills Church on the campus of Theodore Judah for
Folsom STARS kids & siblings during spring break.
MOU with Folsom Lake College to receive Federal Work
Study students to help on campus at Theodore Judah
Assist with placement of Early Childhood Education students
from Sac State at Theodore Judah
Helped to facilitate peer tutoring by Folsom High School’s
California Scholarship Federation
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High schoolers come from FHS and help with homework at Sutter
Middle or Folsom STARS
Other miscellaneous items
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Act as liaison between Hawkins School of Dance and
Folsom STARS program, to provide free ballet lessons
to children in STARS
Pil off the
Pilot
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Judah Elementary in collaboration with NCADD
((National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
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The purpose of the Kernel program is to empower parents
and caregivers by providing them with proven strategies to
positively influence their children
children’ss behavior.
behavior The program’s
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main goal is to teach parents the skills needed to instill
family bonding, nutrition, healthy communication and
problem solving through accessible parent education.
education
Hopes
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After school programming piece for Sutter Middle
6th graders transitioning up from Folsom STARS (in
collaboration with Sutter,, Folsom PD,, Community
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Bible Church & Lakeside Church)
Literacy
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graders at
Theodore Judah & Blanche Sprentz
Run entire 16-topic curriculum of the Kernals
program at Theodore Judah, and at other
community facilities, including the Public Library
Folsom-Cordova Community
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Partnership
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Parent Education and Activities (Parenting
Workshops, Parent / Child Activities, Family Fun
Nights)
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Safety Net Services (Food, diapers, Transportation
Assistance, Utility
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Prevention)
Health and Nutrition Education
Referrals to other services offered through FCCP
and other Non-Profits
TPC Architects
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Dan Kinnoin & Jared Callis