Meet Josh

Josh, an 8th grader, was seeking ways to enhance his opportunities and learning related to homework, careers, and higher education.

He was introduced to the YMCA Mentoring Program, and from there heartprints Mentors/Tutors were asked to assist Josh with his goals.

During the first few meetings, Josh was reserved, which is to be expected around first engagements. Volunteers invited him to participate in activities such as basketball, soccer, and board games. Once he began trusting and knowing the Mentors/Tutors, Josh began bolstering his confidence in himself, and his projects.

He shared with a volunteer that some other kids at school were calling him names, and bullying him. heartprints worked with Resource Coordinators, and recommended that his mother inform the teachers and Principle at his school.

Once this was done, the bullying diminished, and Josh has gained more confidence, interest in learning, and improved his Math, Reading, and Science scores.

Beyond the walls of a school, a Y, or kicking a ball around, we have learned that connecting professional and caring adults to youth in need, discussing the things a kid enjoys, and interacting with them around their dreams can have a significant impact in their lives.

Josh and his family have been given donations, tickets for opportunities to visit basketball games, the orchestra, art shows, and other educational yet fun events he otherwise would not have access to. This improves cultural proficiency, builds relationships, and also memorable experiences.

Due to heartprints volunteers getting involved, the partnership with the Y, and good people getting involved, Josh now believes the sky is the limit, and is developing a more positive attitude. This is being achieved by the generosity of volunteers aligning to the Y's mission, in tandem with collaboration with the after school programs, and heartprints mission to diminish educational poverty through mentoring, jobs and outreach areas.

To learn more about heartprints or to become an advocate through volunteering or donating, give heartprints a hello@heartprints.org, and visit www.heartprints.org.

Blessings

*NOTE: For confidentiality purposes, only first names are utilized, the names of the families and schools are not mentioned, and this is to protect the privacy of participants in our programs.

Resources for youth to expand knowledge economy >>

· Ohio Department of Education

o http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDefaultPage.aspx?page=1

o http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=251

o testing http://portal.success-ode-state-oh-us.info/

o practice tests (choose ‘take a test without logging in) http://ohio3-8.success-ode-state-oh-us.info/Profile/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fPracticeTest%2ftestworkbook.aspx%3fnav%3dstudent&nav=student (Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Writing)

· Study Jams http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/index.htm

· Study Island http://www.studyisland.com/

· BizKids.com http://www.bizkids.com/

· Ourcourts.org http://www.icivics.org/

· Accelerated Reader http://www.renlearn.com/ar/

· Progress Book https://parentaccess.ocps.net/General/District.aspx?From=Global

· Walter Dean Myers http://www.walterdeanmyers.net/

· Sharon Draper (Tears of a Tiger) http://sharondraper.com/

· Parents for Public Schools http://www.ppsgc.org/pages/

· Strive http://www.strivetogether.org/education-results-resource/data-and-information-resources/

· Family Education http://www.familyeducation.com/home/

· Cincinnati Youth Collaborative http://www.cycyouth.org/?pgID=10

· College Mentors for Kids http://www.collegementors.org/inspire

· Children Inc. http://www.childreninc.org/

· Community Action Agency (Cincinnati) http://www.cincy-caa.org/

· CPS Tutoring http://www.cps-k12.org/community/tutoring/tutoring.htm

· Whiz Kids http://www.citygospelmission.org/whizkids.html

· Mankind Project http://www.citygospelmission.org/whizkids.html

· City of Cincinnati (Council Teams) http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cdap/pages/-6249-/

· CPS Community Involvement http://www.cps-k12.org/community/community.htm

· YMCA of Greater Cincinnati http://www.cincinnatiymca.org/

· heartprints inc. http://www.heartprints.org/

· ECOnsciously Living http://www.econsciouslyliving.com/

· Stand for Kids http://standforkidscincy.org/

· CincyAfterSchool http://www.cincyafterschool.org/

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

VOLUNTEERS TO MENTOR/TUTOR NEEDED!!!

Looking for that way to be of service, volunteer, and get involved? Do you
have an hour a week to change the life of a youth?

We have the opportunity for you to be a change agent as a Mentor/Tutor with heartprints and the YMCA!

*Mentors/Tutors spend one-on-one
time with a youth age 6-18 at Gamble-Nippert YMCA or Westwood
Elementary, as well as other YMCA and heartprints Mentoring sites.


*Mentors and youth meet after school,
in the evening, or on a weekend.
*Info and Training sessions are being held over the next 2 weeks (please respond
ASAP to share if you are interested)




TRAINING
& SUPPORT PROVIDED!




Get involved and improve
lives!

Sign up to be a Mentor and Tutor today!


www.heartprints.org or mentoring@heartprints.org

Jobs and More!

Looking for work, know someone who is, and would like to help them out? Send them to heartprints Jobs initiative, "CincyJobSpace" at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=34044503480

You may also support heartprints by participating in efforts to improve lives by:

*Volunteering as a Mentor/Tutor
*Donating supplies from our “Wish List”
*Providing a monetary gift (tax deductible)
*Purchasing our Charity Coffee (“Coffee With A Cause!”)
*Sharing job opportunities through our CincyJobSpace brand
*Being an advocate by sharing our opportunities and joining our social media groups
*Engaging with our initiatives by listing your non-profit efforts in our heartprints help guide

We invite you to get involved by volunteering and or donating today, and encourage youto visit www.heartprints.org, or by giving us a hello@heartprints.org

heartprints ::Handshake::

heartprints inc. is a community driven | positive impact 501(c)(3) approved non-profit organization that improves the lives of youth, families, and our communities through the focus areas of Mentoring | Jobs | Outreach to help people live a successful life.

We partner with schools, shelters, and other organizations to provide mentoring, tutoring, and materials, and supplies for those in need to improve education, leadership, decision making, and opportunities. Our CincyJobSpace initiative connects people to job leads, guidance, and resources for re-employment, general career related activities, and ways to volunteer as well.

Our Outreach consists of connecting our mentoring and jobs efforts to the materials, supplies, and other items to assist with basic needs so people can “go beyond the basics” to live a life of significance, respect, and success.

We not only provide our services in the Cincinnati, OH area, but have connected with schools, shelters, orphanages, and other organizations with mutual initiatives and values to collaborate on providing our assistance by sending clothes, food, health products, and educational supplies. Our international Outreach includes Nigeria (Lagos), Ghana (Accra), Mali, the Central African Republic, and the Honduras (La Ceiba).

Our partnerships are with Crimson Outreach and the Think!! Campaign. Collaborating with Crimson Outreach has allowed us to utilize the sales of coffee (“Coffee With A Cause!”) from the local Honduran community to assist in building a middle class, opportunities, as well as provide assistance such as how we helped build 3 homes, a school, and a water pump for residents. While mentoring we discovered that 30% of youth in the shelters we had assisted over the years would see jail and or prison one or more times in their life. While mentoring inmates, Think!! discovered the pattern of “thinking about consequences to actions” arose in each inmate’s story of civilian to prison example were the same. Think!! profiled the stories of African Americans, Latinos, and Caucasians, male, female, rich, and poor to connect this powerful message not only to inmates, but to inspire youth to consider their decision making as well.

Our partnerships and collaborations allow heartprints inc. to support our efforts towards sustainability and long term impact through the Development our Think!! DVD and Curriculum partnership, as well as coffee sales from “Coffee With A Cause!”. We also invite participation and support by Volunteering and Outreach through mentoring/tutoring, events, projects, and other initiatives. This along with depending on the generosity of Individual Contributions, Leadership Gifts from Donors (Cincinnatian Society), Corporate Donations, Grants, Sponsorships, and the donations of educational supplies, health products, and basic need items allow us to serve youth, families, and others through our community driven outreach efforts we lead.

We invite you to get involved by volunteering and or donating today, visit www.heartprints.org.

Sincerely,

heartprints inc.

www.heartprints.org

info@heartprints.org