"Breaking the cycle of hopelessness and providing refuge for Omaha's inner-city youth through faith, education, employment and collaboration."
For ten years now, the Hope Center for Kids has strived everyday to impact our North Omaha youth in the most intentional ways by:
- Serving more than 21,000 meals each year
- Empowering 81% of our seniors to graduate (local rate- 47%)
- Facilitating local and national college and trade school visits
- Creating 30 part-time jobs and employment training
- Providing a safe place for 400 kids to skate each weekend at Hope Skate
- Engaging others in more than 300 hours of volunteer hours each week
Hope Happenings . . .
Development Director Position
The Hope Center for Kids is looking to hire a full-time Development Director. This individual would be in charge of leading major projects such as capital campaigns, annual campaigns, donor relations, etc. The Development Director would manage the Development Officer's duties, which include direct mail, grant writing, website development, multi-media projects, etc.
Thursday Tech Team Needed
Every Thursday night from 6-7 p.m., the Hope Center for Kids hosts "Crown of Praise": a time for our kids to engage in praise and worship and hear a short, powerful message about the Lord. Each week, a team or group of volunteers are needed to help run the power point presentations and other multi-media related projects.
Food Coordinator Position Available
A part-time Food Coordinator position is available at the Hope Center for Kids. This individual would be responsible for preparing daily meals for the kids that attend the agency. Meals are served between 4:45-5:45 p.m. This position requires appx. 30 hours per week.
Help Give Hope
Here is how you can make a difference for a Hope Center child in just one year: $25/mo provides a child with hot meals through our Kids Cafe, $50/mo provides tutors and mentors to make sure they stay on track, $75/mo provides the job and social skills training needed for success, $100/mo provides opportunities for higher learning and continued education.
Our Children, Our Community, Our Crisis
An Omaha World-Herald article last April explains the epidemic poverty cycle going on in our city: "Omaha in Black and White: Poverty amid prosperity." The article goes on to state that unlike the national trend, Omaha is continuing to increase this economic and educational gap between races. In fact, Omaha World-Herlad says that,"only one other U.S. metro area, Minneapolis, has a wider econmic disparity between how black and white residents fare."
