Brevard Schools Foundation “Mentoring Hope in Tomorrows Leaders”

LEAD Brevard's Leadership Brevard Class of 2019 Leadership Action Project
Project participants will assist Brevard Schools Foundation in creating a mentor recruitment campaign to increase community awareness of this program, and grow the number of mentors to pair with low-income, at-risk middle and high school students and help keep them on the path to graduation and post-secondary education. This campaign will consist of shooting, editing and producing a video (emotional, testimonial style) with speakers who are already selected that gives viewers an overview of the type of impact having a consistent and supporting mentor has on the lives of these youth.

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1.  Leadership Action Project: “Mentoring Hope in Tomorrow’s Leaders”  Agency: Brevard Schools Foundation – Take Stock in Children Program  Team Members: Jana Bauer, Debbie Carson, Tracy Kuchta, Heather Lewis, Krista MacKay, Jenny Simmons, Da’Ron Woods
2. What is Take Stock in Children?  Take Stock in Children is a non-profit organization in Florida that provides a unique opportunity for deserving low-income students to escape the cycle of poverty through education.  Take Stock in Children offers its students college scholarships, caring volunteer mentors, and hope for a better life.  Brevard County’s Take Stock in Children program has a 100% high school graduation rate compared to an average of 77.2% for low-income students in Brevard County.
3. Needs Assessment  Right now, 53% of children in Brevard County are living in poverty.  According to data from the Florida Department of Education, less than three quarters of students in poverty complete high school and less than 1 in 5 students living in poverty in the State of Florida will earn a college degree.  Currently, there are 238 students that participate in Brevard County’s Take Stock in Children program. There is a waiting list of 120 students.
4. Project Description  Create a strategic outreach plan for sharing the Take Stock in Children program to recruit mentors.  Create a video which illustrates the important role mentors play to students in the Take Stock in Children program.  The overarching goal is to enhance the opportunities for student and community involvement with the Take Stock In Children program.
5. Outreach Plan - Overview Objective: Create Awareness of TSIC Program within the Community - TSIC Ambassadors - Flyer Distribution - Social Media - Website - In-School Orientations Objective: Increase Interest in Mentorship - LEAD Brevard Partnership - Chamber of Commerce Organizations - Community Credit Union - Young Professional Organizations - Sheriff’s Department - Military Engagement
6. Video
7. Lives can change over lunch. Become a mentor for Take Stock in Children today!  Website: BrevardSchoolsFoundation.org/Programs /Take-Stock-in-Childrenreg  Facebook: Facebook.com/TSICBrevard  Contact: Camille Guerrero Guerrero.Camille@BrevardSchools.org  Phone: (321) 633-1000 Ext. 415