Neighborhood Corps (Hood Corps)
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Overview
Youth in inner-city communities aren’t quitting school and joining gangs because they’re lazy. The problem is that they have never been given the resources to succeed and even worse, haven’t been taught to dream. At Hood Corps, we believe empowered youth can break the cycles of crime, drugs, vandalism, gangs, poverty and violence.
Started in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood in 1999, Hood Corps mission is to recruit, train and mobilize young adults to become civic leaders committed to revitalizing inner-city communities throughout the United States of America. We offer a variety of short-term and long-term volunteer opportunities ranging from one-hour projects to one-year fellowships, each with stipends and educational awards available.
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How We’re Unique:
- Hood Corps is rigorous, demanding and selective. We focus on recruiting
minorities who are historically underrepresented in national service
programs.
- Fellows have a higher level of
responsibility for managing significant projects than in similar programs. They may start a business, design an information-technology plan or help start a charter school.
- Professional development and
preparation for college or graduate school is of high importance.
- A St. HOPE charter school is the
centerpiece in neighborhoods that Hood Corps serves. The school
and other St. HOPE programs
provide rich opportunities for
participants to have a variety of
nonprofit experiences.
- Hood Corps is about bringing
leadership into inner city
neighborhoods. In particular,
apprentices are encouraged to
return to a community in need
after they finish college.
Contact information
For more information about Hood Corps,
please contact Torry Winn at twinn@sthope.org or call 916-649-7900
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