Student-led community action plan created and presented during an Ambassador Leadership Summit in 2019 at Harvard University.

2. ● Supporting the homeless and poverty
stricken
● Providing classes for life skills
○ Financial planning
○ Career Readiness
○ English Language
Our Goal

3. The
Facts
40% of the U.S.
homeless population
is under 18 years
More than 2.5
million children
are homeless
each year in
America
Families account
for almost 40-
50% of the
nation’s
homeless
population

4. Lack of sufficient
income:
25% of the American
families are
rendered homeless
as they are below
poverty line.
Lack of affordable
housing:
Only 3 out of
every 10 low
income families
can afford rentals.
Family or parental
conflict :
62% of homeless
children state family
conflict as cause.

6. Our Action
Plan

7. Career Barriers
- Not knowing English
- Lack of job experience
- Not knowing how to act in a professional environment
- Not having the right clothes
- Not being able to maintain proper hygiene
- Inability to draft a resume
- Lack of experience with technology
- Not having a phone or computer

8. Why? When?
Where?
How?
Who?
● Poverty
stricken
● Homeless
● Unemployed
What?
● Work with soup kitchen
● Provide education/resources
● Classes on finance and life skills
● Provide clothes and technology
● Local
communities
● Places where
people many
people are in
need
● People deserve
second chance
● Not their fault
sometimes
● People in need
● Improve economy
● 6 months to
a year
● Reach out to existing programs
● Collect donations
● Get the word out

9. English LanguageCareer ReadinessPersonal Financial
Planning
● Balance a
checkbook
● Save money
● Plan for retirement
● Budgeting
● Interviewing skills
● Working
environment
etiquette
● Proper work attire
● Computer and
other technology
exposure
● English classes
for non-native
speakers
● Improves odds of
getting hired
Our Educational Program

10. ● Accepting
donations online
via website
● Donation boxes
● Work/business attire
○ Suits
○ Dresses
○ Skirts
○ Blouses
○ Blazers
○ Dress Shoes
○ Socks
○ Belts
○ Ties
● Computers
● Old cellphones
● Laptops
Collecting Donations
Money Donations Clothing Donations Technology Donations

11. Our Partner Drive Now Educational Funding Corp
This organization values education by providing
opportunities for those in need. They believe
education can help others attain higher paying
jobs through the introduction of the following
skills:
● GED Test Preparation
● English Class Immersion
● Financial Literacy Education
● Computer Literacy Classes
● Interviewing Skills and Resume Writing
Classes
Mission: Giving
communities the
DRIVE to end
poverty and
malnutrition
through education.

14. Click here for our social media video campaign

15. OUR WEBSITE
https://transforminghope.weebl
y.com/

16. Implementation at Home
1. Sponsor teachers and recruited students
2. Sponsor charities and hosts
3. Find Teachers
4. Set up class times
5. Advertise!
6. Evaluate
7. Receive Donations

17. Sources
Shah, Anup. “Poverty Facts and Stats.” - Global Issues, 7 Jan. 2013,
www.globalissues.org/article/26/poverty-facts-and-stats.
Facts & Statistics [Fact sheet]. (n.d.). Retrieved June 22, 2019, from Family
Gateway website: https://www.familygateway.org/about-us/facts-statistics
Merchant, A. (n.d.). 10 Facts About Poverty in the United States. Retrieved June
23, 2019, from Borgen Project website: https://borgenproject.org/
10-facts-about-poverty-in-the-united-states/

18. Any questions?