Accomplishments

Civic Leadership

Since 1999, Hood Corps’ Fellows, Interns and Apprentices have served in the following capacities:

Public Education—After-School Program

• Hood Corps members have worked as language arts coordinators, computer lab coordinators, math HOSTS directors, volunteer coordinators, tutors, and mentors
• In 2006-2007 alone, 176 students received after school tutoring

Public Education—PS7 Elementary School

• Wrote a technology plan for PS7
• In the last three years, provided more than 15,000 hours of tutoring.  This coincided with a dramatic increase in the school’s Academic Performance Index score of 111 points.

Public Education—Sacramento High School

• Developed a concept paper for the design of Sacramento High School, which provided the basis for grant proposals that were used to raise over $6.5 million in private and foundation money
• Mobilized thousands of parents, students, and community members to support St. HOPE’s charter school development effort

Economic Development

• Developed business plans, coordinated tenant improvements, and managed operations for three businesses: the Guild Theater, underground books, and Uncle Jed’s Cut Hut
• Managed the 1885 Victorian renovation project

Arts Enrichment

• Managed public relations, marketing, logistics and contracts for Guild Theater events
• Installed artworks and provided other support for art exhibitions

Nationwide Service

• Helped rebuild a neighborhood in New Orleans
• Spoke to school students about the importance of a quality education in New York City 
• Various community service projects at a high school in Washington D.C.

Professional Development

In Hood Corps, students learn that in order to give back to communities in need they must take their professional development seriously. Through substantive opportunities designed to engage the body and the mind, students leave the program with a clear vision for their future. A small glimpse of our professional development accomplishments includes:
                                               

• Exposure to motivating world leaders including Barack Obama, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Charles Barkley, Dr. Cornel West, John Wooden, Dr. Ben Carson and Juan Williams.
• Team Building Opportunities such as running in the New York, San Francisco and San Diego Marathons
• Hosting press conferences for Nike and Bank of American
• Creating a professional development plan
• Learning life management skills
• Participating in group book discussions

As a result, 85% of fellows have gone on to take jobs that directly impact their communities, and all of Hood Corps’ junior fellows have enrolled in college after finishing their assignments.

Connecting to Education

While a majority of Hood Corps participant’s time is spent serving the community, the program places strong emphasis on obtaining a higher education. Some of the schools that Hood Corps participants have attended include:

• Arizona State University
• California State University, Sacramento
• Georgetown University
• Hampton University
• Harvard Leadership Institute
• Howard University
• Loyola Marymount University
• Princeton Theological Seminary
• Stanford Graduate School of Business
• Stanford University
• SUNY, New Paltz
• United States Military Academy at West Point
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of California, Davis Business School
• University of California, Davis Law School
• University of California, Los Angeles
• University of Southern California
• Vanderbilt University Law School
• Xavier University

Contact information

For more information about Hood Corps,
please contact Torry Winn at twinn@sthope.org or call 916-649-7900