"We're as great as we help others become!"

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We Need YOU!

As we are in economically challenging times, now more than ever we need to get involved! Company layoffs & losses, unemployment, foreclosures, hunger, and other basic needs are becoming larger issues. We need to connect as a community and make positive impact in some manner together! Whether it’s our time, money, or donations, it’s our duty to make a difference! 

I introduce to you a platform to collaborate on, heartprints inc., to make that difference!  We are a non-profit focused on three areas: Mentoring | Jobs | Outreach. Through our four projects, two partner organizations, volunteers, and donations, we fuel sustainable change in our communities. Our initiatives focus on improving the lives of youth, mothers, and families in shelters & schools, education, leadership, supplies & resources, re-employment, and local & global outreach. 

·          heartprints project: mentoring & tutoring youth in shelters & in schools, mentored over 1000 students, average improvement in performance is 10% (one letter grade), provided educational & fun opportunities by providing tickets to over 300 clients to the Freedom Center, Reds, and Cincinnati Museum Center *work with YWCA, YMCA, shelters & local schools

·          CincyJobSpace: connecting quality talent to quality opportunities, career/job/resume/interviewing/leadership advice, posted over 2000 jobs/opportunities/resources, connected over 350 people to resources for job placement & support

·          “Coffee With A Cause!”: Partnered with Crimson Outreach to improve lives locally & globally by improving the standard of living, jobs, and education in La Ceiba, Honduras via partnership with local coffee farmers, built 3 homes, 1 school, and plans to build more homes & schools, provide educational supplies & health products, and improve running water (pumps)

·          Think!! Campaign: Mentor & Tutor youth & also members of the prison system to eliminate vicious cycles, educate, make accountable, improve leadership & decision making, and awareness of consequences to be productive members of society due to more than 35% of youth that were clients of the shelter system saw a jail cell 1 or more times in their life. 

We are in need of support and invite participation by volunteering, donations, sharing ideas, or amplifying our voice. 

Items & Resources we need:

·          Educational Supplies: pens, pencils, paper, notebooks, folders, binders, vouchers, computers, books, backpacks

·          Clothes: t shirts, pants, school uniforms (belts, pants, shirts), shoes, coats/gloves/hats, socks, shoes, vouchers

·          Health Products: soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste/brushes, diapers

·          Other: Financial support & guidance, job placement programs/training, scholarships, foreclosure assistance, food

To learn more about us, how to get involved, partner, volunteer, or to donate, visit www.heartprints.org & email with any questions. I look forward to collaborating in some manner to inspire true change in our communities. Let us know how we can be of service & value to your initiatives. Thank you for your time, support & mutual passion to improve lives!

Sincerely, 

heartprints inc.