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- EIN 81-0960777
- (210) 379-5491
- 3910 West Ave San Antonio TX 78213-3079 USA
- www.actsofhopecenter.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Public & Societal Benefit
Mission: Our mission is to use evidence-based solutions to bring about positive and sustainable change in the lives of the children, women, and men that we serve acts of hope center (ahc) is a nonprofit organization founded for the sole purpose of applying contemporary evidence-based solutions to some of the most troubling problems of our time. The institutional capacity of the organization is grounded in a wide range of outstanding programs that focus on: (1) community health, (2) education, and (3) jobs training, with a strong emphasis on resilience. The way we see it, resilience and sustainable positive change go hand in hand, because resilience is the natural capacity that individuals and groups have to adapt and thrive, even when facing overwhelming challenges or catastrophic events.
Programs: Education program: our education program provides ongoing impact to families through classes, training and support in the following form: parenting support groups & classes, home-visits, tutoring, ged, computer and financial literacy, art and design, reading & writing and through it all, we provide mentorship. We served a total of 129 clients -through individuals and family education sessions that equipped all clients with tools for success.
jobs training. Our jobs training program is designed to provide skills training to individuals looking to improve for a new job opportunity and a way to grow and increase their educational assets. Some of the training sessions are in: resume building, interviewing, customer service, construction certifications and computer literacy. Our education program provided ongoing impact to a total of 21 families through classes, training and support in the following form: parenting support groups & classes, home-visits, tutoring, ged, computer and financial literacy, art and design, reading & writing and through it all, we provided mentorship.
community health: we are dedicated to promoting healthy living at every stage of life and to enhancing quality of life by addressing the unique needs of women, men, and children and diverse populations. Some of the topics that we address are: diabetes education, nutrition, fitness, balance, mental illness & disorders, hypoglycemia, hypertension, heart attacks and strokes, blindness or severe eye problems, and kidney failure. The program is designed to: (1) raise awareness at the grassroots level about healthy living options, (2) provide state-of-the-art prevention education to those living in some of the most underserved areas of our city, and 3) provide the diabetic population with a broad and consistent access to the best treatment options available. In 2017, we served a total of 159 clients through diabetes and nutrition educational sessions and support groups that help prevent and treat clients in their health journey. The sessions were for adults and youth.
special events & outreach: served a total of 138 families and 555 kids through 8 special events that provided them with family resources such as food, clothes, diapers, backpacks & school supplies, family meals and youth snacks