We can’t just help people in poverty…
We must help people GET OUT OF POVERTY.
$35,000
1/2 of Chesapeake Average Among Highest in Hampton Roads
Triple Area Wide Rate
What is Poverty?
$26,500 $57,283
POVERTY LINE
3x the minimum food budget in 1963
ANNUAL LIVING WAGE
Can aford food, shelter, utilities, transport, healthcare, and childcare.
*For a family of four
Work Full-Time Jobs / Multiple Jobs
Work Part-Time / Actively Seeking Work 25%
Unemployed / Unhoused 8%
Able-Bodied Adults in Poverty
NEIGHBORHOOD is ensuring the income of every family in Hampton Roads surpasses the cost of living within our lifetime.
Afects on the City & Region
Neighborhood is the BRIDGE
Leader Recruiting
Economic
Relational Spiritual PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
SKILL DEVELOPMENT CAREER LAUNCH
LEADER FRIENDSHIPS ALLY RELATIONSHIPS BUILD FAMILY
LOVING ENVIRONMENT
IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT
The Neighborhood Journey
The Neighborhood Journey
Economic
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
SKILL DEVELOPMENT CAREER LAUNCH
Relational
LEADER FRIENDSHIPS ALLY RELATIONSHIPS
BUILD COMMUNITY
LOVING ENVIRONMENT
IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT
Economic
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
SKILL DEVELOPMENT CAREER LAUNCH
Relational
LEADER FRIENDSHIPS ALLY RELATIONSHIPS BUILD FAMILY
LOVING ENVIRONMENT
IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT
Economic
SURVIVING THRIVING
Relational
ISOLATION BELONGING
BYSTANDER LEADING
HAMPTON ROADS
Talent Alignment
Strategy
• Create full scale career pathways for in-demand occupations.
• Launch initiatives to engage unemployed populations.
• Develop curriculum for soft skills across the region.
• Develop coaching programs for new workforce entrants.
THE GOAL: 125 GRADUATES BY 2026
3 YEAR IMPACT
SOCIAL ROI
Through new Earned Income, Taxes Paid, Decrease in Government Benefits
A $4.2M investment into Neighborhood is a $22M investment into Hampton Roads FOR EVERY $1 INVESTED WE SEE A $5.15 RETURN
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IS WHAT WE DO.
EXPENSIVE LOVE IS REQUIRED TO DO IT.
YOU CAN JOIN US!
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