Project H.O.P.E.Project H.O.P.E.Faith Friends Mentoring for SuccessFaith Friends Mentoring for Success

Our MissionOur Mission

To facilitate partnerships among To facilitate partnerships among faith-based, community faith-based, community development, civic, educational, development, civic, educational, skill / employment organizations and skill / employment organizations and low income individuals or families as low income individuals or families as they transition to dignity and family they transition to dignity and family independence under God.independence under God.

OUR VISIONOUR VISION

The vision of Project H.O.P.E. is to coordinate efforts that lead The vision of Project H.O.P.E. is to coordinate efforts that lead the faith community to the mission of mentoring families or the faith community to the mission of mentoring families or individuals from very low income or welfare to dignity and individuals from very low income or welfare to dignity and successful transition toward self-reliance.  This includes successful transition toward self-reliance.  This includes supporting area efforts that strengthen mentoring as a viable supporting area efforts that strengthen mentoring as a viable solution to empower the plans of people improving their ability solution to empower the plans of people improving their ability to become self-reliant.  Project H.O.P.E. works with to become self-reliant.  Project H.O.P.E. works with communities to establish, coordinate, and support efforts that communities to establish, coordinate, and support efforts that empower Project H.O.P.E. mentored participants, such as empower Project H.O.P.E. mentored participants, such as housing shelters, transitional housing, the development of housing shelters, transitional housing, the development of affordable housing, meeting transportations needs, and to affordable housing, meeting transportations needs, and to encourage Individual Development Accounts (IDA) and their encourage Individual Development Accounts (IDA) and their development of cooperative, small businesses (micro-development of cooperative, small businesses (micro-enterprise), through which participants can share in the wealth enterprise), through which participants can share in the wealth of our free-enterprise economy.      of our free-enterprise economy.     

Project HOPE is a Faith‑based Mentoring program.Project HOPE is a Faith‑based Mentoring program. Our mentor teams provide access to the Our mentor teams provide access to the

community and the support for your life plan for community and the support for your life plan for success.success.

We will link you with a team of your choosing.We will link you with a team of your choosing. We provide assistance and support opportunities We provide assistance and support opportunities

to our participants when requests come to us to our participants when requests come to us from your mentor team.from your mentor team.

Many of our supports are unique to the region Many of our supports are unique to the region and available nowhere else. This promotes your and available nowhere else. This promotes your God‑given value as a person to Project HOPE and God‑given value as a person to Project HOPE and our trained mentors.our trained mentors.

Please check out our 6 minute KFVS-TV video.Please check out our 6 minute KFVS-TV video. Contact us@ 573‑651‑0551 or Contact us@ 573‑651‑0551 or www.phope.netwww.phope.net

Why would any congregation want to be trained on faith-based, team mentoring?Why would any congregation want to be trained on faith-based, team mentoring?What is the value to a congregation / social ministry outreach program?What is the value to a congregation / social ministry outreach program?

People stepping from the pew into social ministry need:People stepping from the pew into social ministry need: Mentor tutor training / development Mentor tutor training / development tools that promote success andtools that promote success and couragecourage in in

ministry outreachministry outreach Formats that can be customized to Formats that can be customized to fit your ministryfit your ministry outreach programs outreach programs Training that works and has worked for years in current ongoing and Training that works and has worked for years in current ongoing and proven proven

effortsefforts Verification toolsVerification tools for assessment of need and for assessment of need and validationvalidation of progress by participants of progress by participants Contacts for Contacts for ongoing supportongoing support when difficult obstacles emerge or mentor application when difficult obstacles emerge or mentor application

to your ministry needs tweakingto your ministry needs tweaking TechniquesTechniques to apply that not only to apply that not only prevent burnoutprevent burnout but actually but actually promote apromote a deeper deeper

commitmentcommitment over time to social ministry and advocacy for justice over time to social ministry and advocacy for justice TechniquesTechniques of successful outreach ministry development of successful outreach ministry development to meet gapsto meet gaps in area in area

social servicesocial service Access to people who are doing thisAccess to people who are doing this now and can provide technical support now and can provide technical support

Ongoing training and developmentOngoing training and development tools tools Interconnection with othersInterconnection with others who can provide technical support and development who can provide technical support and development

ideasideas Less than 1 hour initial trainingLess than 1 hour initial training that really does that really does move people from the pew to move people from the pew to

ministryministry It’s the It’s the interaction and relational ministryinteraction and relational ministry that is the that is the keykey, not the training, not the training Life’s failures and successes have provided the tools for good mentors. Mentors Life’s failures and successes have provided the tools for good mentors. Mentors

just need to know just need to know how to develop a good, accountable relationshiphow to develop a good, accountable relationship and and grab grab the couragethe courage to apply their hard-learned life-skills to the often overwhelming to apply their hard-learned life-skills to the often overwhelming needs of people in failure.needs of people in failure.

A team approachA team approach that expands the abilities to meet those obstacles or needs! that expands the abilities to meet those obstacles or needs! A A re-focus of social ministry on dignity and responsibilityre-focus of social ministry on dignity and responsibility teamed with tools teamed with tools

necessary for successful transition to real faith fellowship growth and, eventually, necessary for successful transition to real faith fellowship growth and, eventually, contributory self-reliance.contributory self-reliance.

Project HOPE of Cape Girardeau, MO is a faith based Project HOPE of Cape Girardeau, MO is a faith based mentoring initiative serving most community faith based entities mentoring initiative serving most community faith based entities plus other social and community development organizations in plus other social and community development organizations in S MO and S IL   From its inception 7 years ago, PH has been S MO and S IL   From its inception 7 years ago, PH has been instrumental in training some 800 faith-based mentors who instrumental in training some 800 faith-based mentors who work in multiple areas of social ministry facilitating life work in multiple areas of social ministry facilitating life transformation of marginalized individuals, families, single transformation of marginalized individuals, families, single moms, youth and others. PH asks participants to profess a moms, youth and others. PH asks participants to profess a commitment to positive faith and fellowship growth along with a commitment to positive faith and fellowship growth along with a promise to work their life plan to transform their lives. In promise to work their life plan to transform their lives. In addition to the mentoring process carried on by these faith-addition to the mentoring process carried on by these faith-based mentors, areas of ministry include: personal based mentors, areas of ministry include: personal development, financial planning, community and economic development, financial planning, community and economic development, job search, acquisition skills, re-entry and development, job search, acquisition skills, re-entry and recovery, furniture provision, vehicle provision and recovery, furniture provision, vehicle provision and transportation, IDA program, regional housing needs, transportation, IDA program, regional housing needs, entrepreneurial development, micro-enterprise support and entrepreneurial development, micro-enterprise support and other ministries linking people to community resources thru a other ministries linking people to community resources thru a flexible, more effective holistic outreach approach. Mentoring is flexible, more effective holistic outreach approach. Mentoring is aimed at filling gaps in social services through the faith aimed at filling gaps in social services through the faith community. community.

PH also works in the areas of providing transportation, PH also works in the areas of providing transportation, job support, transitional and permanent housing. job support, transitional and permanent housing. Family education that is life transforming is the focus, Family education that is life transforming is the focus, teaching individuals to be responsible, teaching individuals to be responsible, committed and becoming contributors to society, committed and becoming contributors to society, family and the faith community. Mentors supply a family and the faith community. Mentors supply a craftsman-like direction to individuals and families craftsman-like direction to individuals and families (apprentices, if you will) in this process of positive (apprentices, if you will) in this process of positive change. change.

The mentoring process allows faith committed The mentoring process allows faith committed individuals to participate at all level of human potential individuals to participate at all level of human potential development, while experiencing positive life development, while experiencing positive life experiences in their own lives and those with whom experiences in their own lives and those with whom they work. The partnership developed between mentor they work. The partnership developed between mentor and participants often result in longtime relationships and participants often result in longtime relationships in a spirit of personal dignity, stewardship of God in a spirit of personal dignity, stewardship of God given talents and life transformation. The end result is given talents and life transformation. The end result is often "a hand up rather then a hand out”.often "a hand up rather then a hand out”.

HOW TO “CLICK” WITH HOW TO “CLICK” WITH DIFFERENT FAITHSDIFFERENT FAITHS

Faith-based directors must seriously Faith-based directors must seriously consider the value of each congregation.consider the value of each congregation.

True healing and transformation occur best True healing and transformation occur best within the congregation or church of choice, within the congregation or church of choice, where the participant feels comfort, where the participant feels comfort, support, understanding, can accept the support, understanding, can accept the basic faith premises, and so will listen to basic faith premises, and so will listen to what is being said and seriously act upon what is being said and seriously act upon mentor guidance.mentor guidance.

Pastors, church leaders, mentors, and Pastors, church leaders, mentors, and participants must all be carefully guided participants must all be carefully guided toward this empathy that leads to the truth.toward this empathy that leads to the truth.

Congregation ToolsCongregation Tools Congregations must be sold on the social Congregations must be sold on the social

ministry and allowed to blend mentoring into ministry and allowed to blend mentoring into their outreach work.their outreach work.

Early support is critical in helping new mentors Early support is critical in helping new mentors gain experience and see successes.gain experience and see successes.

Follow-up and re-training are crucial to success, Follow-up and re-training are crucial to success, as most mentors will not call for help – they as most mentors will not call for help – they really believe this is innate and they “should really believe this is innate and they “should know how mentor correctly”!know how mentor correctly”!

Many participants must be taught to “give it up” Many participants must be taught to “give it up” and call. Especially in rural areas, participants and call. Especially in rural areas, participants believe they should be handling their problems believe they should be handling their problems themselves and they are failures, if they cannot.themselves and they are failures, if they cannot.

Team Mentoring ApproachTeam Mentoring Approach

1. Administrator - 1. Administrator - keeps contact keeps contact between the team, between the team, the congregation, the congregation, and Project HOPE.and Project HOPE.

2. Primary Mentor 2. Primary Mentor - person who - person who develops the best develops the best relationship with relationship with the participant.the participant.

3. Special Events 3. Special Events Coordinator Creative Coordinator Creative person who works on person who works on building the self-esteem building the self-esteem of the entire family using of the entire family using congregational and congregational and community resources to community resources to boost esteem and reward boost esteem and reward successes.successes.

4. Financial Planner - 4. Financial Planner - Coordinates financial Coordinates financial planning training and planning training and implementation of mutual implementation of mutual plan developed for plan developed for finances of the finances of the participant.participant.

Faith Friends Mentoring for Faith Friends Mentoring for

successsuccess LIFE PLAN FOR SUCCESSLIFE PLAN FOR SUCCESS TRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION FAMILYFAMILY EMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT EDUCATIONEDUCATION SPIRITUALSPIRITUAL SOCIALSOCIAL HEALTHHEALTH HOUSINGHOUSING

•NOW -NOW -•DESIRE ‑DESIRE ‑

RELATIONSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS . . . RELATIONSHIPS . . .

FOCUS ON GOD!!!!!!!!

MOVE TOWARD DIGNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY!!!!!!