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The Studio Beacon Buddies in the classroom

Beacon Buddies of Beacon Church

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The Studio

Beacon Buddies in the classroom

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Context is KeyFirst things first: neighborhood assessment Anecdotal and data-drivenIn 2011 program needs were identified as:• Safe space for kids• Free• Drop-in• Voice & confidence

cultivation• Relationships with

community members

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Context is Not Constant• Average home value: $50k in 2011; $150k in 2015• Afterschool Programs: 2 in 2011; 10+ in 2015• Desired Resources: Afterschool in 2011; School support in 2015• Population: larger population under 18 in 2011; majority

population 20-30 years old in 2015

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Shifting ResourcesResources in 2011• Large, somewhat functional

building and yard• Some grant funds for

programming, some mission funds to give away

• Small team of volunteers (educators from suburban partner churches)

• Creativity and appetite for risk

Resources in 2016• Larger team of volunteers,

including new neighbors: young adults eager to serve

• Creativity and appetite for risk

• Less grant funds for programming, more mission funds to give

• Closer relationship with Hackett Elementary

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Now What?Innovate and Pivot

A new needs assessment new data

What do we do with that?

Maintain same programming despite data? End programming?

Listening, re-assessing, and risking change pivoting Studio program and volunteers into the classroom

Movement from stewardship giving more involved investment

Asset mapping leveraging gifts for community good

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An Efficient and Scale-able Program

Costs are reduced by taking Beacon’s space expenses out of the equationFunders support collaborations with local schools

Presence in the school enables us to listen better to other community needAs volunteers increase, program can grow with minimal increased cost to BeaconBeacon’s culture and core values are able to influence the broader neighborhood, classroom by classroomAfter school programs growing from this engagement