Advocate For Community Mission
First Grace United Church Of Christ
Akron, Ohio, United States
Demonstrated strong understanding of organizational vision and goals.Researched, wrote and prepared grants and proposals.Maintained grant compliance measures.Coordinated programs that focused on children and teens, families, poverty, public education, and social justice.Interviewed and hired program employees, administered employee evaluations and created, coordinated, and conducted employee training sessions.Trained and mentored part-time staff.Developed community relationships to maintain support and funding for ongoing programs.Designed curriculum for summer day camp, in which parents and teachers reported academic readiness by 30%.for the following school year.Hired, trained and mentored at-risk teen staff through a series of organizational changes, which resulted in 100% teen staff retention rate with 60% attending college or vocational training.Monitored Ohio Department of Education Summer Food Service Program at First Grace, which resulted in serving 45,000 meals to school age children and teens in the summer of 2008.Prepared meals as the cook and kitchen monitor for Summer Food Service ProgramRaised awareness of youth and community programs though media relations, promotions, and collaborations, which resulted in a 50% increased participation in youth programs and recognition of Saturday Meal Program by United Way of Summit County.Assisted in the development and design of first Client Choice food pantry in Akron area, which resulted in a 35% increase of individuals and families served.Awarded a $4000 grant for the purchase of a new freezer/cooler for meal programs.Co-coordinated Martin Luther King Jr. Service Day event, which resulted in an increased attendance of 135 to 375 over 3 years.Initiated First Grace’s exercise class, which resulted in support and recognition from non-church members, with key media placement in local newspaper.