Hero School One Page Fact Sheet
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“Onceyoudiscoveryoucandosomethingverywell,itbecomesacrimetonot
giveittotheworld.”
November1995:TigerTodd,theCEOandfounderofHeroSchool,arrivesataparkonthecornerofDStreetandWashingtoninLasVegasduringNovember1995.Afterspeakingtoemployeesofalocalnonprofitaboutwaystosolvethe
homelessnessissue,theyinvitehimtotheparkwheretheyservethehomelessfood.
OnthatSaturdaymorning,thereareover1,800homelesspeoplelinedupbehindafoodwagon.Onawhim,Tigerbeginstogodownthelineandspeaktothesepeople.Heasksthemhowtheygotthereandwhattheyhaveinplanforthefuture.
December1995:Tigeristroubledtoseethatallofthenonprofitsareonlyfeedingthehomelessandpreparingthemforalifeofdependency.Theoutcometocreateindependenceinthehomelessisalwaysattheforefrontofhismind.Afterhearingthatthenonprofitwouldn’tbeservingfoodthefollowingweek,hedecidestoplanthenextevent.Aftersecuring300chairs,designingasoundsystem,andgatheringfoodandvolunteers,hereturnstotheparkandmakesthehomelesslistentohimbeforetheycaneat.
Itwasherethathefoundhisstrength.Hemotivated,engaged,andconnectedwiththeaudience,andherealizedthatwhathewassayingwasworking.
“Listenforanhour,oryouwon’tgetfed.”
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But,therewerechallenges.Otherorganizationswouldshowupwithitemsinhandforthehomelesstohave.Itwouldbecomeafightovertheitems,andherealizedthatthehomelesswerebeingtaughtnottoworkforanything.
“Iwouldjustsitthereandwatchastheyputthehomelessincharge.”
1997:TheLasVegasFaithCenter,thenonprofit,isestablishedtosolvetheissueofhomelessness.
Until1999:After3½yearsofconductingservicesatthepark,heisamazedtohavewitnessedthecharacterchangeofthehomelesspeoplehetaught.Theywerereturninginuniformsandworkclothesbecausetheyhadtakenhismessageandrunwithit.Thenumbersofdependencyweredwindling,andhe
wassteadilybecominginvolvedwithstudentengagement.
2000:TheHeroSchoolModeliscreated.
2002:TigerstartsgivingclassestothehomelessmenatCatholicCharities.
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2004:TigerspeaksatKatzElementarySchoolandhelpsthemdevelopamodelwheretherolesofparents,teachers,andstaffbecomecomplementaryanddifferencesdissolve.
2009:TigerspeakstoSwainstonMiddleSchoolandconductsapilotstudy.Hediscoversthatafterspeakingtothestudents,testscoresincreasedby33.3%amongthelowestperformers. 2010:TigerbeginsHeroSchoolclassesatTheShadeTree.
2011:TigerbeginspartnershipwiththeSouthernNevadaRegionalHousingAuthorityandconductstheircareeracademy.
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3BiggestPriorities:v WewanttohaveaHeroSchoollocationwherewecanhavenightclassesforthehomeless.
v Wewanttohaveastandalonecareeracademytohelptheunderemployedandunemployed.
v WewanttoconsultintheClarkCountySchoolDistricttohelpreducethedropoutratetolowerthan2%.VisionforHeroSchool:
v OurvisionistomakeHeroSchoolareplicablesystem,sowecanplantseedsinthePacificNorthwestoftheUnitedStates,Texas,Chicago,NewJersey,Canada,India,andAustralia.
v WewantthemodeltobeanintegralpartoftheAmericanpubliceducationsystem. Statistics: AsofJuly8,2011fromtheBureauofLaborStatistics
v UnemploymentStatsforUSA:9.2%estimatedat14.1millionpeople
AsofJune17,2011fromtheBureauofLaborStatistics
v UnemploymentStatsforNV:12.1%estimatedat159,300 AsofDecember2010fromtheU.S.ConferenceofMayor’sStatusReportof
HungerandHomelessnessinAmericanCitiesv HomelessnessStatsforUSA(durationofonenight):
1,105familymembers-onthestreets10,926-inanemergencyshelter15,255-intransitionalhomes
AsofMay2011fromtheClarkCountyNevadaGovernmentWebsite
v HomelessinSouthernNV:11,269people AbouttheMoney:
v AnnualOperatingBudget:$250,000v AverageYearlyDonations:$36,000