| Name | Tony |
|---|---|
| Last Name | Oliver |
| Home Address | 5030 Marylin Lane Chattanooga, TN 37411 United States |
| Organization Name | The Urban Collective |
| Describe Your Role In The Organization | My Role in the Organization will be President. I will oversee the day to day operations and functions of the program. |
| Organization Address | 5030 Marylin Lane CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee 37411 United States |
| Website | |
| Best Phone Number To Reach You | 4239941562 |
| Alternate Phone Number | 4233052707 |
| Email Address | oliveranthony872@gmail.com |
| Alternate Email Address | troyrogers32@yahoo.com |
| Please Describe Your Project In Detail | The Urban Collective Presents: House of Hope Chattanooga The Urban Collective’s House of Hope has been founded as a direct response to the communities of the Greater Chattanooga Area that have experienced negative economic impacts of COVID-19. Our mission is to lessen the economic disparities among the disadvantaged by providing a twenty-four-hour resource facility that will partner with other proven programs to reduce gun violence and offer behavioral health alternatives to substance abuse and experiences that have been traumatic. The Urban Collective’s House of Hope will complete these goals by utilizing a two-fold method that will seek to proactively engage the youth before a violent crime can be committed and by assisting those who were once part of the penal system to return their talent in partnership for violence interruption and further community outreach. The program is also seeking to increase education/employment partnerships, mentorship and first time home ownership. Once a referral from the juvenile or police department is received, the client will be assisted according to the following: Tier 1: Individuals considered at-risk, but having low needs. They may only need direction from a mentor, encouragement, and/or minimal financial support and exhibit no major concern for potential to reoffend. Tier 2: Individuals considered at-risk with medium to mid-level needs. These individuals may struggle with various barriers (joblessness, low to no education (GED), fines, pending court issues, lack of proper legal assistance, etc.). They need more hands-on guidance from various agencies/individuals to eliminate their numerous barriers. Tier 3: Individuals considered high need and high risk. They may struggle with barriers from the previous tiers along with housing stability, severe criminal charges that are an obstacle for them in gaining employment, and transportation issues. Generally, these individuals are also confronted with severe mental concerns such as PTSD, insufficient coping/grieving skills, and a lack of a stable support system (family, friends, and/or community). The Urban Collective will look at crime through a social economic lens to better assist urban areas that have been shaped negatively by society. Social economics is defined as understanding the relationship between social behavior and economics. The Urban Collective does not feel that kids are born “bad”, they have however, had to make decisions with limited information therefore not being heard, hence muted, but not invisible. Our goal is to create communities that will become aware of where they fit into Chattanooga’s economy and equip them to become social justice advocates. We will offer 24/7 therapy and wrap around services from feeding to mentoring. Mentoring has been proven that an hour a week over the course of 52 weeks vows one to make better decisions. When addressing gun violence, most guns that are used in violent crime are unregistered. Our focus will be to reduce the number of these weapons amongst our city streets. House of Hope will act as a facility where unregistered weapons can be disposed of anonymously. We will also partner with police in these communities to canvas neighborhoods, knock on doors and provide additional assistance for those who are needing intervention or witness protection. Our goal is to break the silence in these communities and provide witnesses the support they need to come forward. |
| Please explain how your project meets the requirements of the American Rescue Plan | This project would be ongoing. Violence has been here a awhile and any program will take years to establish will need a 5 year commitment What milestones would you use to measure progress- Gang member Violence in the community will decrease. Retention rate of guys in our program will be cut in half. We will cut non-fatal shooting by 25 percent in our community. How would you ensure accountability and transparency throughout the project lifecycle? We will have weekly meetings with our partners to go over progress,transparency and accountability of our measurements. The benefit to the community will be the decrease of violence and gun violence in our community. We will have more young men going into trades,military and entrepreneurship and we will cut recidivism by 25 percent. The gatekeepers of the urban collective have over twenty five years experience working with this population. The project will transform this community. The house of hope will help the post covid world to heal from the devastation of violence that is overtaking our Country. |
| Where would your project take place? | Chattanooga,TN |
| How much will your project cost in total? | 450000 |
| Do you have any matching funding sources from other local governments, private entities, non-profits, or philanthropic entities for your project? | No |
| Please describe the source and list amounts of any other funding. | |
| What portion of the project are you asking the city to fund? | |
| If funded, when would your project start? | July 22, 2022 |
| How long would your project take to complete? | Years |
| What milestones would you use to measure your project’s progress? | What milestones would you use to measure progress? We will partner with the Chattanooga Police Department and Chattanooga Public Safety office with monthly updates. Violence in the community will decrease. Retention rate of guys in our program will be cut in half. We will cut non-fatal shooting by 25 percent in our community. |
| How would you ensure accountability and transparency throughout the project lifecycle? | How would you ensure accountability and transparency throughout the project lifecycle? We will have weekly meetings with our partners to go over progress, transparency, and accountability of our measurements. |
| If successful, how would your project benefit the community? | The benefit to the community will be the decrease of violence and gun violence in our community. We will have more young men going into trades, military and entrepreneurship and we will cut recidivism by 25 percent. |
| How will you attract community buy-in for your project? | The gatekeepers of the urban collective have over twenty-five years’ experience working with this population. The project will transform this community. The house of hope will help the post covid world to heal from the devastation of violence that is overtaking our Country |
| Name | Tony Oliver |
| Contact Information | 423-994-1562 |
| Is there anything else you would like us to know about your project? | |