ABOUT US
New Haven Youth and Family Services believes that Circle of Hope members are much more than donors to a cause:
They’re change agents, directly impacting change in your community.
They’re philanthropic “investors” – directly and personally
engaged with New Haven.
That’s why the Circle of Hope offers opportunities for all interests and capabilities:
strategic, long-range planning,
coaching/mentoring,
help raising capital,
providing access to networks, and
leveraging relationships to identify new resources
and partnerships.
Despite New Haven’s success with grant-funded initiatives over the past 40 years and its tremendous success reclaiming the youth of its boys each year, New Haven faces challenges attracting sufficient capital for growth and capacity building to meet the need.
Invest in a program that works wonders for youth.
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
Help us educate at-risk youth and keep them in school. WHY?
Because education reduces crime and is a better investment than incarceration:
- 2/3 of all inmates are high school dropouts.
- Drop outs are 8 times more likely to be in jail/prison than graduates.
- The U.S. spends $22,600 / inmate vs. $9,644 / student per year.
- At 1% increase in graduation rates for men aged 20-60 would have
saved up to $1.4 billion / year in reduced costs from crime.
The Circle of Hope will provide the necessary capital for New Haven to acquire much needed facilities, technology, staff development, and operating systems. Every day, 72 boys from all over Southern California count on New Haven to get them back on track. They come from over 50 school districts, multiple
