Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Elevate Your G.A.M.E.
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: EYG
Mailing Address: 2019 E. 120th Street
City: Los Angeles
State: CA
Postal Code: 90059
Main Phone: 310-780-4263
Main Fax: None
Organization Website: www.elevateyourgame.org
Employer ID Number: 68-0533404
Organization Tax Status: 501 (c)(3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3-13-24
Requested Amount: $5,000

Project Title: Mentoring Program in High Schools in Compton, CA
Project Description:

This mentoring program will start in September 2024 and conclude in June 2025. It will be conducted at three high schools in Compton, California: Compton High School, Dominguez High School and Centennial High School. Approximately, 130 students will be mentored. Through our mentoring program, the participants will be provided with mentors who will encourage them and challenge them to excel in their academics and character. As a result, the participating students will be led into making positive decisions that will lead to a better outcome for their lives: graduating high school (95% graduation rate), continuing their education after high school, securing career jobs and becoming contributing citizens in society.

Adult mentors and peer mentors (older students who are excelling in their academics and character) will be trained to mentor the mentees in small groups. Mentoring sessions will be held once a week at each high school. The mentors will have transformative conversations with their mentees (guided by the Elevate Your G.A.M.E. curriculum and the Elevate Your G.A.M.E. program coordinator). In the mentoring conversations, the students will discover something about themselves, something new or something that they need to change, and they will be affirmed and encouraged by their mentors. Topics discussed will include: educational achievement, respect, perseverance, integrity, responsible behavior, conflict resolution, time management, and leadership. In addition, mentors will help students to develop career goals.

Elevate Your G.A.M.E.’s on-site program coordinators provide consistent leadership in facilitating each mentoring session by introducing the discussion topic each week and providing the mentors with materials and conversation sheets that help them have transformative conversations with their mentees. As a result, mentors and mentees are guided through a quality mentoring experience every week.

Total Project Budget: 69,609

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): National Christian Foundation, Dwight Stuart Youth Fund, Amity Foundation, Antioch Missions

Project Duration: One School Year Ending in June, 2025
Geographical Area Served: Compton, California
Age Group To Be Served: 14 – 18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.
Contact First Name: Michael
Contact Last Name: Freeman
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 310-780-4263
Contact Email: gomentor7days@gmail.com