*SaintsPlace

We are excited to announce that our fourth home project is underway!

Beginning on March 15, 2022, we will assume the management of a home for a member of The Creatives on Campus Collective, Tate Townsend. 

Tate purchased his home in October 2021.  In expectation of a baby boy, Tate and his girlfriend, Lindsay settled on a beautiful home in West Deptford, NJ. 

Only 2 weeks of being in the home, Tate's son, Saint Nehemiah was born.  Life for Lindsay & Tate would change almost instantly as they watched their premie baby boy suffer through a series of developmental & respiratory medical challenges.

Committed to the journey, Tate & Lindsay have sacrificed their time, Lindsay's full-time job, and much sleep to care for their son around the clock - much of that care happening from a hospital bedside at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

To provide the best care for their son, and to benefit from the direct care support of Lindsay's family, they have made the hard decision to temporarily relocate to Philadelphia, PA.

Until they are able to safely bring Saint home, the Lost in the City with Creatives on Campus team will step in to manage the home, converting it into a healing house for creatives and emerging leading learners.  We count it an honor to steward the home and serve in proxy to financially support Tate with the upkeep of his mortgage, utilities, and a financial gift of $100,000 to assist with the medical bills, loss of income, and anticipated & unexpected challenges up ahead.

PLEASE support us as we support Tate, Lindsay, Saint, and the creative makers, leading learners, and program collaborators who will now benefit from having a co-operative space to call home.

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Here's more on our 2022 objectives and a full disclosure on how the funds will be utilized:

+ To grow & develop the operational foundation of The Better Give Back Foundation, Inc. by onboarding a full-time executive director, part-time administrator, programs developer, and a grant writer.

+ To strengthen the Creatives on Campus program by promoting the Program Manager role to a full-time Director of Education & Creative Programs role and onboarding a part-time administrator & scheduler.

+ To officially onboard 12 seasoned creative makers & COC alumni as members of The Creatives on Campus Collective. Members of the collective serve as official collaborators for most programming needs and as mentors of the Creatives on Campus Fellowship program.

+ To sustain stipends payable to 19 post-secondary learners & creative makers enrolled in the Creatives on Campus Spring 22 Fellowship Program. Participation spans: remote, NJ, Baltimore, Chicago, and Atlanta.

+ To strengthen the HeArt-X: Angola Before & After School program partnership, pioneered by world-renowned recording artist Victory Boyd, by promoting the volunteer facilitator role to a full-time program manager salaried role.

+ To strengthen the HeArt-X e-learning program partnership through the completion of a mobile & web application in-development.

+ To strengthen the Lost in the City with Creatives on Campus initiative by issuing an annual COC partnership award.

+ To strengthen the We Honor Our Own initiative by onboarding a part-time coordinator.

+ To launch the bi-monthly Grand People Do Stuff initiative, in support of fostering social engagement among aging communities.

+ To onboard a research & development coordinator in support of the 2023 Creatives on Campus Jr. program launch.

 

It would be our pleasure to share about our impact.  If you'd like more information, please contact us by email at info@thebettergiveback.org.  Because we've done so much with so little, we know we can do even greater with you backing us. 

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