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Mapping For Justice
filed in Non-Profits » Causes
http://www.giveforward.org/mappingforjustice
organizer:
Mike Trakan
THE ISSUE
Students raised in high-poverty, high-crime, and underprivileged neighborhoods typically lack access to non-school resources that aid their development and help put them on a path toward college and career.
Tutor/Mentors programs pair volunteer mentors from the professional ranks with capable students who aspire to reach their potential.
The problem is that potential volunteers, students, parents, and community leaders/donors who want to support this solution-based approach to poverty and violence likely don’t know where to look to find programs to help in their communities or beyond.
THE SOLUTION
Mapping For Justice maps the locations and prevalence of tutor/mentor programs in relation to factors such as poverty level, “failing” schools, churches, hospitals, banks, drugstores – and other businesses and organizations.
OUR MAPS:
- Heighten community awareness and involvement, pointing citizens and community leadership to existing tutor/mentor programs.
- Direct potential volunteers and donors to programs, to ensure program growth and longevity for students.
- Draw attention to the need for new non-school tutor/mentor programs where none exist, but where poverty is high and students are struggling in poorly-performing schools.
- Supplement crime news stories with maps to guide concerned citizens to programs who work to solve crime, not just expose it.
- Help build alliances among businesses, politicians, faith groups, and other leaders who serve communities, by providing maps that help potential partners find each other.
- Guide tutor/mentor advocates and supporting alliances, through associated blog stories, to strategy documents that provide templates for action.
- Encourage accountability among community-minded organizations and individuals who seek to contribute to their communities in sustainable ways, by making their student advocacy efforts quicker and easier.
THE CHALLENGE
Mapping For Justice maintains its infrastructure – including data collection/maintenance, map production, an online presence (map gallery, blog, and real-time Google-based interactive map), and a marketing effort – all on a $50,000 grant received more than a year ago -- all with a staff of one.
This money is gone. Mapping For Justice needs financial help to sustain these innovative tools that bring communities closer together and help develop our workforce.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Please help up meet & exceed our goal of raising $5,000 to continue map development.
Additionally, If you know of any benefactors looking for a philanthropic tax write off, with an interest in the wars on poverty and crime please guide them our way. We ultimately need a sustainable long-term cash flow to work for more students in the future.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
http://mappingforjustice.blogspot.com OR http://tutormentorprogramlocator.net
donor: Christine Jirout
give date: 2009-10-13
We support you and the kids Michael
donor: Christine Ashley/CES Crane
give date: 2009-10-13
To assist my cousin Michael Traken for putting his heart and soul into helping others.
donor: Adam Lynch
give date: 2009-10-08
Keep up the good work Trakan.
donor: Aravinda Tota
give date: 2009-10-04
No comment left by this donor.
donor: Mike Cygan
give date: 2009-10-03
Traken - love the work you are doing! Keep it up.
donor: Heather Struwe
give date: 2009-09-23
No comment left by this donor.
donor: Gary Opp
give date: 2009-09-16
Great cause! Good luck reaching your goal, Mike!
donor: Klososkys
give date: 2009-09-16
keep it up Trakan
donor: Melanie L Decker
give date: 2009-09-15
No comment left by this donor.
donor: Padma and Ranga Tota
give date: 2009-09-13
We are glad that we could help the kids in Chicago who are desperataly in need. keep up the good work!
donor: The Georganas Family
give date: 2009-09-13
This donation is given in loving memory of Christos, who loved and wanted to help children in need.
donor: Syam Pappu
give date: 2009-09-10
We need to encourage the organizations like this who are doing good job
donor: Paul V
give date: 2009-09-08
You rule, Trakan!
donor: Paul
give date: 2009-09-06
Great work Trak!
donor: Nina E. Horowitz
give date: 2009-09-04
All the best with your efforts, Trakan. I really admire what you are doing.
donor: The Eradicator
give date: 2009-09-04
Another rung on the ladder!
donor: Cynthia Beyer
give date: 2009-09-03
No comment left by this donor.
donor: Angele/Dakota Inn
give date: 2009-09-03
You are the Angel in our family. Keep up the great work Mike
donor: shoba
give date: 2009-09-02
nice work!! good cause!!! Love you mucho!!!
donor: Michael J Trakan
give date: 2009-09-02
No comment left by this donor.
donor: Guenter, Carrie and Nicola
give date: 2009-09-02
Hey you, your dedication and perseverance are tremendously admired. Good luck in your efforts!
donor: Deb Garozzo
give date: 2009-09-02
I am so proud of you. You will always have my love and support in all you do
donor: LaRaie Zimm
give date: 2009-09-02
Thank you for all your hard work!
donor: Mom
give date: 2009-09-02
Keep doing the great work you do!
donor: William R Najem
give date: 2009-09-01
No comment left by this donor.
donor: William R Kavanagh
give date: 2009-08-31
No comment left by this donor.
donor: Gregg Ott
give date: 2009-08-31
Don't ever stop believing you can change the world for the better
donor: Gregg Ott
give date: 2009-08-31
Don't ever stop believing you can change the world for the better
donor: Bob
give date: 2009-08-31
Keep up the good work Mike!
donor: Aravinda Tota
give date: 2009-08-30
Mapping for Justice deserves all the support it can get.
donor: Zachary L Williams
give date: 2009-08-28
Proud to know ya Trakan... I'm proud of what you are doing!
donor: David Freund
give date: 2009-08-28
Keep up the good work
donor: Noah Samuels
give date: 2009-08-27
Sorry I can't give more. I've been unemployed for almost a year. Good luck!
donor: erik molter
give date: 2009-08-26
Change through the direct action of a person, not a tangled confused government mess.
donor: Matt Walters
give date: 2009-08-26
Good luck!
donor: Vicky Georganas Trakan
give date: 2009-08-24
Don't give up hope.
donor: michael j trakan
give date: 2009-08-18
No comment left by this donor.
donor: Daniel F. Bassill
give date: 2009-08-18
I have believed in the power of mapping since 1993 when we launched the T/MC. I hope others will make donations to help us fund this work at Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection.
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Raised: $3492 / Goal: $5000
This fundraiser ended on:
December 1, 2009
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