Higher Ground A Resource Center

RESTART SMART IS A LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ADAPTED TO ARIZONA.

HIGHER GROUND?S MISSION IS REACHING INDIVIDUALS, TRANSFORMING FAMILIES, AND ELEVATING THE COMMUNITY ONE LIFE AT A TIME BY SHOWING LOVE AND BUILDING CHARACTER. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE EDUCATION FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE TUCSON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE, HELP BUILD CAPACITY WITHIN HIGHER GROUND, AND EXPECTS TO BENEFIT 1500 STUDENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS BY CONNECTING THEM WITH VARIOUS SCHOOL BASED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS WILL RESULT IN IMPROVED ATTENDANCE AMONG CHRONICALLY ABSENT STUDENTS AND INCREASES IN THE RATE OF STUDENTS ATTENDING COLLEGE AFTER GRADUATION. NINE AMERICORPS VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DEVELOPING SYSTEMS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO EXPAND SCHOOL BASED SERVICES, ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS, SUPPORTING FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, AND DOCUMENTING EFFECTIVE PRACTICES OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS.