Moms Closet Resource Center Inc DBA Sparc Hope
"Changing the future of Kentucky's kids, one single parent at a time!"
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our purpose is to provide support, encouragement and guidance to single parents in the pursuit of identifying life choice options that enhance their opportunities for career advancement and independence. We assist single parents in becoming self sufficient and resilient.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Life Plan - Single Parents
Life Plan Client – to be eligible for our Life Plan, you must be working at least 20 hours per week and attending a college, university or trade school, at least ½ time. If you meet those two requirements, we can begin the interview process. Once you become a client, you will have full access to our food pantry, clothing through our consignment shop partnerships, access to household items, discounted car repair, and more. We try and assist with anything that would “bust your budget” while you are trying to finish your education.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of families reporting that their support plan includes or reflects things that are important to them
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Life Plan - Single Parents
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Through our organization, we aim to encourage personal development through education and life skills, break the poverty cycle through better life choices and higher education, and develop clients into contributing members of society.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We engage them in a budgeting review at the very beginning, and walk with the entire time in program. We will survey them as to their current state of how they see themselves as being self-sufficient.
We will also engage them with a wellness check-in document having them self evaluate their health and well-being. This will be used at the initial interview, throughout the program, and at the end of the program. Will use various tools to survey and track progress.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We will provide guidelines for them while in the program to be able to move step by step to a stronger place of self-sufficiency. We will provide resources for them along the way to make sure they can stick to their budget and be able to meet their goals. These resources will include assistance (as needed by each individual) with pantry, clothing, childcare, utilities, housing, automotive, and finances, in addition to special holiday programs. This will also include educational resources and guidance, as well as resources from other agencies in our area.
We will also offer mentoring, life skills, and professional resources to our clients.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have our budgeting forms now automated, which helps at the beginning. We have a retired business professor from IUS meeting with each client to review budgets and set goals. And to follow up where needed. Next steps in this process is to set regularly scheduled meetings throughout the year for follow up; and then to start planting seeds for next steps (ie, having an emergency fund, having a savings, planning for purchasing a home, etc.)
On wellness front, we are putting together a calendar to offer different things to asset them where they are in their individual journeys. (ie. Budgeting, organization, time management, exercise, estate planning, spiritual retreats, etc.)
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Moms Closet Resource Center Inc DBA Sparc Hope
Board of directorsas of 03/28/2023
Mrs. Rosemarie Arsenault
Northeast Christian Church
Term: 2023 -
Mr. Michael Hellard
ACUE
Term: 2022 -
Shelia Brookins
Hiring Our Heros
Chris Taylor
Taylor Homes
Angela Ohlmann
Ingardus
Debra Longshore
Ritchie Marketing
Zackary McKee
McKee Law Office
Laura Wingfield
Sparc Hope
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.