ARK Farms
Empowerment through Restoration
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Disempowered young people are our rising generation of leaders. The adversity faced by this generation is not limited to race, poverty, or zipcode. Young people deal with adverse childhood situations in every part of their communities, and from all backgrounds. Some of the most disempowered young people are over-scheduled, electronics-dependent teens, who deal with personal chaos but cannot reach out for help due to negative stigma, and they are at greater risk of self harm and substance abuse than any population. The processes of restoring land, animals, and materials allows them to nurture, foster, and develop the very pieces of themselves they have been missing. Empowered young people have courage to improve life and become connected in their communities. Without that connection, they don't thrive. Since Covid, opportunities for skill development, education, training, and workforce development have been significantly reduced, increasing the risk anxiety,depression, and death.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Empowerment through Restoration
By asking ourselves, "Can you see?", we make space for ourselves and those around us to join in the work of building life in our communities through restoration projects. ARK Farms empowers humans who struggle to find meaningulf connection by helping them become the heroic members needed for their neighborhood, school, or community to thrive. We equip them with skills and access to education and collaboration so they can realize the valuable impact they can have while learning to work with others, creating confidence, courage, and connection along the way.
We train individuals, groups, nonprofits, and local community leaders to create opportunities for the practice of empowerment throught restoration, and we encourage them to take part in the NoSCABS training and Ecosystem Model of Community courses so that their efforts can become sustainable and expand into other areas.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Alliance for NonProfit Excellence 2016
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of youth who have a positive adult role model
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Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of youth who volunteer/participate in community service
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Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of youth who model positive behaviors for peers
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Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of youth who demonstrate motivation to learn
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
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Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of youth who demonstrate that they have developed social skills (e.g., interpersonal communication, conflict resolution)
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of youth who demonstrate that they have developed positive relationships
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
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Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of youth who demonstrate that they have developed healthy relationships
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
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Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of youth who demonstrate that they have developed a strong sense of self
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
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Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of youth who demonstrate critical thinking skills (e.g., reasoning, analysis)
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
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Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of youth who demonstrate leadership skills (e.g., organizing others, taking initiative, team-building)
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
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Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of youth who demonstrate civic participation skills (e.g., compromise, perspective-taking)
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Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Adolescents, Young adults
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of youth-led community service projects
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Every project, whether land and water conservation, garden building, bee-keeping, or rescue animal care, is led by a coalition of youth.
Number of youth who demonstrate that they have developed knowledge about occupations
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Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of animals with freedom to express normal behavior
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Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of animals rescued
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Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of participants who felt that they have been provided with a range of options for future employment
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Related Program
Empowerment through Restoration
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of students showing interest in topics related to STEM
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Empowerment through Restoration
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We want people to be restored and empowered to move forward confidently, and in doing so to experience being reconnected to their community. In training individuals, organizations, schools and muicipalities how to do these programs, young people and people who have barriers to building confidence and compentence will find a place where they can start again with no judgement or criticism, get a fresh start with an identified focus on becoming their most effective self, and begin again by gaining skills that focus on them becoming integrated into their communities as contributors and trusted members. People have to know that they are valuable, and in order to become connected with others they need to see the value of those around them. Through the work of taking care of animals, land and materials in their , we are able to reveal the principles of nature which build confidence and respect, develop understanding of the unique value of all living things, and teach the keys to living as a responsible and competent member of the community. In the process of this training, each farm "hero" becomes a meaningful member of their team, finding ways to contribute and collaborate to design and build their own problem-solving project that makes life better for the animals on the animals on the farm. Not only do they gain new skills that can help them as they become job-seekers, but they also discover what is good about them and how they can be a real contributor at school, home, and in their community. Problem-solving, work-ethic, and team work are all components of the life skills they come away with. We are proud to offer these time-honored farm life opportunities as a way of building resiliency and competency in the young people of this generation, while increasing connection with adults and organizations in their community who can collaborate for success.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
ARK Farms has pivoted to a mobile platform which allows us to train induviduals, organizations, schools, and municipalities how to do the programs of Empowerment through Restoration using our "No SCABS" trainging and encorporating the Ecosystem Model of Community. This is realized through program training either online via our mobile platforms, or in person as a speaker/training event. We have teams of trained facilitators who have been through the ARK Farms internships and trainings. These teams are able to go into organizations and work with local groups to train specifically the No SCABS modules and to teach the Empowerment through Restoration model of buildling confidence, courage and connection. The video training is also available to be used in conjunction with our training manuals, but the in-person group setting is preferred for increased benefit.
Once trained the local group can identify the needs in their community and work together to solve issues while becoming empowered and engaged with other humans in their community. By building life together they become meaningful and valuable members of their community who are committed to its success and will work to continue to see it thrive. This builds life both in the participant, in the groups supporting their projects, and in teh community they will help to restore.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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ARK Farms
Board of directorsas of 11/16/2023
Priscilla Titus
Memphis Record Prsssing
Term: 2020 - 2022
Abby Mauwong
ARK Farms
Sal Mauwong
Crystal Steel
Carla Garrett
United States Department of Commerce
Kimberly Lind
Kimberly Lind, CPA
Priscilla Titus
Memphis Record Pressing
Vaunita Cohen Parihar
Emory University
David Glover
Bartlett Bee Whisperer
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 ? No -
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
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
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