Board of Legacy
Helping Underprivileged Get Support, We give HUGS
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We are working to address the Homeless Veterans in Missouri with our Simple Urban Homes Veterans planned community development. We are addressing the food shortage in the Grand Bahamas and the homeless by running our hot food program for 6 months and raising money to buy 50 container homes to help get the families off the street. We are addressing the issues with at-risk youth and youth graduates as well as x offenders succeed with financial literacy in opening small businesses and helping them become independent. We have a second chance program that will assist x-offenders with housing projects as well as work programs.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Simple Urban Homes
Planned Veterans Community in Sikeston Mo for Homeless veterans.
TBOL has begun to partner with Simple Urban Homes in Sikeston MO, the program is designed to directly support, VA loans, homeless, low income, or at-risk veterans and their families. While most of the individuals in this population are already utilizing their VA benefits, there are some that are not. Our goal is not only to serve this population, but also to help connect them with VA services that could help them. TBOL recognizes the courage and sacrifice of American veterans, particularly those who are injured in the line of duty. To honor their service, the Department participates in programs to help injured soldiers and disabled veterans gain a safe place to call home, we will focus on mainly providing homes for veterans.
Our Veterans Program
Viphugs.org Bahama relief fund
VIPHUGS.org is partnering up with local communities internationally and in the U.S. to help ship and build out container homes for the families left homeless in the Grand Bahamas. We currently have partnered up with Purto Rico Rising and we have 60 volunteers 7 chefs and will be cooking hot meals for 6 months starting Oct. 15th, 2019. We have two secured locations and over 100k in donated supplies and food
Phase one of our first goal is to reach $500,000 dollars to bring in 50 homes.
Youth and At Risk youth, Young Adults
The Board Of Legacy educates, teaches, consults and helps minority and underprivileged, youth and their families, and single-parent families get the support and economic development resources they need.
Our purpose is driven by the utilization of hands-on education and implementation of leadership development, life skills, real estate mentorship programs, financial support, spiritual encouragement and creative events, free financial literacy courses, and various other networking opportunities and resources. We foster environments of entrepreneurship, business ownership as a means to create and leave a legacy to each generation.
Forgotten Homeless Needs Program
The Forgotten Homeless Needs Program was founded in 2009 the day a homeless man died of the cold across the street from the San Diego Homeless Shelter . Since then, our program has grown to become a large mobile street team in our area, we are now currently servicing the DFW area and The Grand Bahamas.
Each month our team assembles in forgotten area's delivering sleeping bags, coats, hats, gloves and blankets in the colder weather — to those struggling to survive rough on the streets we are at random stops around the city and highways, for many homeless this is their only way to stay dry and warm in the colder seasons.
We also provide warm showers, hair cuts, and shaves, shoes and clothing items through out the year.
In our 10 year history, the program has distributed more than several hundreds of thousands of dollars of items and food — allowing us to build an invaluable level of trust among some of the hardest to reach and most marginalized of our homeless neighbors. Our team, which includes a Mobile Team, uses that trust to connect those on the streets with other life-changing services provided through HUGGS United, Focus International, Puerto Rico Rising and various charities such as referrals to psychiatric treatment, medical care, substance abuse treatment, or shelters , food and clothing and vital benefits offered by the Bridge and partner organizations.
Volunteers — who help us hand out the items and drive the vans — are the lifeblood of BOL-Forgotten Homless Needs Program, and usually commit to one day per month. We are thankful for all the services.
We thank Mississippi State University for all the perishable items this winter!!!
Second Chance Program
The program offers both personal and professional skills, setting them up to succeed. We have a trade work program as well as second chance leaseing.
“Those that were once incarcerated — non-violent offenders basically.. into a new setting, socially and economically.
Those overseeing the program know there is a cloud of concern following some of the ex-offenders. But they also know it’s a new day with new possibilities to show those once behind bars The importance of not only getting out but staying out as well.
A community collaboration helps those who once broke the law, become law-abiding. For now, the program is virtual.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
viphugs.org 2019
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total number of volunteer hours contributed to the organization
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Children and youth
Related Program
Youth and At Risk youth, Young Adults
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Average online donation
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Simple Urban Homes
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total dollars received in contributions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Men and boys, Indigenous peoples, Multiracial people, People of Latin American descent, People with disabilities
Related Program
Simple Urban Homes
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of program participants who obtain a job within 3 months of program completion
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Women and girls, Men and boys
Related Program
Forgotten Homeless Needs Program
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We were able to supply jobs to x offenders and homeless families.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The Board Of Legacy's goal is to educate, teach, consult and help minority youth and underprivileged youth and their families, veterans, homeless, single-parent families get the support and economic development resources they need.
We are part of a housing builder project for second chance offenders and low-income families.
Our purpose is driven by the utilization of hands-on education and implementation of leadership development, life skills, mentorship programs, financial support, spiritual encouragement and creative events, free financial literacy courses, and various other networking opportunities and resources. We foster environments of entrepreneurship, business ownership as a means to create and leave a legacy to each generation.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
In 2022 we are starting our second chance housing program for x offenders and low incomefamilies.
We held a fundraiser for the Bahama relief fund.
We are currently seeking grants for our minority and at-risk youth, we are currently reaching out to local communities and other non-profits to support our hands-on approach for all our current projects.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We are hands-on with over 8 staff members and 60 volunteers and a long list of venders and businesses that support what we need.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In 2020-2021 We have successfully fed over 5000 homeless in Texas, California, Freeport Bahamas, Mo we also started our second chance housing development and Veterans homes. We have mentored and trained x offenders and placed them on job training programs.
In 2019 we had over $60k in donations from Mississippi State Univerity, Over 200k in supplies and 60 volunteers on the ground and have secured two buildings to supply hot meals to the victims in Freeport for our disaster relief in Grand Bahamas, and 5k in supplies from local churches and monetary donations.
We have purchased and own 6 lots of land and 8 homes 3 are being remolded and completed by the end of Nov. 2022 for the Veterans.
We have held over 15 training classes for youth and underprivileged families on basic financial literacy.
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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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Homeless, X Offenders, Low-income families in need.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person),
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve,
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
We were told our response time was slow and we needed more funds available for all the inquires for services. We have widened our search for donations and contributors.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
Our board,
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback,
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Board of Legacy
Board of directorsas of 1/20/2022
Sophia Ginger Knight
boardoflegacy.org
Term: 2019 - 2035
Kyle Edwards
viphugs.org
Term: 2019 - 2022
Dr Paul Bodhise
Board of Legacy
Sophia Knight
viphugs.org
Julia Haywood
Board of Legacy
Kyle Edwards
Viphugs.org
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? Not applicable
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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 use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.