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you
discover
you
can
do
something
very
well,
it
becomes
a
crime
to
not
give
it
to
the
world.
November
1995:
Tiger
Todd,
the
CEO
and
founder
of
Hero
School,
arrives
at
a
park
on
the
corner
of
D
Street
and
Washington
in
Las
Vegas
during
November
1995.
After
speaking
to
employees
of
a
local
nonprofit
about
ways
to
solve
the
homelessness
issue,
they
invite
him
to
the
park
where
they
serve
the
homeless
food.
On
that
Saturday
morning,
there
are
over
1,800
homeless
people
lined
up
behind
a
food
wagon.
On
a
whim,
Tiger
begins
to
go
down
the
line
and
speak
to
these
people.
He
asks
them
how
they
got
there
and
what
they
have
in
plan
for
the
future.
December 1995: Tiger is troubled to see that all of the nonprofits are only feeding the homeless and preparing them for a life of dependency. The outcome to create independence in the homeless is always at the forefront of his mind. After hearing that the nonprofit wouldnt be serving food the following week, he decides to plan the next event. After securing 300 chairs, designing a sound system, and gathering food and volunteers, he returns to the park and makes the homeless listen to him before they can eat. It was here that he found his strength. He motivated, engaged, and connected with the audience, and he realized that what he was saying was working.
But,
there
were
challenges.
Other
organizations
would
show
up
with
items
in
hand
for
the
homeless
to
have.
It
would
become
a
fight
over
the
items,
and
he
realized
that
the
homeless
were
being
taught
not
to
work
for
anything.
I
would
just
sit
there
and
watch
as
they
put
the
homeless
in
charge.
1997:
The
Las
Vegas
Faith
Center,
the
nonprofit,
is
established
to
solve
the
issue
of
homelessness.
Until
1999:
After
3
years
of
conducting
services
at
the
park,
he
is
amazed
to
have
witnessed
the
character
change
of
the
homeless
people
he
taught.
They
were
returning
in
uniforms
and
work
clothes
because
they
had
taken
his
message
and
run
with
it.
The
numbers
of
dependency
were
dwindling,
and
he
was
steadily
becoming
involved
with
student
engagement.
2002: Tiger starts giving classes to the homeless men at Catholic Charities.
2004: Tiger speaks at Katz Elementary School and helps them develop a model where the roles of parents, teachers, and staff become complementary and differences dissolve.
2009:
Tiger
speaks
to
Swainston
Middle
School
and
conducts
a
pilot
study.
He
discovers
that
after
speaking
to
the
students,
test
scores
increased
by
33.3%
among
the
lowest
performers.
2010:
Tiger
begins
Hero
School
classes
at
The
Shade
Tree.
2011: Tiger begins partnership with the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority and conducts their career academy.
3
Biggest
Priorities:
v We
want
to
have
a
Hero
School
location
where
we
can
have
night
classes
for
the
homeless.
v We
want
to
have
a
stand
alone
career
academy
to
help
the
underemployed
and
unemployed.
v We
want
to
consult
in
the
Clark
County
School
District
to
help
reduce
the
dropout
rate
to
lower
than
2%.
Vision
for
Hero
School:
v Our
vision
is
to
make
Hero
School
a
replicable
system,
so
we
can
plant
seeds
in
the
Pacific
Northwest
of
the
United
States,
Texas,
Chicago,
New
Jersey,
Canada,
India,
and
Australia.
v We
want
the
model
to
be
an
integral
part
of
the
American
public
education
system.
Statistics:
v Unemployment
Stats
for
USA:
9.2%
estimated
at
14.1
million
people
v Unemployment
Stats
for
NV:
12.1%
estimated
at
159,300
v Homelessness
Stats
for
USA
(duration
of
one
night):
1,105
family
members
-
on
the
streets
10,926
-
in
an
emergency
shelter
15,255
-
in
transitional
homes
v Homeless
in
Southern
NV:
11,269
people
About
the
Money:
v Annual
Operating
Budget:
$250,000
v Average
Yearly
Donations:
$36,000
As of December 2010 from the U.S. Conference of Mayors Status Report of Hunger and Homelessness in American Cities