Our Purpose

Good in the ‘Hood
…Simply Making A Difference

Mission:

Good in the ‘Hood exists to simply make a difference in one life, one family and one community at a time.

Vision:

Good in the ‘Hood is an urban-based partnering organization committed to initiating and sustaining focused acts of kindness as a means of inspiring neighborhood decency and transformation.

Who We Are:

Good in the ‘Hood is an urban-based, partnering organization designed to use focused acts of kindness as a means of transforming individual lives, families and communities. We believe that goodness and kindness are inspirational change agent qualities and it is our firm conviction that urban renewal will only take place when a focused and contagious momentum of kindness is made manifest. Our desire is to inspire individuals, families and entire neighborhoods to take responsibility and ownership for the growth, improvement and well-being of their personal lives and community. Through partnerships and kindness-based initiatives we believe the physical, emotional and spiritual climate of an entire community can be changed for good.

Objectives:

The following is a list of solutions that Good in the ‘Hood seeks to provide:

1. Providing personalized and compassion-based strategies directed toward supporting immigrant and at-risk people groups.
2. Providing urban orientation, training and user-friendly service initiatives for volunteer partners.
3. Providing an effective and efficient resource distribution freeway from our rural/suburban neighbors to the urban community.
4. Providing action, support and human resource for inner city partnerships and community clean-up programs.
5. Providing an environment of hope and human dignity while encouraging personal responsibility for those in need of a hand-up.
6. Providing safety, literacy and life skills training for urban residents.