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“Onceyoudiscoveryoucandosomethingverywell,itbecomesacrimetonot

giveittotheworld.”

November1995:TigerTodd,theCEOandfounderofHeroSchool,arrivesataparkonthecornerofDStreetandWashingtoninLasVegasduringNovember1995.Afterspeakingtoemployeesofalocalnonprofitaboutwaystosolvethe

homelessnessissue,theyinvitehimtotheparkwheretheyservethehomelessfood.

OnthatSaturdaymorning,thereareover1,800homelesspeoplelinedupbehindafoodwagon.Onawhim,Tigerbeginstogodownthelineandspeaktothesepeople.Heasksthemhowtheygotthereandwhattheyhaveinplanforthefuture.

December1995:Tigeristroubledtoseethatallofthenonprofitsareonlyfeedingthehomelessandpreparingthemforalifeofdependency.Theoutcometocreateindependenceinthehomelessisalwaysattheforefrontofhismind.Afterhearingthatthenonprofitwouldn’tbeservingfoodthefollowingweek,hedecidestoplanthenextevent.Aftersecuring300chairs,designingasoundsystem,andgatheringfoodandvolunteers,hereturnstotheparkandmakesthehomelesslistentohimbeforetheycaneat.

Itwasherethathefoundhisstrength.Hemotivated,engaged,andconnectedwiththeaudience,andherealizedthatwhathewassayingwasworking.

“Listenforanhour,oryouwon’tgetfed.”

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But,therewerechallenges.Otherorganizationswouldshowupwithitemsinhandforthehomelesstohave.Itwouldbecomeafightovertheitems,andherealizedthatthehomelesswerebeingtaughtnottoworkforanything.

“Iwouldjustsitthereandwatchastheyputthehomelessincharge.”

1997:TheLasVegasFaithCenter,thenonprofit,isestablishedtosolvetheissueofhomelessness.

Until1999:After3½yearsofconductingservicesatthepark,heisamazedtohavewitnessedthecharacterchangeofthehomelesspeoplehetaught.Theywerereturninginuniformsandworkclothesbecausetheyhadtakenhismessageandrunwithit.Thenumbersofdependencyweredwindling,andhe

wassteadilybecominginvolvedwithstudentengagement.

2000:TheHeroSchoolModeliscreated.

2002:TigerstartsgivingclassestothehomelessmenatCatholicCharities.

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2004:TigerspeaksatKatzElementarySchoolandhelpsthemdevelopamodelwheretherolesofparents,teachers,andstaffbecomecomplementaryanddifferencesdissolve.

2009:TigerspeakstoSwainstonMiddleSchoolandconductsapilotstudy.Hediscoversthatafterspeakingtothestudents,testscoresincreasedby33.3%amongthelowestperformers. 2010:TigerbeginsHeroSchoolclassesatTheShadeTree.

2011:TigerbeginspartnershipwiththeSouthernNevadaRegionalHousingAuthorityandconductstheircareeracademy.

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3BiggestPriorities:v WewanttohaveaHeroSchoollocationwherewecanhavenightclassesforthehomeless.

v Wewanttohaveastandalonecareeracademytohelptheunderemployedandunemployed.

v WewanttoconsultintheClarkCountySchoolDistricttohelpreducethedropoutratetolowerthan2%.VisionforHeroSchool:

v OurvisionistomakeHeroSchoolareplicablesystem,sowecanplantseedsinthePacificNorthwestoftheUnitedStates,Texas,Chicago,NewJersey,Canada,India,andAustralia.

v WewantthemodeltobeanintegralpartoftheAmericanpubliceducationsystem. Statistics: AsofJuly8,2011fromtheBureauofLaborStatistics

v UnemploymentStatsforUSA:9.2%estimatedat14.1millionpeople

 AsofJune17,2011fromtheBureauofLaborStatistics

v UnemploymentStatsforNV:12.1%estimatedat159,300 AsofDecember2010fromtheU.S.ConferenceofMayor’sStatusReportof

HungerandHomelessnessinAmericanCitiesv HomelessnessStatsforUSA(durationofonenight):

1,105familymembers-onthestreets10,926-inanemergencyshelter15,255-intransitionalhomes

 AsofMay2011fromtheClarkCountyNevadaGovernmentWebsite

v HomelessinSouthernNV:11,269people  AbouttheMoney:

v AnnualOperatingBudget:$250,000v AverageYearlyDonations:$36,000