ORANGE DUFFEL BAG INITIATIVE INC
1801 PEACHTREE ST NE STE 300, ATLANTA, GA 30309 www.theodbi.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ODBI SERVES ACADEMICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY AT-RISK HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, PROVIDING PARTICIPANTS EVIDENCE AND TRAUMA-INFORMED PROGRAMS AND PROVEN METHODOLOGY OF CERTIFIED EXECUTIVE-LEVEL COACHING TO EMPOWER EACH INDIVIDUAL TOWARD SELF-ADVOCACY, SELF-RELIANCE, IMPROVED EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES. ODBI'S SERVICES ARE A HUMAN INVESTMENT IN THE LIVES OF THESE STUDENTS, OFFERING THEM A PATHWAY OUT OF POVERTY THROUGH SELF-EXPLORATION, IMPROVED CRITICAL THINKING, ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY AND A FOCUS ON EDUCATION RETENTION AND COMPLETION. ODBI'S HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE COACHING PROGRAMS ARE DATA-INFORMED AND INDIVIDUALLY EVALUATED, WITH KEY STUDENT OUTCOMES ACHIEVED BEING: 1) IMPROVED CRITICAL THINKING 2) IMPROVED ATTENDANCE AND GPA 3) IMPROVED SELF-ESTEEM 4) REDUCED ANGER 5) IMPROVED RETENTION AND ACADEMIC PROGRESS 6) GRADUATION ACHIEVEMENT 7) ACCELERATED CAREER EXPLORATION AND POSTSECONDARY PLANNING.

FROM 2010 THROUGH 2019, ODBI SERVED 1,296 AT-RISK GEORGIA STUDENTS, WHO WERE HOMELESS, IN FOSTER CARE OR EXPERIENCING HIGH POVERTY, DELIVERING 80 12-SESSION COACHING PROGRAMS LED BY EXECUTIVE-LEVEL LIFE COACHES: 61 PROGRAMS DELIVERED TO 998 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; 19 COACHING FOR COLLEGE COMPLETION (CCC) PROGRAMS DELIVERED TO 298 POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS. ODBI EXPANDED ITS SERVICES BY PROVIDING AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING TO A FOSTER CARE GROUP HOME IN BRUNSWICK GA. THOUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH GEAR UP GEORGIA AND GA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ILP , ODBI CONTINUED SERVING STUDENTS ACROSS 7 GEORGIA COUNTIES. "WHEN I THINK OF ODBI, I THINK OF HOPE; HOPE TO PERSEVERE...HOPE TO EXCEED LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES AND NEVER GIVE UP! WITHOUT ODBI, I'M NOT SURE I WOULD HAVE GONE TO COLLEGE." BRITTANY EVANS, 2013 ODBI ALUM WHO IS NOW PURSUING A MASTER'S DEGREE AT WEST ALABAMA UNIVERSITY"WE HAVE A CHALLENGE: GRADUATE KIDS FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND MOTIVATE THEM TO COMPLETE HIGHER EDUCATION. ODBI LIGHTS THAT SPARK IN OUR KIDS AND WORKS TO KEEP THE FLAME BURNING." SONIA DAVIS, HOMELESS LIAISON, CLAYTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS"MANY OF OUR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS FEEL ALONE AND DISCONNECTED. ODBI CREATES A FAMILY OF PEERS, WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. STUDENTS FEEL PART OF SOMETHING CARING AND SAFE, WHICH IS CRITICAL IN GETTING YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND AND PLANNING FOR OUR FUTURE." ABIGAIL WINKLES, FULTON COUNTY SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERODBI BROADENED CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SPONSORSHIP AND AWARENESS IN SUPPORT OF OUR PROGRAMMING SERVICES. ODBI RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM TWO NEW RESOURCES - FULTON COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM AND THE GRIFFITH FAMILY FOUNDATION. ODBI CONTINUED TO RECEIVE GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM JE DUNN CONSTRUCTION THROUGH FUNDRAISING EVENT SPONSORSHIPS AND SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS. ODBI SUCCESSFULLY HELD ITS 7TH ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC WITH COACH BILL CURRY AND ITS THIRD 5K FUNDRAISER, THE ORANGE DUFFEL DASH, BOTH OF WHICH RAISED FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND AWARENESS OF OUR COACHING PROGRAMS SERVING STUDENTS WHO ARE HOMELESS, IN FOSTER CARE, OR EXPERIENCING POVERTY, ALWAYS AT NO COST TO PARTICIPANTS. STRATEGIC COMMITTEES AND MEMBERSHIPS IN 2019: ODBI OFFICERS HELD SEATS ON THE FOLLOWING: GEORGIA YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES INITIATIVE (GYOI) - EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE GEAR UP GEORGIA EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP LOCAL COORDINATING COUNCILS ACROSS 6 COUNTIES, WHICH INCLUDE THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS AS WELL AS SCHOOL LEADERSHIP IN EACH DISTRICT. ODBI HAS ITS FINANCIALS INDEPENDENTLY AUDITED EACH YEAR. IN 2019, ODBI EXCEEDED ITS GOAL OF 85% IN THAT 86% OF ITS REVENUE FROM CONTRIBUTIONS WENT DIRECTLY TO STUDENT/PROGRAM SERVICES.

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