CORNERSTONE CROSSROADS ACADEMY
PO BOX 151062, DALLAS, TX 75315 www.cornerstonecrossroads.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CORNERSTONE CROSSROADS ACADEMY (CCA) WAS INCORPORATED IN 2006 AND OPERATES IN SOUTH DALLAS. CCA EXISTS TO EXPOSE AT-RISK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO THE HOPE AND ABUNDANT LIFE FOUND IN CHRIST AND TO EQUIP STUDENTS TO KNOW GOD AND SERVE HIM FOREVER. THE MISSION OF CCA IS TO DEVELOP URBAN YOUTH THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION AND EQUIP FUTURE LEADERS TO IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR CHRIST. CCA ACCOMPLISHES THIS THROUGH ACADEMICS, LIFE COACHING, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS. CCA IS AN ACCREDITED, FAITH-BASED PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE OVERCOMING MAJOR BARRIERS TO EARN AN ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.

TO DEVELOP URBAN YOUTH THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION AND EQUIP FUTURE LEADERS TO IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH CHRIST.

DIPLOMA PROGRAM: OUR STUDENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERE LIFE CHALLENGES 59% HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS AND OVER 50% HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED. IN ADDITION TO HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION SERVICES, WE OFFER LIFE SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING, WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR OUR STUDENTS. FOR OVER 10 YEARS, OUR GOAL HAS BEEN TO HELP OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE GIVEN UP HOPE, DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL, AND LIVE ON THE VERGE OF HOMELESSNESS DEVELOP ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, PHYSICALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY SO THAT THEY ARE PREPARED TO BEGIN THEIR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND/OR ENTER THE WORKFORCE. EACH STUDENT WHO ATTENDS CCA IS LOW-INCOME OR EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME, AS DEFINED BY HUD. THEREFORE, WHILE WE ARE A PRIVATE SCHOOL, CCA DOES NOT CHARGE PROGRAM FEES OR TUITION TO OUR STUDENTS. INSTEAD, EACH STUDENT MUST COMPLETE 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN EXCHANGE FOR TUITION. LAST YEAR OUR STUDENTS COMPLETED OVER 2,500 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN SOUTH DALLAS. THIS REQUIREMENT ALLOWS OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE OWNERSHIP IN THEIR EDUCATION, PROVIDES SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND GIVES STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD JOB-RELATED SKILLS FOR THEIR RESUMES. THE EDUCATIONAL MODEL IS A BLENDED LEARNING APPROACH OF ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING, SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION, WHOLE GROUP INSTRUCTION AND AN INDIVIDUALIZED ONLINE PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO COMPLETE THE SPECIFIC COURSES THEY NEED IN ORDER TO MEET THE STATE OF TEXAS REQUIREMENTS FOR A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. MENTORING AND SOCIAL SERVICES: STUDENTS FORMAL AND INFORMAL MENTORING WITH STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN HELPING STUDENTS ACHIEVE SUCCESS. EACH YEAR, EVERY STUDENT ENGAGES IN OVER 650 HOURS OF DIRECT CONTACT WITH STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. EACH CCA STUDENT IS ASSIGNED A LIFE COACH, WHO MEETS WITH THE STUDENT 1:1 EACH WEEK. LIFE COACHES WORK WITH THE STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS CHALLENGING LIFE ISSUES AND HABITS IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES THAT PRESENT BARRIERS TO SUCCESS. THE LIFE COACH THEN HELPS THE STUDENT DEFINE THEIR STRENGTHS AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT BOTH IN LIFE SKILLS AND WORKFORCE READINESS. THE LIFE COACH ALSO HELPS CONNECT EACH STUDENT WITH NEEDED RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING CLOTHING, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, FOOD PROGRAMS, OBTAINING COPIES OF THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATES, SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS, AND STATE IDENTIFICATION CARDS, AS WELL AS MEDICAL, DENTAL AND VISION CARE. WORKING WARRIOR STUDENT WORK PROGRAM: CCA PROVIDES KEY LIFE WORKFORCE SKILLS FOR OUR STUDENTS SO THAT THEY MAY SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO WORK. TARGETED CLASSES PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND THEIR PURPOSE, UNDERSTAND THEIR OPTIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, AND PREPARE FOR THE WORKFORCE. STUDENTS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORK TRAINING PROGRAM COMMIT TO WORKING EXTRA HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER CLASSES AND ON WEEKENDS. THESE STUDENTS ALSO COMPLETE LEADERSHIP CLASSES FOCUSED ON LEARNING ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS FOR A SUCCESSFUL WORK PLACE TRANSITION. ELEVEN ENROLLED STUDENTS AND GRADUATES WERE HIRED TO WORK IN THE STUDENT WORK PROGRAM LAST SCHOOL YEAR. STUDENTS PERFORMED JOBS RELATED TO FACILITIES, SERVING MEALS, COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP, AND RUNNING AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. FOR SEVERAL STUDENTS, THE CCA WORK PROGRAM LED TO MORE PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT.

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