A Place To Call Home:

Since 2015 Open Heart Leaders (OHL) has operated at many different locations. From humble beginnings of a condo living room to now sharing spaces with community partners until we can get into our new home. As time has allowed OHL to expand we are now in the need of additional space to continue service in behavioral health and education wraparound services. The location we have identified is fully equipped to accommodate all operations of Open Heart Leaders and we are wanting "A Place To Call Home"

Why In The Heart of The City:

Traditionally there has never been any occupancy held in downtown San Diego headed by an African American female led organization that focuses on behavioral, mental and literacy health along with full wraparound services. By occupying such a space in the heart of the city will allow continued partnership and easy access for those we serve. This location will also help diversify downtown with tangible resources for minority and low income members, our Deaf and Hard of hearing members and our members that aspire to integrate back into society.

What New Services & Programs Will Launch At This Location:

Heart Leaders Academy - OHL will partner with YouthBuild Charter School of California (YCSC) which is a WASC-accredited project-based high school serving young people ages 15 -29+ who previously left or were pushed out of the traditional school system without a diploma. They will work with us as a local YouthBuild program to provide students with vocational training, counseling, leadership development, post-secondary readiness, and an authentic education leading to a high school diploma. Other groundbreaking highlights is our program will offer courses technology with our apprenticeship coding program partnership with Creating Coding Careers and workforce development and life skills with trade certifications through our other partner SoCal Pre-Apprenticeship. These trades will include construction, HVAC, drones and medical billing.

Community Resource Education Support Team (C.R.E.S.T.) - The purpose of this program is to rebuild the trust factors between education and community by funneling the resources that weren't initially there back into the community. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the stay at home orders, marginalized communities have not been receiving the same educational resources as other areas. The dropout rates for kids in impacted communities are significantly higher than in other parts of San Diego, where additional resources and programs are offered. This puts many kids from the effected areas at a higher risk of either not graduating or moving past the high school level.

What Does This Mean For San Diego:

San Diego will create a buzz for being a city that has taken the intentional initiative in diversifying corporate locations with minority led organizations to occupy commercial space. With Open Heart Leaders occupying this location it will increase the visibility of the city and county's effort in diversifying and creating more equitable solutions for black businesses.

Who Can Donate:

Anyone can donate as every penny counts in making a difference with this line of work in behavioral health and education.

Corporate Sponsorship Request:

Breakdown what each giving amount does:

$260,000 pays for a whole year of rent & some utilities at this location

$130,000 pays for a half year of rent & some utilities at this location

If your company is interested in becoming a corporate sponsor please email accounting@openheartleaders.org see the sponsorship levels below.

Sponsorship levels

Diamond Heart - $10,000,000

Platinum heart - $1,000,000 plus

Gold Heart - $500,000-999,999

Silver Heart- $250,000-499,999

Bronze Heart - $100,000 -249,999

Giving Heart- $50,000 -99,999

The opportunity for different sponsorship packets are available upon request.

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A Place To Call Home In The Heart Of The City

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A Place To Call Home In The Heart Of The City

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