Mission
To deliver workforce and economic development for in demand career employment opportunities. We collaborate with employers and educational institutions to drive sustainable economic stability, utilizing a blend of adult job training and youth arts mentorship to break generational poverty cycles. To reduce or eliminate the dependence of persons on government provided or subsidized programs, relieve poverty by teaching job skills, raising self-esteem and self-respect, personal responsibility, reliability, attendance, and work ethics. To develop vocational training and remedial training programs primarily to disadvantaged persons and dislocated workers. To engage the community in the process of art making and artistic communication to stimulate intercultural understanding, appreciation, and enhancement of the quality of life. To educate and inspire youth through the arts on their way to becoming productive citizens.
Vision
Hope Center for Arts and Technology, Inc.’s vision is to impact communities through poverty abatement and prevention, provision of productive citizens and creation of a ready pool of well- trained individuals to contribute to economic growth and sustainability.
Environment shapes behavior:
Everything about the physical, emotional and philosophical atmosphere at HopeCAT is purposeful – the way the light fills the rooms, the art on the wall, the friendliness of our staff. We believe that everyone, no matter their background, deserves beauty, respect and the opportunity to learn in a safe space. When provided with these, the undeserved will become world-class, productive citizens.
People are assets:
We believe that people are born as assets. Given the proper positive environment, any person can grow the seed of personal genius buried inside them. By providing encouragement, opportunity and resources, we strive to keep community members, young and older, on the positive side of the social balance sheet.
Creativity fuels enterprise:
Society and the economy is driven forward when new ideas become reality. At HopeCAT, we embrace and encourage creative thought. Given the chance to dream, anyone may have an opportunity to create something – a product, artwork, a business – that will change the world. We implement these principles in many ways – adult career training, youth arts education, social enterprise – but the end result is a better way forward for our community. In addition to our core principles, our values are taught and lived in every aspect of our organization.
Everything about the physical, emotional and philosophical atmosphere at HopeCAT is purposeful – the way the light fills the rooms, the art on the wall, the friendliness of our staff. We believe that everyone, no matter their background, deserves beauty, respect and the opportunity to learn in a safe space. When provided with these, the undeserved will become world-class, productive citizens.
People are assets:
We believe that people are born as assets. Given the proper positive environment, any person can grow the seed of personal genius buried inside them. By providing encouragement, opportunity and resources, we strive to keep community members, young and older, on the positive side of the social balance sheet.
Creativity fuels enterprise:
Society and the economy is driven forward when new ideas become reality. At HopeCAT, we embrace and encourage creative thought. Given the chance to dream, anyone may have an opportunity to create something – a product, artwork, a business – that will change the world. We implement these principles in many ways – adult career training, youth arts education, social enterprise – but the end result is a better way forward for our community. In addition to our core principles, our values are taught and lived in every aspect of our organization.