Divine Creation Outreach Ministries, Inc.

Divine Creation Outreach Ministries, Inc. is a non-profit, 501 c (3) organization founded in 2005 by a female concerned  citizen  in Georgetown County, SC,  Dr.  Leatrice Wineglass,  in response to critical needs to provide "after-school"  opportunities serving families with crises related to educational,  moral, emotional, physical and economical challenges and conditions. The initial focus was to serve, in general,  to populations of 1) at-risk and/or under-privileged children;  2) children who are under-achievers due to disabilities or inequitable educational opportunities;  and 3) parents or youth who are post-incarcerated.

We later saw the need to expand our offerings to include a Summer Camp.  We welcome families of all races, ethnicities and faiths.  Moreover, more specifically, our goals are framed to provide compassionate, nurturing care in a safe, healthy and moral environment with  a quality educational and cultural curriculum.

We follow a trend that started   two decades ago.  The phrase "after-school programs" was rarely heard in the debate about how to better meet the developmental needs of children.  Yet, after-school programs are now high on many people’s lists of solutions to the array of challenges facing children and their families.1  Such programs are seen as ways to accomplish a variety of goals, including:  1) meeting children’s needs for safe environments and supervision from caring adults while their parents are working, i.e., “latch-key kids”; bolstering academic achievement; providing opportunities for low- and moderate-income families;

 2) offering    children enriching activities, field trips and cultural exposures while broadening their personal growth; 3) preventing boredom, risky and self-destructive behaviors due to idle-time and unavailable programs and venues after school, during school breaks and summer recess; and supporting overall youth development.  

A variety of new initiatives demonstrate that policy makers, the public, and the private sector are now recognizing the need for improved access to high-quality, affordable after-school programs.  At the federal level, for example, funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, which is designed to support school-linked programs in economically disadvantaged communities, has grown from $40 million in 1998 to $450 million in 2002. 1,2 (Robert Helpern, Sharon Deich and Carol Cohen, Financing After School Programs, May 2000)

About Us:  BUSINESS PLAN

Mission Statement : Divine Creations Outreach Ministries, Inc. is:

An organization to promote health, healing and deliverance.

The Mission Statement: The Academy is:

    A Faith -Based Academy  with Training Opportunities for Diversified  Curriculum Based Instruction.  

Fed. ID# 90-0360362

 LOGO:

LEAP To  FAITH

THROUGH  POSITIVE THINKING

&   LEARNING!

RATIONALE:  A Faith Based Academy/Summer Camp with Tutorial/Mentoring Opportunities for Diversified, Under-Served Youth with a Curriculum/Cultural -Based Educational/Social Development Profile.

Short-Term Goals & Objectives :

1. Identifying and offering educational and cultural development for the underprivileged and under-served children  of low-income families of the Greater Georgetown County area;
2. Providing nurturing, mentoring and empowering opportunities for at-risk  and latch-key children;
3. Creating a safe, healthy and liberating environment for children with emotional and/or abused experiences; with inclusion for the homeless and impoverished;
4. Teaching/tutoring from curriculum-based, grade level appropriate lessons, activities and reading/ enrichment resources; and
5. Planning creative cultural, ethical,  recreational, spiritual  and social events for individual personal growth for family and community strengthening.

Long Term Planning and Implementation:

               Planning is quite intricate and time consuming for Board members Staff and Volunteers.    It is a larger task than what meets the eye. We have completed the research informing  us of budget needs to secure office space and  classroom equipment, supplies, insurance, security and  funding for stipends for the following personnel for an estimated thirty (30) students, initially:

• Two (2) Office/Media staff,
• Five (5) Instructional staff 
• One (1) Custodian 
• One (1) Security staff
• One (1) Practical Nurse,
• Two (2) Family Counselors
• One (1) Chaplain
• Five (5) Parental Volunteers
• Five (5) Community Service Volunteers