Chapelwood Foundation Summary Report 2016

Generation One and Cornerstone Family Ministries
The Chapelwood Foundation believes
in education. We believe in ending
generational poverty. We believe in
supporting organizations that are effectively
responding to the critical needs of the
underserved, vulnerable and neglected in
our community. With that in mind, the
Foundation granted a combined $10,000
to Generation One in the Third Ward and
Cornerstone Family Ministries in Spring
Branch to help empower students and their
families both in our own backyard and across
the city, effectively helping to stop the cycle of
poverty through education and empowerment.
Generation One espouses these tenets:
• Education is essential to a successful life.
• Every child is able to learn when obstacles
to relevant instruction are overcome.
• Love, encouragement, trust,
discipline, respect, responsibility, and
vision are foundations for healthy
relationships and for a successful life.
Generation One provides case management
for families in generational poverty that builds
skills and helps them access community
resources to meet their family’s needs. At
their tuition-free,
private Generation
One Academy, their
mission is to “provide
an individualized
education that
fosters hope,
builds confidence,
and includes the entire family.” In a small
classroom with a 14:1 student-to-teacher
ratio, academic instruction, spiritual guidance,
and character development play a critical
role in the curriculum. Ensuring “at-risk”
children receive this balance of instruction
increases their ability to be successful
throughout their academic careers.
The Chapelwood Foundation also believes in
families. Strong families = strong communities
and strong communities = good communities
working together and loving each other.
Cornerstone Family Ministries agrees with
these values. Spring Branch’s low-income
subsidized apartment complexes are rife with
gangs, dilapidation, drug dealers, and violent
crime. Bussing children and parents from
39 Spring Branch apartment complexes to
programming at five sites a week (The Branch
on Tuesday nights), CFM is effectively serving
as the church for many of these families.
CFM acts as a light shining the way to a better
present and a hopeful future. CFM connects
students with caring volunteers who help
at-risk youth chart a stable course for the
years ahead, while also helping their parents
improve their family circumstances. Family
Night features Bible classes for Pre-K-12th
grade students with mentoring/discipleship,
recreation, crafts, and the opportunity to
connect with friends and share dinner with
their families in a safe environment.
Empowering students. Equipping, nurturing,
and educating families. Our partners
Generation One and Cornerstone Family
Ministries believe in these tenets and share the
same goals as the Chapelwood Foundation.
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