Our Beginning: ReIMAGINE Mack Road Foundation (ReIMAGINE) was formed by the Mack Road Partnership (MRP), a South-Sacramento Property and Business Improvement District, in November of 2013. ReIMAGINE was implemented as an intervention strategy, serving as the social-service arm of the Mack Road Partnership, to address long-standing socio-economic challenges in a community that historically has some of the highest crime & poverty rates in the City and County of Sacramento.
Our Strategy & Approach: ReIMAGINE provides year-round expanded learning programs after school and other non-school hours to at-risk, underserved, socio-economically disadvantaged, school-age youth living in South Sacramento neighborhoods of Valley-Hi, Mack Road, Center Parkway, and Meadowview. Our programs use a positive youth development framework and prevention-based strategies and approaches (access to safe adults, protected community environments, intervention to decrease future harm) to reduce risk factors, increase academic success, improve socio-emotional wellbeing, and create access to high-quality, culturally relevant, youth-focused supports and opportunities through academic support, expanded learning/enrichment activities, supported youth-workforce development opportunities (summer program), and supportive services (mentorship, access to healthy meals and snacks, etc.).
Our Program Offerings: ReIMAGINE programs, services, activities, youth groups, and community events are offered in rotation year-round (excluding federal holidays) at our program hub, the Mack Road Valley Hi Community Center. The Center is located at 7833 Center Parkway, Sacramento, CA 95823.
Program Hours (during the school year): Monday-Friday 11:00 AM-7:00 PM Saturday 11:00 AM-4:00 PM.
Summer hours: Monday-Friday 11:00 AM-8:30 PM Saturday 11:00 AM-4:00 PM.
Program activities include:
Expanded Learning
• Organized recreation (soccer, flag football, kickball, blacktop games, etc.)
• Life/leadership skill-building groups and workshops
• Youth Council
• Book club
• STEAM Club (monthly event)
• Reading/Art Circles
• Community gardening (seasonal)
• Creative writing workshops
• Performance art activities (music, art, dance, spoken word)
Youth Workforce Development: As part of our Expanded Learning activities, ReIMAGINE offers "Earn-As-You-Learn" work-readiness and experiential learning opportunities for at-risk, underserved, and under-resourced youth. Earn-As-You-Learn activities include a stipend, 4-week (3 days per week; 5 hours per day) summer, work-readiness/professional development workshop series in conjunction with experiential learning activities. After completing a community panel interview, 12 youth will be selected for the summer workshop and gain work experience through experiential learning activities with the Mack Road Partnership and Mack Road Valley Hi Community Center. Youth can earn up to earn $300.00 per week for their participation.
Academic Support: Monday-Thursday; Saturdays (during the academic school year)
• Computer workstations
• Homework-Help
• School-project assistance
Supportive Services: Available during hours of operation on-demand/open-door/as-needed basis.
• Safe adult mentors
• School/art supplies
• Computer workstations
• Safe adult mentors
• Socio-emotional support
• Community resources, referrals, & events
• Hot meals, snacks, family food-boxes
• Socio-emotional support groups
The mission of ReIMAGINE Mack Road Foundation is to:
ReIMAGINE a healthier more vibrant place to live, shop and thrive
ReSHAPE the quality of life for those who are in need
ReVITALIZE an under-served and under-resourced part of Sacramento
ReINVENT the way our community thinks about food, job creation, and a better future for our youth and young adults
Making a donation sustains and grows positive youth development and prevention programs such as: the mobile bicycle repair clinic, homework assistance, athletics program, youth pre-employment training workshops, socio-emotional learning activities, life skills classes, and much more! Your unrestricted cash donations allow us to remain nimble in the development of new programs that benefit our kids and the community at large.
Skilled volunteers are always needed. Please contact marilyn.mann@mackroadpartnership.com for a Volunteer Application. Several volunteer opportunities are available each year.
Organization name
ReIMAGINE Mack Road Foundation
Tax id (EIN)
46-4193875
Mission Category
Youth Development
Operating Budget
$250,001-$500,000
Organization Need
Funding: Program, Funding: Unrestricted, In-Kind Donations, Board Members, Volunteers
Demographics Served
Youth & Children
Address
75 Quinta Court Suite # DSacramento, CA, US, 95823
Phone
916-706-3833
fax
916-706-3708