problem-statement presentation take-1

8/11/2019 Problem-statement Presentation Take-1

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I AM TRYING TO RESTORE

THE DIGNITY OF A

community

this is Rodney Knotts hope, he is the founder of The Man Class.


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unemployment 40%7%

7% West of Troost

40 % East of Troost


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drop out rate 53%6%

6% Blue Valley / Shawnee Mission District

53 % Kansas City Public School District


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Violence

5th worst among the 50 largest US cities (2012)

KC averages 100 homicides a year / thats 2 a week


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joblesaficaamericamales

audiencefelonies

ag: 20-43

african american males,

many are jobless

a large portion also have felonies

age ranges from 20s to early 40s


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problem

statement Fatherless urban youth east of Troostgrow up lacking a respectable, malerole model. This results in higherrates of crime, drugs and alcoholabuse, school dropouts, and poverty.

How can encouraging males to become better role models effect the youth within the community in a positive way?

And there are quite a few numbers to back this up


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root of the problem

some seeking change

Fatherless

urban youth

Within the man class

these are the potential role models

many are content with their lives, some see the problems and seek change .


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Potential

Employers hesitantnot ready to know


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Donors ready to knowwilling to help

major problem is that they arent aware of the cause or how to help.

they live outside of the community experience the problem


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students in

organizations,such as the man

class

ready to know the facts, progress to knowing the facts and becoming advocates for the cause

they are within the community (east of troost)

they come in with a problem and how the leave wanting to solve a problem (car guy)


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if i had 50 men like this,

I could change any city inamericaThe only way to strengthen a community is through its members.


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Man class

started in 2009 by Rodney Knott

Includes 12 courses over three weeks that aims to reintegrate the black male back into the family.


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mission statement: To help transform males into men through training, support, and empowerment.

A program that aims to tackle the problem at the root: within the family


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social

behavior By changing the mindset of malesin the community by instilling a senseof responsibility and a knowledge of

consequence, it will improve the males

lives as well as enable them to become

role models within the community.

Changing the mindset of males in the community by instilling a sense of responsibility and a knowledge of consequence, will improve the males lives as

well as enable them to become role models within the community.


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jobs gained

funds raised

awareness spread

change of statistics

Measuring

results

look at stats for drop out rates, drug alcohol abuse, crime, poverty


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Measuring

results(within the man class)

students enrolled

increased funding

post-graduate advocation

jobs gained


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increased funding

finding jobs

dealing with the brokenness

problems with

the man class

increased funding

finding jobs

dealing with brokenness of the students

We see the top two problems as areas to help.


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raise awareness

increase funding

finding the students jobs

what we

Can do

raising awareness will help increase funding as well as teach possible employers about the program and graduates.


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polluted

you cant clean a fish

and put it back intowater and

expect to save the fish

move facts first, problem statement after story

another problem with the man class is that there is only one leader

facts fist, then talk about the solution: the man class

talk also about boys and girls club, other organizations, city mission union

talk about how there really arent any organizations trying to help this cause

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