Founded in 2015, Operation Blue Shield® dba One CommunityUSA®’s focus on empowering people living in underserved and unrepresented neighborhoods. We focus on PreVocational and Workforce Development, Reentry, Diversion and Restorative Justice (citizens and Veterans), Income and Asset Building, Advocacy, Civic Engagement, Public Safety and Self-sufficiency.
Our mission is building safe, thriving neighborhood communities and a safer America. Evidence-based programs transform lives and catalyze positive change in underserved and underrepresented communities by addressing Reentry, Diversion and Restorative Justice for Veterans and Civilian Offenders; Vocational & Workforce/Career Development; and Community-Engagement Crime Reduction Outreach Initiatives.
Core programs serve over 3,000 annually, bringing real-world conflict resolution to contemporary societal issues through "boots-on-the-ground" evidence-based, practical approaches. One CommunityUSA is seeking funding to support and expand two key strategic community-building programs:
Shop Talk (Barber Shop Outreach Program) – seeks to build strong, trusting, and supportive relationships among African American, Latino, and Asian shop owners, their customers, area youth, and first responders. The program builds bridges of trust, educates, empowers, advances racial equity, and encourages neighborhood stabilization, revitalization, and economic development (jobs).
Pathways to H.O.P.E. (Helping Offenders Pursue Excellence) Reentry, Diversion and Restorative Justice Program – serving military Veterans and returning citizens in Dallas, Rockwall, and Tarrant Counties. Programming consists of a 40-hour ‘inside the walls’ classroom-based Prevocational and Workforce Readiness component, followed by an 18-month ‘outside the walls’ Journey Home Vocational and Leadership program, including a Restorative Justice module.
Organization name
One CommunityUSA
Causes
Justice-involved adults or youth
Operating Budget
$250,000 - $499,999
Counties Served
Dallas, Tarrant, Rockwall
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx
Address
2828 Fish Trap Road