Bringing Leadership & Business Skills To

BRINGING LEADERSHIP & BUSINESS SKILLS TO DISADVANTAGED YOUTH Innovative Social Worker Helps Foster Kids Become Leaders, Change-Makers, & Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow Becoming an effective leader and positive change-maker does not happen by chance. It requires nurturing, education, practice, and a strong support system. For disadvantaged youth, opportunities to acquire these skills are not readily available. It's even more difficult if you are one of the 400,000 American kids in foster care. Entrenched amidst instability, foster youth face major obstacles to success including a lack of financial and emotional support. The statistics are shocking. Less than 10% of foster kids attend college, and of that number, less than 26% will graduate. According to Youth Activist and Social Worker Judith Halbreich, part of the problem is that foster youth age out of the system right when they need to be nurtured and have a strong social support system. “Many of these kids are ambitious. They have the potential to become leaders, change-makers, entrepreneurs, and more...but the rug is pulled out from under them when they turn 18 and they have no support system...” ...says Halbreich, who saw this unfortunate scenario frequently with foster kids on her caseload. Determined to change these statistics, she launched "Home of Champions" (HOC) an innovative non-profit that gives foster youth in college a home base, facilitating their success in academia and beyond. In addition to a variety of other offerings, HOC holds leadership summits which teach participants leadership, business, and sustainable life skills, giving them the confidence to be innovators and to achieve their goals. It also has available valuable resources like mentorship and a consortium of businesses to make finding a job after graduation easier. The program seeks to embolden the leaders of tomorrow through lessons on hard work and through cultivation of the spirit. “We are living in a time of great uncertainty, from the pandemic and its economic fallout to social and political unrest. Now more than ever, we need to steer disconnected youth away from the streets and help them become responsible leaders, change-makers, and entrepreneurs of tomorrow...” ...says Halbreich. Although these turbulent times affect us all, it’s even more problematic for disadvantaged or disconnected youth. Without parental guidance and support, or opportunities for positive involvement with their peers, they often turn to a gang to meet these needs. Judith Halbreich is sharing how we can shift the stats for disadvantaged youth & help them become the leaders, entrepreneurs, & change-makers of tomorrow. She has actionable advice for the general public, & free resources for caregivers, foster kids, & other at-risk youth populations. (FOR INTERVIEWS & TALKING POINTS ARTICLES): ● How We Can Help Disadvantaged Youth Become Leaders, Change-Makers, & Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow ● Insight to the Great Economic Divide & What Needs to Be Done to Shift the Stats ● What People Need to Know About the Challenges Foster Youth Face in Their Journey to Getting a College Degree ● Information & Free Resources for Caregivers, Foster Kids, & Other At-Risk Youth ● Actionable Advice for the General Public on How to Help ● Why Disconnected Youth Need Our Help Now in the Age of COVID More than Ever ● Home of Champions: A Non-Profit Helping Foster Kids Fight for a Better Future ● Life Lessons from the Boxing Ring ● Why Bringing Leadership & Business Skills to At-Risk Youth Is Crucial ● Steering Disconnected Youth Away from the Streets & Away from Gang Violence ABOUT HOME OF CHAMPIONS: -A Non-Profit Youth Program that Helps Foster Kids *Fight* for a Better Future, through Boxing, Leadership, & Education- Home of Champions (HOC) is a newly recognized 501c3 non-profit organization with a mission to provide a “home base” for youth ages 16-24 who are emerging from the foster care system. It is a challenging and supportive program where youth will have access to opportunities, resources, and mentoring; gain the knowledge to live an active, consistent and sustained lifestyle; and develop the attitude necessary to become the responsible leaders, change-makers, and entrepreneurs of tomorrow. With a legacy of champions built into the organization, HOC is located in New Paltz, NY at the former home of boxing legend Floyd Patterson and still holds the original boxing ring where he and fellow world heavyweight champions Muhammad Ali and Ingemar Johansson trained. HOC will continue the legacy of this historical symbolic entity by working to emphasize the positive attributes of disconnected youth, challenging them to match Patterson, Ali, and Johansson’s tenacious spirit and willpower, and empowering them to become the best versions of themselves. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: https://homeofchampionsny.org ABOUT JUDITH HALBREICH: Home of Champions (HOC) Founder, Judith Halbreich, LCSW is a youth activist and social worker who has had a successful executive career in social services, mental health, and clinical research, serving on many Boards of Directors. Ms. Halbreich created one of the first NYC foster care programs for infants suffering from AIDS, in addition to creating an award-winning independent living program for youth aging out of the foster care system. Her passion is to bring to fruition the HOC leadership program, which will inspire youth to become champions of their best selves. TO DONATE TO HOC, VISIT: https://homeofchampionsny.org/support .

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