July 2015
THE GRAPEVINE Hopewell Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Peers Making a Difference
Volume 211, Issue 7
Monthly Reminders:
Students of Hopewell High School’s Life Skills class worked together to raise money for HRHA’s Indiegogo campaign entitled S.T.O.R.Y. HRHA launched the campaign after Na’Seem Hopson, a seventh grade Piper Square resident, won the Virginia Municipal League’s “If I Were Students and teachers of Hopewell Mayor” essay contest. The essay High Schools “Life Skills” class picmentioned the importance of pub tured above. lic housing youth having access to activities within the community centers of their neighborhoods. Lisa Mann, one of several teachers of the Life Skills class, read about the S.T.O.R.Y. campaign in the newspa- per, showed it to her class and asked if they were interested in helping. “They were very excited to help kids in their community,” said Lisa.
Community/Resident Council Meetings: Kippax Place — July 7, 2015 5:30 pm Davisville/Bland Court — July 8, 2015 1:00 pm Piper Square — July 15, 2015 1:00 pm Thomas Rolfe — July 16, 2015 1:00 pm Rental payments are due on the 1st of each month and must be paid at SunTrust Bank by 5:00 p.m. Any payment received after 5:00 p.m. is considered next day and a late fee will be assessed. Employment assistance every Tuesday from 9:00—11:00 a.m. in the Piper Square community center. Computer classes every Friday from noon to 2:00 p.m. in the Piper Square community center.
The Life Skills class is composed of students grades nine through 12 and post graduate students through age 22 who have disabilities. These students decorated boxes and collected money from fellow students, staff and faculty in the cafeteria for six days. During this period of time, students also took decorated soda bottles home to collect money from their family and neighbors. After each day of collecting, the students were responsible for counting, sorting and rolling the money collected. Not only was this a good deed, but it was an educational opportunity for these students. At the end of the project, a school wide announcement was made to announce that they had raised over $200 and to thank everyone for participating. The students then sent the donation to HRHA with a letter explaining the project.
Inside this issue: HRHA Grievance Procedure
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The Resident Services Department was very speechless to hear how these young students found it important to donate to the campaign. Among those students who helped raise money was Natonie Stith. Natonie, a ninth grade resident of Piper Square, said “This was important to me because I wanted to raise money for the children in my community. Children need help and they need money in order to have activities.”
Kids Go GUI
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HRHA’s 75th Anniversary
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Management Policy
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Summer Activity Guide
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The Life Skills class makes it a habit to do something positive on a frequent basis. Lisa said “This was a wonderful experience for our students because they were able to give back to their community and see the concrete benefits of what the money was raised for.”
Hopewell Is Alive
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