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Named for longtime HOPE Farm supporter Tom Slone, the Slone Vocational Center will be dedicated in a ceremony Tuesday, September 29, 2020<\/p>\n
(Fort Worth, Texas) — What a difference a meaningful career can make. That\u2019s the promise leaders of HOPE Farm are counting on as they prepare to dedicate their new on-campus vocational center on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Named for longtime supporter and Dallas businessman Tom Slone, a proponent of vocational training, the Slone Vocational Center will bring together private partners and professional volunteers to provide hands-on certificate training and internship opportunities to HOPE Farm\u2019s student participants.<\/p>\n
HOPE Farm has served fatherless boys ages 5-18 and their mothers or caretakers in the southside of Fort Worth since 1997, working to eradicate the cycle and effects of fatherlessness by cultivating at-risk boys into tomorrow\u2019s leaders. And while HOPE Farm celebrates its young men who go on to college to pursue their dreams, the reality is that college \u2013 and its price tag \u2013 can be a nightmare for many students.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe in setting our boys up for success, and for a lot of our students, driving them toward college and insurmountable student debt is a tragic disservice,\u201d said Sacher Dawson, HOPE Farm Executive Director. \u201cWith vocational training, our boys will graduate high school with real hands-on work experience, a trade certificate, and connections to community business leaders. A career-ready, Christ-centered, empowered young man is a great gift to himself, his family, and his community.\u201d<\/p>\n
HOPE Farm is working with Tarrant County College and the City of Fort Worth to create a sustainable curriculum of vocational training in the areas of welding, plumbing, HVAC, and light mechanic. The Center will dovetail with HOPE Farm\u2019s four pillars approach: Read (academic development), Feed (physical development), Parent (spiritual development), and Empower (social development).<\/p>\n
The Slone Vocational Center\u2019s dedication ceremony is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, 5:30pm-6:30pm at the HOPE Farm gym. Honored guests include Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price; Fran Slone, wife of the late Tom Slone; and HOPE Farm Board of Directors members. The event will also be live-streamed to accommodate social distancing needs. To tune into the live-stream, visit www.hopefarmfw.org on the date and time of the event.
\n\u201cFort Worth is a roll-your-sleeves-up, get-to-work kind of town,\u201d continued Dawson. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled that HOPE Farm is creating a vocational program to help ensure the next generation of our workforce is ready for incredible opportunity. HOPE Farm is changing the tide of our community, one young man at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n
The September dedication ceremony will be the first step in development of the Slone Vocational Center, and the organization plans to open its doors to the first students in August 2022. For those interested in supporting an expedited schedule through donations or in-kind gifts, please contact Victor Neil, HOPE Farm Vice President of Marketing and Development.<\/p>\n
Now through December 31, 2020, an anonymous donor will match all gifts for the Slone Vocational Center up to $70,000.
\n\u201cTom always believed in the empowerment and tangibility of vocational training,\u201d said Fran Slone, Mr. Slone\u2019s widow. \u201cWe\u2019ve long supported HOPE Farm\u2019s work and watched the boys transform into incredible young men. It\u2019s a blessing to be able to help propel forward this next chapter of the organization and the families they support.\u201d<\/p>\n
About HOPE Farm, Inc.
\nHOPE Farm, Inc. is a Fort Worth-based 501(c)(3) dedicated to eradicating the cycle and effects of fatherlessness by cultivating at-risk boys into tomorrow\u2019s leaders. HOPE Farm\u2019s programs enrich the spirit, mind, and body via leadership development, academics, physical education, Bible study, and music, as well as a mothers\u2019 resource initiative. HOPE Farm serves boys ages 5-18 and their mothers or caretakers from two Fort Worth campuses: its headquarters in the southside of Fort Worth, where it has been located since 1997, and its new Como campus, which opened in 2019. A new South Dallas location opened in spring of 2020. To learn more, visit www.hopefarmfw.org, or on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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