True Purpose: True Purpose

ID

176

OrgName

True Purpose

PhysicalAddress

1901 Howard St Suite 309, Omaha, NE 68111

MailingAddress

Website

lifestruepurpose.com

SocialMediaAccounts

www.facebook.com/purposetrueliving

Name

Tashiara Wilson

Title

CEO

EmailAddress

tashiara@lifestruepurpose.com

Phone

+1 (402) 590-0568

Team

Yes

TeamExplanation

True Purpose has a diverse mix of community members and partners working expressly to support the organizational structure's purposes of providing housing, coaching, and sustainability. True Purpose's objective is to provide opportunities and build tools that help people and families toward a meaningful future. True Purpose has been able to reach a larger demographic range and aid them in focusing on the relaunch via marketing and engagement initiatives. True Purpose has been able to engage sponsors in dialogue and planning for the wider projected project, as well as the management of teams and individuals, via community outreach initiatives and community gatherings to continue to build a robust “team” that will comprise of minority lead groups and consultants.

OrganizationalChart

Please see attachment

OtherCompletedProjects

True Purpose has continued to support the needs in North and South Omaha community who were deeply impacted by COVID. Our programming allows us creation quality affordable housing, job creation with Kochava Coffee, and our life skills coaching program that helps coach small business and minority business owners.

ProposalTitle

True Purpose

TotalBudget

750000.0

LB1024GrantFundingRequest

750000.0

ProposalType

Combination of capital project and service/program

BriefProposalSummary

True Purpose continues to make a positive impact through housing, job placement, and coaching. Purchase an existing building and renovate it accordingly, putting existing programs into active services by having strong community support and presence. Using our pipeline of students from all communities.

Timeline

New construction: 86 row houses: 3 and 4-bedroom row houses with 2-car garages Timeline: Apply for 4% LIHTC allocation: December 2023 Receive 4% LIHTC allocation: April 2024 Financially close and start construction: August 2024 Kochava coffee shop: Location 1901 Howard St Construction on first floor begins November 2022 Construction complete December 2022 Purchase Furniture and Equipment December 2022

PercentageCompletedByJuly2025

0.75

FundingGoals

Fundamental Change (i.e., a proposal that will continue to elevate North or South Omaha's presence and perception within the region, significantly improving the lives of area residents through physical development) Transformational (i.e., a proposal that will help energize, recharge, or spur significant and favorable advancements in North or South Omaha's function or appearance)

Community Needs

Multimodal Transportation (i.e., enable connectivity through driving, biking, taking transit, walking, and rolling) Other Infrastructure (i.e., develop or improve broadband, business districts, roadways, sewer, etc.) Policy (i.e., develop or improve context-sensitive education, finance, health, training, zoning, etc.) Quality of Life (i.e., create or enhance natural spaces, mixed uses, parks, safety, etc.) Sustainable Community (i.e., create or enhance housing, services, education, civic uses, recreation, etc.)

OtherExplanation

ProposalDescriptionAndNeedsAlignment

True Purpose, established in 2021, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Omaha, Nebraska. True Purpose's goal is to provide opportunities and resources to individuals and families in transition in order to help them grow toward a meaningful future by following a methodical path to success. Tyrece and Tashiara Wilson moved their family to Omaha in 2015 after trying to find their place in Kansas City. The founders were penniless, befuddled, and seeking for a new purpose for themselves and their family after spending three decades in the criminal underworld of the inner city. Two years later, the founders, Tye and Tashiara Wilsons, accepted three homeless persons into their home and embraced them as family. Through self-reflection and experiences, the Wilsons were able to see their own patterns of fleeting escape and ongoing pain, allowing them to provide struggling individuals with a clear perspective on homelessness and come to the realization that the ability to focus on one's own well-being is the key to making long-term improvements in one's life. As a consequence, the organization is built on the beliefs and findings of the most basic practical needs, such as providing food and shelter, before focusing on their mental, spiritual, and physical rehabilitation. The Wilsons envision a flourishing community filled with opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to reach their full potential and pursue careers based on a servant leadership model and a faith-based value system. The organization thinks that a person is living their life with real purpose when they live it with true purpose and strive tirelessly to improve the lives of others in their community, one person at a time. The effort involves the construction of low-cost homes in many places around Omaha, as well as aid in acquiring basic life skills and placement in acceptable employment.

VisioningWorkshopFindingsAlignment

True Purpose will be guided by the outcomes of the Visioning Workshop, which was conducted with community stakeholders from North and South Omaha. To further understand the needs and ambitions of the communities, the Project Team convened an LB1024 Visioning Workshop with community stakeholders from both North and South Omaha. These workshops were designed to elicit meaningful feedback from community stakeholders such as business owners, faith-based organizations, service providers, real estate specialists, and government authorities. Their contributions and by-products will be minority-led, minority-driven attitudes that will provide BIPOC persons with access to programs and services that will lead to sustainable living and employment, as well as long-term facilitation.

PrioritiesAlignment

Housing and homelessness are among the strategic goals of LB1024, as are community and small business recovery, community well-being, and community assistance and programming. True Purpose continues to promote all of these in the North and South Omaha communities. True Purpose exists to provide creation in affordable housing, life skills coaching, and job placement assistance to people who have experienced the greatest adversity in their lives. Thus, True Purpose combats racial inequity by providing participants with clear routes to achievement. The group believes that genuine life change occurs when all members of society are given equal opportunity. True Purpose offers men and women a "reset" inside a collaborative and renewal-centered atmosphere by addressing their basic needs and enabling them to focus their energy on healing, conquering, and creating a vision for the future. The group believes that community empowerment starts with one person. To really oppose injustice and advocate for racial equity, organizations must reach out to individuals at all stages of life and extend an invitation to something more, understanding that personal change is the cornerstone for community development and empowerment. The following is a summary of our resource values

EconomicImpact

True Purpose's primary goal is to create a community that will live, work, and thrive in the areas identified in this grant. Thus, the economic impact of True Purpose will be greatly impactful in the Omaha community. The organization believes in developing leaders who will become renegotiating authority champions in order to promote minority business owners such as African Americans and other multicultural groups. This is known as community empowerment, and it occurs when all members of the community have access to the same resources. True Purpose will first build the infrastructure and then train the individuals in the community through newly constructed programs and services, including those currently under construction. Economic impact will occur when there is a path to a solution to promote community empowerment by investigating social, cultural, political, and economic factors to improve the community's health and wealth. This is known as economic resilience and the goals, strategies, and actions that can mitigate the effects of an economic incident such as income inequality and Covid-19 recovery to support long-term recovery efforts of success.

EconomicImpactPermanentJobsCreated

14-20

EconomicImpactTemporaryJobsCreated

30-50

EconomicImpactWageLevels

50,000-70,000 salary staff and these would develop into contract for hire positions. Along with staffing with capacity building through True Purpose efforts.

EconomicImpactAlignProposedJobs

According to the State of Nebraska Census, 85.31% of the state's population is White. 4.78% are black or African American. 3.95% for two or more races Other ethnicity: 2.53% This small number of minority populations will be targeted as construction, programming, and services expand to aid relief efforts in the affected regions. Small business owners and businesses in the Qualified Census Tracts ( QCT), such as the projected coffee shop, would prioritize employee engagement and recruiting in the OCT areas listed in this initiative. Contractors, merchants, and suppliers will also visit the OCT areas listed.

CommunityBenefit

Important social connection and participation. This is achieved by enlisting a large number of community partners to urge individuals to seek assistance. Belonging to a community improves both physical and emotional health.  True purpose believes resistant communities' band together and adapt as a bigger community to enhance the local area, promote livability, and provide safety.

CommunityBenefitSustainability

Yes, True Purpose plans to continue its sustainability efforts. True Purpose will offer resources for business and community members by reviewing policies to ensure their long-term success. It also decreased corporate expenditures, allowing for more creative ideas allowing business to think smarter and not work hard. Thus True Purpose's long-term financial health by coming up with a detailed, well-studied plan for strategic development, which we can fund projects that will promotes culture of being environmentally conscious

BestPracticesInnovation

How will this incorporate best/proven practices or demonstrate innovation (e.g., bringing new concepts to Omaha, etc.)?= True Purpose will emphasize New Urbanism as a planning and development concept by giving minority groups in North and South Omaha a voice and the ability to design their own communities. See attachment with timline This means introducing new ideas to Omaha that have previously been unavailable to these minority, immigrant, and refugee groups.

OutcomeMeasurement

True Purpose will use our four values to measure outcomes. This will in turn allow True Purpose to continue its mission to promote increased education, resulting in the creation of new high-wage employment possibilities, housing, workforce development, and promote social and economic equality. COMMUNITY We prioritize true connection with our community and choose to welcome individuals who have a different worldview than ourselves. COLLABORATION We believe in the dignity and worth of every individual and that no one's fundamental needs should go unfulfilled. We think that everyone deserves a place at the table and that individual and collective tenacity are necessary for lasting life improvement. COMMITMENT We are committed to creating innovative materials that help individuals transition from striving to purpose. COMPASSION Everything, we do is founded on compassion, caring, and connection.

OutcomeMeasurementHow

These outcomes are measured by the individuals that True Purpose is serving and the benefits they are providing along with strategic planning and consulting

OutcomeMeasurementCoinvestment

Yes, this project will work as a catalyst by raising awareness of concerns affecting the communities of North and South Omaha, which this grant is willing to serve and accomplish. Low-wage employees are confronting a housing issue as a result of innovation and hybridization.

Partnerships

Yes

PartnershipsOrgs

Neeraj Agarwal please see MOU

PartnershipsMOU

Please see attached MOU

Displacement

No

DisplacementExplanation

PhysicalLocation

2501 CENTER 1809 Howard 1901 Howard Kochava please see all attachments

QualifiedCensusTract

Within one or more QCTs

AdditionalLocationDocuments

Please see Neeraj Agarwal joint application

PropertyZoning

Yes

ConnectedToUtilities

ConnectedToUtilitiesConnected

Yes

ConnectedToUtilitiesUpgradesNeeded

Yes

DesignEstimatingBidding

Yes

DesignEstimatingBiddingPackageDeveloped

Yes

DesignEstimatingBiddingCostsDetermined

GeneralContractor

Yes

GeneralContractorPublicCompetitiveBid

Yes

GeneralContractorPublicCompetitiveBidWhyNot

RequestRationale

Please see Neeraj Agarwal Application

GrantFundsUsage

Please see data sheet for the requested amount. See attachments

ProposalFinancialSustainability

Yes

ProposalFinancialSustainabilityOperations

Please see Neeraj Agarwal joint application

FundingSources

Seeking funds through process with DED, NIFA, TIFF and additional donors allows True Purpose to stay focused on their mission and build infrastructure which this application will allow us to complete designated projects and strategic tracking report

FundingSourcesPendingDecisions

FundingSourcesCannotContinue

This only allocated more resources

Scalability

Yes, the project is entirely scalable and will open in stages, with the community and resource center opening first to allow for direct access and the remainder of the project, including conference rooms and office space for MAC-related groups, programs, and administration, starting with phase 2. In the last phase of the renovation, the building's executive leadership office, conference rooms, and event facilities will be fully operational.

ScalabilityComponents

FinancialCommitment

The organization is completely dedicated to this project and has acquired private contributions and personal funds in addition to reserve funds from the organization for this larger-scale project. The objective is to distribute these funds for match donations and long-term project sustainability. The construction will be finished by 2025, as planned, with a significant portion of the funding coming from donor contributions.

ARPAComplianceAcknowledgment

1.0

ARPAReportingMonitoringProcessAck

1.0

LB1024FundingSourcesAck

1.0

PublicInformation

1.0

FileUploads

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