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The M-Powerhouse Enrichment Center establishes a 24-hour presence in the community, which builds trust by infusing human and capital resources into the neighborhood. It will also provide a means by which concerned individuals and organizations in the fields of healthcare, business, law enforcement, and education can establish a consistent and trustworthy relationship into the community. The resident facilitators, who will be undergraduate and graduate students, will assist in program development and delivery. They will also function as mentors and coaches for the youth. This will help improve the quality of life of the participants and have a positive social and environmental impact on the community. What makes M-PowerHouse unique is the direct investment of human and capital resources, into the community to follow-up and follow through on addressing those factors, which impact youth violence. Those factors being: education without inspiration, inadequate preventative health and dental care, poor access to health care, and the lack of economic & financial empowerment.
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Short and long term follow-up of the program participants and surveys of the community will measure the effects on the community and future generations. By doing a needs assessment of the community of interest, this model can be reproducible.
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M-POWERHOUSE was organized as an unincorporated association in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in 1995 to address the etiology of youth violence and poverty in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Harry P. Marshall, MD., and Terry Smith then Chief Anesthesia Technician focused on creating a revolutionary model to develop economic, education, and health strategies that address the root cause factors for youth violence. They developed an M-Powerhouse model to address the physical, psychological, educational and environmental needs of urban youth.
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