Sharing Our Strength
When you are in distress, we are here to share our strength through our outreach efforts and programs.
Sharing Our Strength
When you are in distress, we are here to share our strength through our outreach efforts and programs.
About S.O.S.
S.O.S. Mission
S.O.S. Mission
S.O.S. Mission
Empower the community.
Equip the community.
Engage the community
S.O.S. Vision
S.O.S. Mission
S.O.S. Mission
Helping others achieve within their potential.
S.O.S. Values
S.O.S. Mission
S.O.S. Values
ACCOUNTABILITY: We are reliable partners.
TRUST: We believe in each others ability and potential.
COMMITMENT: When you are in distress, we are here to share our strength through our outreach efforts and programs.
We create nurturing and long-lasting relationships.
S.O.S. Youth Programs
Cooperative Community Program (CCP)
Student Training & Education Program (STEP)
Cooperative Community Program (CCP)
Provide students, grades 5th - 10th, with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP), or Attendance Truancy Violation with restorative approaches and activities that lead to positive outcomes in school and at home.
There is a cap each school year on the number of students we can service.
My School Break Camp
Student Training & Education Program (STEP)
Cooperative Community Program (CCP)
When school is not in session, we offer a camp for school aged youth exposing them to science, literacy, technology, engineering, math, social etiquette, team building, and cultural immersion programs. This camp have impacted over 500 City of Detroit youth in the past 10 years.
Student Training & Education Program (STEP)
Student Training & Education Program (STEP)
Student Training & Education Program (STEP)
Offer the most comprehensive collaboration of services that provide academic coaching and after-school enrichment, e-learning, and test preparation to improve students scores on standardized achievement students'tests or interim assessments.
Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMP)
Student Training & Education Program (STEP)
Student Training & Education Program (STEP)
City of Detroit at risk youth deal receive intervention services and mentoring that will allow them to:
- Graduate from high school;
- Improve in middle school;
- Substance abuse intervention;
- Gain employability skills;
- Gain Social Etiquette Skills for every social situation.
S.O.S. Programs for Senior Citizens & Disabled
Respite Care & Companionship
Respite Care & Companionship
Respite Care & Companionship
Sharing Our Strength provides temporary relief for a primary caregiver, enabling them to take a much-needed break from the demands of caregiving a sick, aging, or disabled family member.
Sharing Our Strength volunteers provide companionship and take Senior Citizens on outings to prevent isolation.
We offer family caregivers a short 4-5 h
Sharing Our Strength provides temporary relief for a primary caregiver, enabling them to take a much-needed break from the demands of caregiving a sick, aging, or disabled family member.
Sharing Our Strength volunteers provide companionship and take Senior Citizens on outings to prevent isolation.
We offer family caregivers a short 4-5 hour break to allow them to enjoy freedom from their responsibilities for a bit.
Home Satefy Evaluation
Respite Care & Companionship
Respite Care & Companionship
Sharing Our Strength volunteers conduct Home Safety Evaluations of Senior Citizens and Disabled.
Increase the safety of the home for the elderly person. The home safety evaluation is a thorough assessment of potential hazards in and around your home. Potential hazards include anything that could cause personal injury, lead to a fire or
Sharing Our Strength volunteers conduct Home Safety Evaluations of Senior Citizens and Disabled.
Increase the safety of the home for the elderly person. The home safety evaluation is a thorough assessment of potential hazards in and around your home. Potential hazards include anything that could cause personal injury, lead to a fire or flooding in your home, or jeopardize your safety by making it easy for an intruder to enter your home
Workshops
Respite Care & Companionship
Workshops
Older adults lack confidence in their ability to use new devices and software designed to make their lives easier. They watch from the sidelines as younger family members easily adopt new technology. Technology classes are provided to seniors age 60 and above to close the digital divide and erase anxiety and isolation related to technolo
Older adults lack confidence in their ability to use new devices and software designed to make their lives easier. They watch from the sidelines as younger family members easily adopt new technology. Technology classes are provided to seniors age 60 and above to close the digital divide and erase anxiety and isolation related to technology.
Workshop Offerings:
- Caregiving
- Technology
- Self-Care
- Mindful Meditation
- Fraud Prevention
- Yoga
S.O.S. History & Background
S.O.S. History and Backgound
SOS is an internationally recognized signal of distress. SOS is a call or request for rescue or help.
Sharing Our Strength was formed in 2008, as a non-profit, with a focus on providing help and rescue for vulnerable populations who face inequities because of their environments or circumstances beyond their control.
Sharing Our Strength was created by public servants that have spent nearly all of their career serving in Detroit, Michigan. Their combined experiences led to the formation of Sharing Our Strength (S.O.S.).
Sharing Our Strength motto is to impact the lives every day of youth, disabled, and senior citizens in Detroit, Michigan.
DISABLED & SENIOR CITIZENS
Seeing firsthand the need for senior citizens and their lack of access to transportation and resources in urban areas. Sharing Our Strength volunteers began running errands for senior citizens and taking them on excursions to parks and museums to ease their isolation.
Additionally, Sharing Our Strength volunteers began conducting Home Safety Audits in the homes of the disabled and elderly to identify potential hazards in and around their homes that could cause personal injury, fire, or flooding, or jeopardize their safety by making it easy for an intruder to enter their home.
YOUTH
Sharing Our Strength recognizes the need to mentor youth and expose them to activities and enrichment that prepare them for college, careers, and the global community. In the past 10 years, Sharing Our Strength has impacted over 500 Detroit youth.
S.O.S. Partners
