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Our Mission & Vision

Reach4Hope, Inc.’s – CKids Homework Center is a non-profit, after school program serving the inner city children of South Dallas/Fair Park where they are provided a homemade hearty meal, homework assistance, character-based mentoring, school supplies, and creative outlet in order to equip them to lead successful, blessed lives.

Our Goals

• To provide a safe haven and positive, caring atmosphere for students to study and complete homework
• To teach guiding principles from the Bible for a faith foundation
• To provide meaningful and fun activities for student participation
• To provide a hearty, healthy, home cooked meal
• To mentor students academically, socially, emotionally and spiritually
• To motivate students to excel to the best of their ability
• To increase student’s sense of self-worth and self-confidence through mentoring relationships with positive role models
• To help students in specific academic subject areas
• To allow students opportunities to research and complete projects as needed
• To teach or reinforce good study habits
• To develop a cooperative team effort with community teachers
• To provide opportunities in which they can expand their view of the world

Leadership Team:

 

John Trahan, Co-Founder and Leader

After spending over 30 successful years in the IT industry working in executive positions for IBM, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Intellimark and Red River Technology Group, John has retired and works full time as a servant of the Lord in S. Dallas.  His service includes the inner city homeless, transitional housing for the homeless and poor, and mentoring at-risk youth.  John is a member of Gateway church in Southlake, TX.

Suzanne Trahan, Co-Founder and Leader

Suzanne’s passion for inner city, at-risk children fueled the desire to create the Homework Center outreach.  After a career in the IT industry in marketing and executive positions, she is now retired and serves in the mission field of South Dallas alongside Cornerstone Baptist Church.

Suzanne is married to Co-Founder John Trahan, who together have two sons, Corey who is pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Opera at the University of North Texas, and Tony, a student and football player at Texas Tech University who is majoring in Business. She is a member of Gateway church in Southlake, TX.

Thank you to all of our Amazing Volunteers and College Buddies!

This work would simply not be possible without volunteers. A special “shout out” and THANK YOU goes out to our all college buddies from:

• Dallas Baptist University
• SMU Law School
• Louisiana State University
• Texas Tech University
• University of Texas, Austin
• Oklahoma University