Promise Zone Peace Initiative
Churches, schools, businesses and services joining as one village where the need is greatest, so no Villager has to find the way alone.
Now launching in Tallahassee–Leon County, Florida
“We, the Villagers, Peace Hubs, anchors, providers and partners of this Promise Zone, enter this agreement not because we agree on everything, but because we share a duty to the young people and families who live here.”
Make my pledge ↓Activate your church, school or community space as a Peace Hub.
Churches, schools, community centers, homeschool cohorts, PTA groups and more.
Activate a Peace Hub ↗Stand behind a Peace Hub with activation costs, volunteers, programs, specialists and more.
Churches, businesses and corporations, agencies and scholarship partners.
Anchor a Peace Hub ↗Agency? Collaborate with us ↗Offer your service, trade or resource to Villagers.
Therapists, coaches, programs, services, resources, restaurants, barbers, cosmetologists, employers, skilled trades and more.
Join the Network ↗Grassroots? Start here ↗Fill a Village Bucket with a scholarship, or invest in the initiative.
Donors, foundations, investors and public partners.
Scholarship Now →Investors: talk with us ↗Heard the message from CAJM or WAAWN? Register and book your onboarding →
Promise Zone: the neighborhoods with the greatest need, where the village is rebuilt first.
Peace Hub: a church, school, community center or family cohort that opens its doors as a trusted front door.
Anchor: a church, business, corporation, agency or scholarship partner that stands behind a Peace Hub with activation costs, volunteers, programs or specialists.
* Not ready to host? Join as a referral-only partner and connect Villagers to a nearby Peace Hub.
Village Lead Agencies
How it works
At a Peace Hub or referral partner they already trust.
Trained volunteers listen first, then enroll them.
A LIFE Specialist completes their Individual LIFE Plan (ILP), and they get portal access.
The Village Provider Network picks up what the plan needs.
Engagement, earning, education and safety, every month.
How the village connects
Churches, schools and community centers open their doors as the trusted front door for Villagers.
Local and virtual services, resources, programs and employers, connected to each Villager’s ILP.
Churches, businesses, agencies and scholarship partners standing behind every hub with activation costs, volunteers and capacity.
1Register
Pick your form. Each takes a few minutes, and we reach out within 48 hours.
Peace Hub
Anchors: churches, businesses and corporations, agencies, scholarship partners. * Referral-only partners use the Peace Hub form.
Agency? Collaborate with us ↗Village Provider Network
Choose your bucket. Your gift becomes part of a Villager’s Individual LIFE Plan.
Established nonprofits and businesses use the first form; grassroots and emerging providers use the second.
2Onboarding
If you have been part of CAJM or WAAWN’s listening sessions, you already know why the village matters. Register now, then book your onboarding.
The Promise Zone Peace Agreement
Nine commitments for people and institutions who may disagree on specifics, but agree on how we disagree and on an honest account of whether conditions are improving.
3Villager Scholarships
Each Village Bucket cultivates a key LIFE element for Villagers, funded by the village together. Choose a bucket and scholarship now.
Village Bucket
LIFE Groups, workshops and learning aids that build identity, wellness and independent living skills.
Scholarship Now ↗Village Bucket
Job readiness, earning and employment coaching, and a path to real work with Village employers.
Scholarship Now ↗Village Bucket
Coaches and programs that walk with a Villager through every step of their Individual LIFE Plan.
Scholarship Now ↗Village Bucket
Mental and behavioral health services, plus everyday services like barbering and cosmetology.
Scholarship Now ↗Scholarship once or monthly, any amount. Monthly scholarships: $279 · $750 · $999.
Scholarship Now ↗Our targets
Every Promise Zone starts from its own baseline. Here is where we aim to move Leon County’s, and what it returns.
| Measure | Today | 2 years | 5 years | 10 years | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PovertyPromise Zone ZIP codes | 20.1% | 18.0% | 14.6% | 12.8% | 12.3% |
| UnemploymentPromise Zone ZIP codes | 7.8% | 7.0% | 5.6% | 4.8% | 4.5% |
| Youth arrestsper 1,000 ages 10–17, Leon County | 24.9 | 23.8 | 22.4 | 21.9 | 21.8 |
| Public costs avoidedgun violence, foster care, youth confinement | — | $8M | $42M | $116M | |
| Return on every $1public savings plus Villagers’ new earnings | — | $0.96 | $2.91 | $6.96 |
Projected by the Promise Zone Heat Map at full Village investment. Cumulative figures; return includes public savings, new earnings and debt relief.
Learn more
Each Villager’s ILP is built at enrollment, around their own goals.
The plan links them to the right Village Provider Network partners.
Referrals and follow-up are tracked in one place, answered within 72 hours.
LIFE Specialists and Coaches walk with each Villager until the plan becomes progress.
Peace Hubs, anchors and referral partners in the Faith Activation Initiative.
Peace Hubs in schools and the Finding LIFE Wellness Series for students and parents.
How to join the Village Provider Network as a resource and referral partner.
The neighborhoods with the greatest need in a community. We start the work there and grow outward. Tallahassee–Leon County has five Promise Zone ZIP codes.
A church, school or community center that opens its doors on set hours each week. Trained volunteers welcome Villagers, enroll them in the Virtual Village Network and connect them to the Village Provider Network.
An anchor is a church, agency, organization or business that stands behind a Peace Hub, sharing people, resources and support so the hub can thrive.
A partner that is not ready to host a Peace Hub yet. Referral-only partners welcome Villagers and connect them to a nearby hub. They register with the Peace Hub form.
An Individual LIFE Plan: one shared plan for each Villager, with goals for wellness, earning, education and life skills. It is created, connected, coordinated and coached in the Virtual Village Network.
Village Buckets are how the village funds Villager Scholarships together: LIFE Skills, Earning & Employment, LIFE Specialist and LIFE Support. Choose a bucket, scholarship once or monthly, and your gift serves Villagers enrolled through a Peace Hub or referral partner.
Nine commitments that make up the Promise Zone Peace Agreement, signed by people and institutions who may disagree on specifics but agree on how to disagree and on a shared, honest account of progress. Anyone can sign it on this page.
No. The Promise Zone Peace Initiative is built for any community. We are launching in Tallahassee–Leon County first, and the same forms and network will carry to each new city.
The Village Lead Agencies are CAJM (Capital Area Justice Ministry) and WAAWN (We Are All We Need, Inc.), working through The Village System of Care and the Village Faith Coalition, with FAMU CEPRA as mentors, coaches and off-campus support.