SimLoh Dynasty, Inc.

SimLoH Dynasty Inc. is a faith-based organization committed to restoring our future one child at a time. We offer parent mentorship, motivation, counseling, and networking groups. In addition, we are providing education scholarship funding for elementary and high school students and first-year higher education students who complete their first semester.

 Using back to the basics forms of creative evangelistic principles will cause us to invest hope, build legacies, and create generational inheritance. Our mission is to provide as much support to organizations across America that focus on ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) prevention and parenting programs.

The problem that the SimLoh Dynasty is working to solve is parents, families, friends, and their communities locally and globally who struggle with the impact of the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) epidemic that has developed destructive habits that will lead down a path of hopelessness. About 61% of adults have had at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs), and 16% have had at least four or more types of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). These numbers are not centered on ethnicity, gender, or group. However, females and other minority groups are at greater risk of experiencing four or more ACEs. 

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can be categorized into ten different categories. These categories are:

• Physical Abuse. Physical abuse is non-accidental harm
• Sexual Abuse. Sexual abuse is sexual behavior with a child or sexual exploitation of a child.
• Emotional Abuse
• Physical Neglect 
• Emotional Neglect 
• Mental Illness
• Incarcerated Relative
• Mother Treated Violently
• Substance Use
• Divorce

The problem we are addressing is bringing awareness to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). The population that is mostly impacted by this problem is the minority community. Our mission is to spread the word about ACEs and teach people about this terrible epidemic in hopes that our society is enlightened and more aware. Additionally, our mission is to equip these groups with skilled mentors that can help address issues and solve them according to the effects that ACEs have had on their individual lives. 

The target market for SimLoH Dynasty is parents, families, friends, and their communities locally and globally who struggle with the impact of the ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experience) epidemic that has developed destructive habits that will lead down a path of hopelessness.  

SimLoH Dynasty has created a series of mentoring programs with trained and licensed mentors and counselors to understand their needs and pair the families with trained mentors who will assist them in developing the habits and perspectives that will lead to success and hopefulness in the future.

The demographics of the community we serve are those that ACEs have impacted. For example, either because of the loss of a parent or loved one, divorce, substance abuse, domestic violence in and out of the house, an incarcerated relative, mental illness, emotional neglect, physical neglect, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and physical abuse. 

We are currently operating in the Atlanta, Georgia Metropolitan.

Our Mission is to provide support to organizations across America that focus on preventing ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experience) by using Creative Evangelistic Principles and providing parenting mentorship programs, networking groups, and scholarships for grades K-12.

We believe our solution will impact the problem because many people do not know or understand that Adverse Childhood Experiences are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood. Toxic stress from ACEs can change brain development and affect how the body responds to stress. Unfortunately, many people have these experiences and trauma as young adults or children and are adapted to the effects that they neglect to get the needed help. 

The CDC reports that preventing ACEs can help children and adults thrive and potentially:

• Lower risk for conditions like depression, asthma, cancer, and diabetes in adulthood.
• Reduce risky behaviors like smoking and heavy drinking.
• Improve education and employment
• Stop ACE's from being passed from one generation to the next.

The goal of SimLoH Dynasty In. is to partner with businesses to accomplish these goals. 

Counselors, mentorship programs, and any other business will help us save lives by preventing ACEs.

We currently serve about 35 people. In one year we'll serve over 100 people in five years 500 people.

The community we serve are minority communities. The stakeholders are people who believe in the vision and are passionate about change and mental health. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, we are still in the process of adding to our representation of stockholders.

We volunteer with other organizations, network, and build solid relationships within the community that causes us to touch lives continuously. Our goal is to assist small businesses in helping provide resources to our community.

We build trust within the community by building genuine relationships with those. Therefore, everything is done by building relationships and networking. That is when trust is established, making it easier for people to become more receptive to the help and mentorship we are ultimately providing. 

We are currently in our first year of the Valerie A. Howard Resilience Scholarship. We have awarded one deserving student a $5,000 scholarship for higher learning. Our impact goals for the next year (5) students in higher education will receive The Valerie A. Howard Resilience Scholarship. In the next five years, we would like to expand the number of scholarships awarded to 20 in one year. This scholarship is awarded to those who have lost a parent due to death, incaceration, mental abuse, or substance abuse and have shown themselves resilient through this childhood trauma.

Simeon Henderson, the co-founder of SimLoH Dynasty Inc., is a successful entrepreneur currently working in the film industry of Metro Atlanta. Simeon has a degree in Addiction Studies and is a certified Life Coach for juvenile males. He is also a certified mentor for M.E.N. PEER Program (Motivation-Education- Nurture Peer Program) and Peace Circle where he serves as a facilitator. Simeon has also served on the Board of Directors for 2nd Chance Chicago Inc.

Lorene Price Henderson, CEO, and Founder of SimLoH Dynasty Inc. has been leading impactful community efforts to address the educational, economic, social, and spiritual ills that burden communities. She has over 20 years of experience in Juvenile Justice, including St. Joseph Carondelet Child Care Services, Ada S. McKinley R.O.L.E. program, and Life Direction. She was recognized for being one of the top community service providers in the Woodlawn Community.

Lorene is the author of "Get Out! Training Your Children to Leave the Nest".

She served as the Evangelism Outreach Minister at New Beginnings Church of Chicago as the Min. of Evangelism and oversaw outreach services, community programming, and the liaison between the church and community.

Additionally, while working directly with the Office of the Mayor of Chicago, she was the lead organizer for the Project HOOD Walk Across America, a 15-mile march from Chicago’s south side to Navy Pier, with over 5000 people in attendance, bringing awareness to the excessive violence and senseless killings in Chicago.

We are applying to the Truist Foundation inspire Awards because we feel our organization is needed in the community. It is something that will help generations to come. Our motto is Investing Hope, Building Legacy, and Generational Inheritance. The challenge will allow us to provide resources to enhance our mental and physical health in our communities and the world.

We need more help marketing this organization, funding for the scholarship, and marketing the scholarship and more resources for those in need. 

Organizations that provide mental, emotional, and physical health counseling, educational programs for substance abuse, and counselors that would be able to help the families we mentor navigate through those types of personal issues. Also, we would like to provide mentorship programs such as scholarships or grants for children to attend extra-curriculum programs.