Walk Across America: One Million Steps to Restore Merit and Opportunity

From the Rooftop to the Road: Pastor Corey Brooks Launches Walk Across America to Restore Merit, Faith, and the Pursuit of the American Dream

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS

Presenting Sponsor – $2,500,000
• All previous perks +
• National naming Rights: "Walk Across America presented by [Your Name/Company]"
• Speaking opportunities at press events and city activaitons
• Lifetime partnership plaque and premium naming rights at Project H.O.O.D.

• Full-page spotlight in all publications and docuseries feature

Gold Visionary Sponsor – $1,000,000
• All $500,000 perks +
• Naming rights for a signature space or classroom
• Executive roundtable with Pastor Brooks and national leaders
• Feature story and video in all major campaign content

Peace Partner – $500,000
• All $250,000 perks +
• Naming opportunity for a wing or a major initiative at the Project H.O.O.D. Center
• National media feature inclusion
• Co-branded campaign content (videos, PR)

Pillar of the Community Sponsor – $250,000
• All $100,000 perks +
• Dedicated impact video featuring your story or business
• Press release mention and media highlight
• On-stage recognition during a major walk stop or gala

Block Transformer – $100,000
• All $50,000 perks +
• Naming right opportunity for a program room or youth initiative
• Invitation to Homecoming Gala with VIP seating
• Recognition on all campaign promotional materials

Hope Ambassador – $50,000
• All $30,000 perks +
• Personalized walkthrough of the Project H.O.O.D. center with Pastor Brooks
• Premium logo placement at events and media backdrop
• Limited-edition custom jacket

Legacy Donor – $30,000

• All $10,000 perks +
• Naming recognition on a community program or initiative
• Co-hosted media shout out or video thank you from Pastor Brooks
• Lifetime invitation to Project H.O.O.D. donor events

City Activation Partner – $10,000

• All $5,000 perks +
• Invitation to one city stop and private donor dinner
• Feature in campaign newsletter
• Framed commemorative walk map

Dream Seed Giver – $5,000

• All $1,000 perks +
• Custom brick with your name at the Project H.O.O.D. Center
• Social media spotlight post
• Signed photo of Pastor Brooks from the walk

Team Vision Sponsor – $1,000

• All $500 perks +
• Personalized thank you from the walk team
• Name/logo listed on Project H.O.O.D. website for campaign duration

Official Walk Sponsor – $500

• All $250 perks +
• Limited-edition Walk Across America T-Shirt
• Invitation to private virtual Q&A with Pastor Brooks

Friend of the Walk – $250

• All $100 perks +
• Commemorative digital certificate signed by Pastor Brooks
• Acknowledgment during live-stream events

Walk Supporter Kit – $100

• All $50 perks +
• Custom Walk Across America wristband
• Name featured on select signage during a walk stop

Faith Walker Pack – $50

• All $25 perks +
• Digital "I walk with Pastor Brooks" badge for social media
• Digital postcard

Digital Shoutout – $25

• Personalized Thank You Email
• Name listed on Walk Across America digital wall
• Acknowledgment during live-stream events

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It all started on a crumbling, dilapidated rooftop on the South Side of Chicago. Pastor Corey Brooks climbed to the top of a crime-infested, rundown motel and camped out for 94 days to protest the violence that had taken too many lives and stolen too many futures. Out of that bold stand Project H.O.O.D. was born — a movement of merit, faith, and the pursuit of the American Dream that has been changing lives across the country.

Now, nearly a decade later, Pastor Brooks is stepping out again — this time on a 3,000-mile journey to restore the soul of America.

On September 1, 2025, Pastor Brooks will lace up his walking shoes in New York City and begin “One Million Steps to Restore Merit, Faith, and the Pursuit of the American Dream” — a coast-to-coast march to raise $25 million in private funding to complete the 90,000-square-foot Leadership and Economic Opportunity Center on Chicago’s South Side — debt-free.

“This isn’t just a walk,” says Pastor Brooks. “It’s a rebellion. A protest. A prophetic movement. It’s a call to bring Jesus, the American principles and the American Dream back to the long-neglected neighborhoods that America has written off.”

The mission is both religious and civic. Brooks believes that much of the destruction of these neighborhoods is rooted in the devaluing of merit everywhere, especially education, the breakdown of family, the erasure of faith from the American culture, and the belittling of the American Dream.

“Government dependence is at an all-time high. The marriage for all is collapsing. Single-parent homes are rising. Education is in moral free-fall. And faith in God has been pushed to the margins,” Brooks said. “But I still believe. I believe in Jesus. I believe in the Church. And I believe in merit — the God-given ability to rise, to create, to achieve.”

He also added: “Merit is what built this nation — and it’s what the Left has tried to destroy for 60 years. They say, ‘You didn’t build that.’ They say success is privilege, not persistence. But I say Merit is inclusion. Merit is freedom. Merit is advancement. Merit is diversity. Merit is the American Dream. And we must fight to restore it.”

50 Cities. One Mission.

Over the course of 365 walking days, Brooks will pass through 50 cities — hosting rallies, tent revivals, and community conversations in each one. From forgotten corners to big metros, the walk will call America to awaken.

Major Milestones Include:
• Finishing the Leadership and Economic Opportunity Center in Chicago
• Launching a private Christian school for boys from single-parent homes
• Creating a national office to replicate Project H.O.O.D. chapters across America
• Establishing a generational endowment to fuel sustainable urban transformation

“This walk is my altar,” Brooks says. “Every step is a prayer. Every mile is a protest. Every city is a chance to declare: we are not victims, we are visionaries. We are not statistics, we are builders. We are not broken — we’re becoming.”

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BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES
• National TV, podcast, and print coverage (Fox, faith media, urban networks)
• Social media reach across 50+ cities and national influencers
• Brand placement on tents, shirts, gear, vehicles, livestreams
• Logo inclusion in documentary film and commemorative book

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AUDIENCE REACH
• 50+ cities, 1,000,000+ direct participants and viewers
• 50 million+ media impressions nationwide
• Churches, schools, nonprofits, and community leaders engaged coast to coast

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KEY DATES & EVENTS
• Kickoff: September 1, 2025 (New York City)
• Homecoming Gala: June 27–28, 2026 (Chicago)
• National Day of Hope: August 31, 2026 (Santa Monica, CA)

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GET INVOLVED
• Walk a city leg with Pastor Brooks
• Host a rally, revival, or community event
• Give online using this page!
• Share on social media with #OneMillionSteps