Mobilizing the Community
for Children and Youth
TCYC Programs and Initiatives
Our 5th Annual Springtown Spin Bicycle Rally was a HUGE success! Many thanks to our contributers, volunteers, partners and most of all our RIDERS!! We couldn't have done it without you! Mark your calendars for next year's 6th Annual Springtown Spin on October 26, 2013 and please check back for exciting updates.
DCNT is an educational experience that focuses on the social development needs of elementary school children through the use of ballroom dancing. The fifth graders participating in DCNT will:- improve their ability to relate to peers from other cultural groups
- improve their social skills
- improve their ability to manage their behavior
- increase their respect for others
- significantly impact childhood obesity issues, and
- decrease school absenteeism, improve their grades, and increase their chances for graduation
TEAM UP! combines engaging, virtual curriculum with on campus professional athelete mentoring to motivate students to stay in school and build 21st century skills like leadership, teamwork, critical thinking, mathmatics, science, and reading. TEAM UP! provides Kid's College (KC) access to all 3rd to 5th grade students in the 16 school districts throughout Tarrant County.
BONDS combines and replicates the projects of BC2, CNN, and MISSP to create a successful trifecta project for a community in need of decreasing social isolation to reduce child abuse and neglect. BONDS will work within the community to construct leadership development and community cohesiveness. BONDS works to rally community members to take ownership of their schools and children while assisting schools with programs and activities that the community thinks will be beneficial to the children and youth based on community concerns and obstacles.