On October 6th The School Board of Hillsborough County will be meeting to come to a final agreement in deciding whether or not they should implement the Memorandum Agreement between The School Board of Hillsborough County and The Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Program.
The Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Program, Inc. is a non-profit organization who strives to help kids succeed. It is a program designed to help kids feel comfortable while acquiring the basic knowledge of everyday skills. The program focuses on skills dealing with development and prevention, employment training, housing acquisition revitalization, family support, and economic development and advocacy.
Some of the programs available for the kids to take part in include, the Rites of Passage Program, Teen Summits, and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Activities. These programs are not only designed to provide kids with the motivation to grow, but the ability to become the leaders of tomorrow.
Linda Cobbe of the District Public Affairs Office of Hillsborough County had nothing but nice things to say about the Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Program. Cobbe expressed that, “Derrick Brooks is the best thing that has ever happened to Tampa’s youth. Its ability to work with kids from all different backgrounds has shown how beneficial the program really is.”
Since the programs tremendous success over the years, the Hillsborough County school systems are beginning to realize how influential the program is for not only their students but for them as well. Teachers feel that if their students can receive guidance at school as well as from programs like Derrick Brooks, then Tampa’s youth can expect to see great success in their near future.
According to Derrick Brooks, the program has not asked for the school board to chip in for any costs. Instead, the program has decided that the program provider will be dealing with the payments and allowing kids to attend programs free of charge.
If interested in the upcoming programs, the events will be held at the new following Tampa locations, the Sanchez Resource Services Center and Lee Davis Neighborhood Service Center in Belmont Heights located in East Tampa, starting as early as October 7, 2009 if the agreement is implemented.
For more information on the program or upcoming events, please visit the Derrick Brooks Website at http://www.derrickbrookscharities.org/, or call Bonita Pulido Executive Director or Christine Hartman Administrative Assistant at (813)877-8681.
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