| About TCCI
The Promise
The promise of The
Children’s Coalition, Inc. is to cultivate children to become
self-reliant and contributing members within their community by
developing skills, opening doors, and providing economic
opportunities. Our vision is helping children develop positive
interests in computer technology and the arts. TCCI provides an
atmosphere which encourages healthy self-esteem, respect, and
overall personal development. We help children attain basic academic
and social skills commensurate with their age and maturity. We focus
on cultural development, and the strengthening of community and
family ties by giving children focused exposure to the community’s
artistic and computer technology talent and role models, both public
and private, and to community facilities and projects. We provide
exposure, through hands-on training, to vocational sectors in order
to prepare youth for technical apprentice programs, higher
education, and beyond.
Origins
The Children’s Coalition,
Inc. (“TCCI”) is a community-based organization devoted to teaching
and serving inner-city and otherwise “at-risk” youths. We provide
prevention, intervention, and diversion services to children and
young adults with a history of adjudication and poor academic
performance using visual and media arts programming. TCCI was
founded in 1993, and is a not-for-profit 501(c) (3) corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Florida.
Mission
The company’s mission is
to serve and save the community through the tools of arts and
technology. The focus of the Children’s Coalition, Inc. is to create
an immediate and long term positive impact in the lives of at-risk
youth by providing hands-on education in media arts and technology.
TCCI’s mission is offering our target population positive
alternatives to crime, recidivism, and substance abuse. We
accomplish this by providing participants in our programs with
instruction in multi-media arts and computer technology for
personal, cultural, and vocational skill development. TCCI helps
students attain basic academic and social skills commensurate with
their age and maturity, pursue educational goals, and develop
marketable skills to assist students in obtaining and holding jobs
in arts and technology-related markets. We bridge the growing
cultural and technological divide which separates our student
population from their more affluent counterparts. We emphasize
technology-based training, life skills, positive community
involvement, and public service. Our short and long-term goals
include expanding existing programs, developing new programs,
securing permanent housing, and becoming a self-funding
organization.
Program Overview
TCCI offers year-round,
after-school computer and multi-media arts and entrepreneurship
workshops to students, ages (5) five to adult. These students are
drawn primarily from economically disadvantaged neighborhoods
located in and around Palm Beach County, Florida. Students are
referred for entry into our programs by the Palm Beach County School
Board, Palm Beach County Department of Children and Families and the
Palm Beach County Department of Juvenile Justice based on low
academic performance (D’s and/or F’s in two subject areas) and
status as first time or repeat criminal offenders as defined by the
Palm Beach County Department of Juvenile Justice.
We presently receive
referrals and provide workshop outreach services to the following
organizations: Palm Beach County Court System, Departments of
Juvenile Justice and Children and Families, The City of West Palm
Beach Recreation Centers; The Palm Beach County Boys and Girls
Clubs; and the Palm Beach County School Board. We offer technology
and computer/multi-media skills workshops to juveniles at their
detention center locations, at “aftercare” programs upon their
release into the community, at alternative education centers, during
the day and on an after-school basis.
For more information on TCCI’s specific
program offerings, please visit the programs and services page here.
Program Elements
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Videography/film production
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Quilting, sewing, fashion design, and
crafts
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Speech/language enhancement
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Desktop publishing
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Employability
skills
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Social skills
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Technical/vocational apprenticeships
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Permanent
job placement
Program Goals
To help under privileged
and foster children develop positive interests in the arts and
express their creativity through an artistic medium. To provide an
artistic atmosphere for strengthening self-esteem, respect, and
overall personal development. To help children attain basic academic
and social skills commensurate with their age and maturity. To focus
cultural development and strengthening of community and family ties
by giving children exposure to the community’s artistic talent and
role models, both public and private, and to community facilities
and projects. To provide exposure, through hands-on training, to
vocational sectors in order to prepare youth for technical
apprentice programs. To develop marketable skills and assist
children in obtaining and holding jobs in arts and related markets.
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Announcing Palm Beach County
professional photography services from TCCI
Children’s Coalition to
benefit from WP100 – February 15th, 2011
Children’s Coalition to
benefit from local art show – January 29nd, 2011
Open House Fundraiser at the
New TCCI Offices in West Palm Beach
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