TheTed Lucas Foundation was founded in 2009 as a non-profit charitable organization by music executive, Ted Lucas. Since then, we've touched the lives of youth through education, the arts and sustainable programming.
HOW WE BEGAN
In 2009, we began Ted Lucas' vision at North County K-8 Center to enrich, inspire and transform youth and families.
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The Ted Lucas Foundation (TLF) aims to enrich, inspire and transform youth and families in communities across Miami, FL through Technology, Education, Arts, Health and Wellness.
Vision
Ted Lucas, founder of Slip N Slip Records, established the Ted Lucas Foundation to educate and empower youth in Miami-Dade County and create sustainable programming to address societal ills within underserved communities, including illiteracy, violence, bullying, health, low self-esteem and behavioral health.
Values
Each year, the Foundation supports local youth as they discover their dreams, talents and abilities by empowering them to reach their highest potential. TLF core values include:
Integrity
Empowerment
Excellence
Application
Perseverance
T. H. E. M. E
THE TED LUCAS FOUNDATION INSPIRES AND TRANSFORMS YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH AN INTERWOVEN THEME
Computer hardware, coding programs, 3-D Printing, various computer literacy
initiatives. Students also gain skills to install and maintain donated equipment
across non-profit grantees.
Primarily Fourplexes and Sixplexes will provide families with safe spaces.
Preference is given to children aging out of foster care.
Focus on education and development through after school tutoring and language readiness programs.
Encourage Holistic Wellness (Mental, Physical, Behavioral) through fun and engaging mind-body training for students, families and the larger community.
Enterprise encompasses
entertainment (arts, film, music),
sports & recreation, and
business (establishment, partnership & operations).
The Latest News.
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