– Achieving self-sufficiency helps one develop a deep-rooted sense of inner completeness, stability and find their well-spring of life.

Promoting Self-sufficiency, Wellness and Education

Team Ty Foundation, Inc.

1225 Kempsville Road, P.O. Box 65574

Virginia Beach, Virginia 23467-1200

804.464.7487

email: info@teamty.org

What we do

Team Ty’s mission is to advance personal self-sufficiency, wellness and education by promoting and supporting opportunities and programs to leading to better housing, better living environments, educational opportunities, personal advancement, research of and recovery from trauma, leading to a life of personal well-being.

Our Programs and Services

Next Steps Housing Program

The Next Steps Housing program is designed to provide safe, secure housing opportunities and support to former female inmates, who qualify, for a fresh start (under development). 

College Planning

Using a comprehensive planning strategy and system, we assist students in selecting a college to attend, increase the chances of acceptance and  maximization their award of financial aid.

TRC/ACE Resilience Building

We Collaborate with organizations and experts to assist persons affected by Trauma, have had to deal with Adverse Childhood Experiences and may benefit from Resilience-Building (under development).

About us

Serving the Needs of Our Community

The Team Ty Foundation was formed in fond memory of Elmer Tyrone Ridley.

 July 1947 – March 2015. 

It’s our mission to serve the urgent needs of our community. We advocate for the well-being and needs of the Central, Northern, Southside and Hampton Roads populations of the State of Virginia. We aim to provide and support the construction of new and/or rehabilitated transitional and permanent housing for female ex-offenders, college planning for high school students and first-time adult college bound students and research-intensive/services-oriented resources, training, and support to minimize the occurrence and impact of trauma on individuals and communities. We believe these programs and services will enable the recipients to achieve and promote sustainable self-sufficiency and educational opportunities.

Resources

We Have the Resources to Help Lift a Community

Finding a New Hope and a New Home

264 per 10,000

versus

195 per 10,000

 

Formerly incarcerated women were more likely than men to be homeless.

Source: https://nlihc.org/resource/formerly-incarcerated-people-are-nearly-10-times-more-likely-be-homeless

The Team Ty Foundation promotes opportunities for ex-female offenders and their families to obtain affordable safe housing, reducing recidivism and the prevention of returning to an abusive domestic or dysfunctional family situation.

Plan Effectively for College

3.2 million

Every year approximately 3.2 million high school students graduate from approximately 27,000 high schools. 

Source: https//:www.thinkimpact.com/high-school-statistics

The college planning process can be problematic for students and parents, especially when the possibility of going to college is dampened by the thought of affordability, a lack of resources and references.

Getting the Most Financial Aid

86.4%

Nationally, First-Time, First-Year Undergraduate Students Receive Financial Aid in Some Form in 2022.

Source: https//:educationdata.org/financial-aid-statistics

Prompt filing for financial aid has helped thousands of students maximize their college financial aid award and achieve their academic goals in order to get the most financial aid for college.

Source:https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uploads/sites/179/2022/07/ACEs-Special-Emphasis-Report.pdf

Discover how your talents, skills and contributions can help lift others and impact our community.

Promoting Self-sufficiency and Education

Institute for the Study of Trauma and Resilience

36.8%

As of 2019-2020 percentage of children in Virginia have experienced at least one Adverse Childhood Experience.

63 Million

Approximately 63 million Americans — 25% of the adult population — volunteer their time, talents, and energy to making a difference.

The institute will be dedicated to bringing unique perspectives to research and community services delivery deemed Trauma-Informed, Trauma-Responsive, Post-Traumatic Growth, and/or Resilience-Building (collectively referred to here as Trauma-Responsive Care, or TRC).

Find Out How You Can Get Involved

What Drives You?

“Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.”

– Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

1.

Living a long and healthy life.

2.

Being educated.

3.

Having a decent standard of living.

4.

Having the freedom to participate in the life of one's community.

Imagine Your Life Finally in Focus

If your life was a photograph, what would be in focus?  What do you want the Big Picture of your life to look like?
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929 - 242 - 6868