ABOUT Thank You Darlin’ Foundation

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• TYDF poetry curriculum noted for Best Practices in 2007-2008 Texas A & M University evaluation report.
• TYDF received the Outstanding Service Provider Award from the FWISD Fort Worth After School Program.
• We published kids’ poems alongside Dr. Maya Angelou’s poetry in our first anthology.
• TYDF youth performed at the 21st Century Community Learning Centers 2015 Summer Institute Conference presented by the US Board of Education, where 1600 educators and administrators attended.
• TYDF poetry students have performed at several Fort Worth City Mayfest.
• TYDF students’ poetry performance received 457,127 views on YouTube in December 2014.
• In 2018, TYDF poets performed at the FWISD & TCU Racial Equity Summit at Texas Christian University.
• In 2020, TYDF launched its virtual learning poetry and literacy program serving marginalized students at 15 FWISD Title 1 schools.
• In April 2022, TYDF conducted its 14th annual citywide Voice2Youth Poetry Slam at the historic I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA