Brooks Blog
Community Caring and Connections 2018
On Wednesday November 7, 2018 Derrick Brooks Charities in partnership with Fifth Third Bank, the City of Tampa Department of Parks and Recreation and the [...]
Young Ladies Rites of Passage Program October Update
Preparing for the future! The young ladies of the Rites of Passage Program will have the voting process nailed to perfection when their time comes [...]
Hurricane Michael Relief Donation Drive
On Tuesday October 30, 2018 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Derrick Brooks Charities, Jackson in Action Foundation, Military Home Base and XPO Logistics worked in partnership [...]
Derrick Brooks Feature on Fox 13
Derrick Visits Academy Prep in St. Pete. View a Fox 13 feature and photos. http://Array
Derrick Brooks Visits Academy Prep in St. Petersburg
On October 12, 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame Honoree and Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer, Derrick Brooks, Visited Academy Prep. Pro Football Hall of Fame [...]
Brooks Bunch Life Skills Academy Update
We are currently in week 4 of the academy. We are working with the “Glow Girls” enrichment group at Greco Middle School. There is a [...]
Brooks Bunch Math and Reading Academy Update
We are in week 4 of the curriculum for the academy. We have a consistent 10 students who are participating on a weekly basis. We [...]
Brooks Bunch Business Academy Week 4
On October 9, 2018 the Brooks Bunch Business Academy successfully completed the fourth week of programming. Some of our students have already successfully completed the [...]
Fifth Third Bank and Costco Sponsor the Community Caring and Connections Event!
A VERY special thank you to Fifth Third Bank and Coscto Wholesale Warehouse for your sponsorship of our 3rd Annual Community Caring and Connections event [...]
Rites of Passage Mentoring Program September Update
Welcome back to the Rites of Passage Program! Our kick-off meeting was held at Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School on September 15, 2018. The agenda [...]
Brooks Bunch Business Academy Week 2
Week 2 of Brooks Bunch Business Academy was a success. The students successfully completed the module of Savings Part 1 and began assembling their "ME [...]
Brooks Bunch Life Skills Academy at Greco Middle School
On September 20, 2018 Derrick Brooks Charities launched its Brooks Bunch Life Skills Academy at Greco Middle School with the "Glow Girls Empowerment Group"introducing them [...]
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