Back 2 School Event Brings Together 400+ Students and Families Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Programs (DBCYP) Advisory Committee, alongside Bealls Stores, the City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department, East Tampa Business and Community Development Alliance, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Tampa Police Department, and other local organizations, came together for their Annual Back 2 School event [...]
More than 400 students and families came together for the Annual Back 2 School Event at the Jackson Heights NFL YET Center! Thanks to the incredible support of the DBCYP Advisory Committee, Bealls, City of Tampa Parks and Recreation, East Tampa Business and Community Development Alliance, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Tampa Police Department, GTE Financial, [...]
Darrell Daniels congratulates Derrick Brooks Youth Programs graduates Kenyon McMichael, Keyon McMichael, and Aniya Finn. Kenyon McMichael and Keon McMichael graduated from Baldwin High School in Jacksonville and will attend the College of Coastal Georgia to become electricians. Aniya Finn, who graduated Cum Laude in the Medical Academy from West Port High School in Ocala will attend the College of [...]
Darrell Daniels congratulates Zakaya Green on graduating from USF with a degree in Criminal Justice. Zakaya has been a member of the Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Programs and Young Ladies Rites of Passage Program since she was in elementary school.
Derrick Brooks Charities recently had the pleasure of celebrating two outstanding students at the CFYPinellas Scholarship Breakfast held at TD Ball Park in Dunedin. Darrell Daniels, Executive Director of the Youth Programs, joined Ka’Lyn Washington of St. Pete High School and Linda Aguirre-Lujano of Largo High School for the special event, honoring their remarkable achievements. [...]
Derrick Brooks Youth Programs Advisory Committee members volunteered to work on the Community Action Team (CAT) with Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister and his team of deputies at the Florida State Fair on Student Day. HCSO formed This team several years ago to reduce youth incident at the fair. [...]
Community & Police Relationships (CPR) — Zoom Meeting MONDAY! Join us Monday for our next discussion..."PREVENTING SCHOOL DRAMA" MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2026- 5:30 P.M.-7:00 P.M. *Login no later than 5:15 PM Meeting ID: 821 8162 6435 Passcode: 206676 (Reminder - Community & Police Relationships meetings occur the last Monday of every month!) #db55 #communitypolicerelationships #cprtampa [...]
Derrick Brooks Charities, including members of the Young Ladies Rites of Passage Program and Youth Programs, enjoyed participating in the annual MLK Parade on Monday.
Community & Police Relationships (CPR) — Zoom Meeting MONDAY! Join us Monday for our next discussion..."PREVENTING HOLIDAY CRIMES" Monday, October 27, 2025, 5:30 P.M.-7:00 P.M. *Login no later than 5:15 PM Meeting ID: 821 8162 6435 Passcode: 206676 (Reminder - Community & Police Relationships meetings occur the last Monday of every month!) #db55 #communitypolicerelationships [...]
Community & Police Relationships (CPR) — Zoom Meeting TONIGHT! Join us TONIGHT for our next discussion... "THINGS I ALSO WANTED TO ASK THE POLICE" Monday, September 22, 2025, 5:30 P.M.-7:00 P.M. *Login no later than 5:15 PM Meeting ID: 821 8162 6435 Passcode: 206676 (Reminder - Community & Police Relationships meetings occur the last [...]
Derrick Brooks Charities in partnership with Bealls Florida, Human IT & AT&T sponsored a back to school giveaway to students in Pensacola, Florida on Saturday, August 9th. The event was held at OJ Semmes Elementary School and was well attended. Over 400 backpacks stuffed with school supplies and 250 Chromebook were donated. Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Programs [...]
Celebrating Confidence, Culture & Literacy! Derrick Brooks Charities was proud to sponsor a powerful event in Tampa last weekend (June 21, 2025) in partnership with McDonald's and My Omnilocks, an inspiring children’s book dedicated to boosting self-esteem and cultural pride among young girls. We helped provide 100 copies of the book to local students. The [...]
The Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Programs Advisory Committee held the Earl Silas Bridging The Gap event on Saturday, December 14, 2023 at the Springhill Park and Community Center in Sulphur Springs. Over 250 people attended the event including Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, State Representative Dianne Hart, Hillsborough County Commissioner Gwen Myers, Lynora Kirksey of the [...]
Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Programs Advisory Committee held its Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon at the Cyrus Greene Park on November 20, 2024. The charity's founder and president, Derrick Brooks, thanked over 55 volunteers and advisory committee members for their selfless service to youth and the community. In attendance was Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, Hillsborough County Commissioner [...]
Five Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Program members traveled to Pensacola to sponsor the Back 2 School Bash in The Woodland Heights Community Center on Saturday, April 10, 2024. Over 700 youth and residents were in attendance. Derrick Brooks Charities, One More Child, and Bealls Florida distributed 500 backpacks and school supplies to area students. Pictured [...]
Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Programs Advisory Committee, Bealls Stores, City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department, East Tampa Business and Civic Association, Tampa Police Department, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Tampa Airport Police Department, and other local organizations held the 18th Annual Back 2 School Bash on Saturday, August 3rd at the Jackson Heights NFL YET [...]
Isaiah Morales, a member of the Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Programs, is awarded gift cards from Amazon and PDQ for his outstanding participation in the April Community and Police Relationship forum entitled Unity In Action.
Darrell Daniels pose with fathers at Broward Elementary School where he just spoke to members of All Pro Dads on leadership. Each father received a gift card to PDQ courtesy of the charity.
Darrell Daniels poses with parents and staff at Foster Elementary School after speaking to parents on the topic of Leadership.
The Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Programs Advisory Committee held the Earl Silas Bridging The Gap event in Sulphur Springs on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at the Springhill Park and Community Center in Sulphur Springs. The annual event is designed to bridge the gap between law enforcement officers and the Sulphur Springs community. Over 300 residents [...]
Darrell Daniels is pictured with Shaniyah Higgans, a member of the Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Programs for 3 years, at her summer job with the City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department. Shaniyah was awarded $300 worth of gift cards from the charity celebrating her 2023 graduation from Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School with honors. She was [...]
Darrell Daniels and former Tampa City Council Chairwoman Gwendolyn Miller pose with several youth at the Tampa park named after Ms. Miller. Daniels, who has been an annual speaker for the youth at the Gwen Miller Center treated the youth to snacks and gift cards courtesy of the charity.
Our Community and Police Relations program through Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Programs was highlighted in the Florida Sentinel Bulletin. You can read the full article here: https://online.flipbuilder.com/srtq/fgwa/mobile/index.html
Arianna Mosley, a member of the Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Programs is awarded a laptop for college and several gift cards by Darrell Daniels, congratulating her on her recent graduation from Tampa Prep High School. Arianna received a scholarship to play basketball at Grambling State University!
