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🎤🌟 Wowza! The stage was on FIRE at our 2024 Voice2Youth Poetry Slam 🔥✨! From heart-stirring verses to electrifying performances, our student poets left us spellbound! 🎶📜 But guess what? We're just getting started! 🚀 Mark your calendars, folks! 🗓️ Because in 2025, we're turning up the poetic heat AGAIN for our April National Poetry Month Slam! 🎉📚 Educators, parents, and poetry lovers, you won't want to miss this exhilarating showcase of talent and creativity! 💫 Save the date and get ready to be INSPIRED! 🌈

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The Thank You Darlin' Foundation on NBC Texas Today

Enriching young minds through the arts Learn how the Thank You Darlin’ Foundation is enriching young minds through poetry and art.

Watch us tomorrow on NBC Texas Today at 11:30 a.m. and tell a friend!

Voice2Youth: Magnifying Voice and Verse, organized by Carolyn West About the Event: Our Annual Voice2Youth Poetry Slam is more than just a competiti… Carolyn West needs your support for Voice2Youth: Magnifying Voice and Verse

Please Donate. Your generous contribution will cover event expenses for our Annual Voice2Youth Poetry Slam and ensure that every participant feels valued and supported.

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Voice2Youth: Magnifying Voice and Verse, organized by Carolyn West About the Event: Join us in building literacy and leaders through the arts! The … Carolyn West needs your support for Voice2Youth: Magnifying Voice and Verse

Coming April 27th...Get your kids ready and registered to win!

Thank You Darlin’ Foundation Poetry Slam at TCU Winning with youth literacy and arts education​

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Celebrating Black Leadership in Our Community - North Texas Community Foundation In honor of Black History Month, North Texas Community Foundation is shining a light on Black leaders who uplift, inspire, and make a significant impact in our region. From initiatives focused on education and youth empowerment to those centered on healthcare access and equality, these leaders exemp...

Thank You Darlin' Foundation celebrates its 20-year anniversary by giving voice to youth (all 3rd - 12th graders are encouraged to participate). Get ready and SAVE THE DATE!

Thank You Darlin' Foundation celebrates its 20-year anniversary with one of the best youth poetry slams ever! SAVE THE DATE!

One of the greatest gifts you can give a child is the gift of arts and literacy. We express our gratitude for your support and wish you and your family a happy holiday season!

TCA's November newsletter is out now, with upcoming application deadlines for grants and opportunities, a grantee feature full of joy, and two opportunities to attend-- and speak at-- TCA listening sessions! See it all at https://conta.cc/47cosEc!

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We're featured in the Texas Commission on the Arts Newsletter!

Thanks for your NTXGD donation from us, the kids, and 10-year-old Destiny, who said, "If you didn't I'd never be able to write a poem."

Give early! Your donation in any size is needed and will provide after-school enrichment programs that hone literacy skills and help to keep kids and communities safe.
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Where would our nonprofit charitable organization be without dedicated supporters and donors like Lucy?! School starts soon, and she volunteered to purchase supplies for our poetry and literacy program participants, including pens and journals, so all their precious voices can be heard. Thank you, Lucy, for being an arts and literacy champion!

We are announcing the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate Candidate from Tarrant County College –Trinity River, April Pelton! The Thank You Darlin’ Foundation is honored to have been a plenary team member for this historic occasion. So far, there have been six National Youth Poet Laureates, including the first, Amanda Gorman. Not one has risen from Texas. However, this time with April, we have a chance! Look for this rising star. Using one of Maya Angelou’s favorite words, she is phenomenal.

We're happy to take part in the first-ever TCC National Youth Poet Laureate candidate presentation. Join us Thursday for this historic event!

Thank You Darlin's 15th Annual Voice2Youth Poetry Slam was a huge success! We express our deepest gratitude to all our wonderful volunteers and 42 youth poets who made it to finals and showed out! Here are a few photos. More to come later!

Poetry Slam Rules

We're preparing for TYDF Voice2Youth Poetry Slam at TCU on April 29th at 2805 S. University Drive, Fort Worth, room 141, at 1 p.m.

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This year's theme for our 15th Annual Voice2Youth Poetry Slam is 'Mind Over Media.' Hear what the kids have to say about that!

We hope you will join us in uplifting the voices of youth. Please donate to help provide after-school programs, academic support, and performance arts opportunities for vulnerable youth.

Pay The Thank You Darlin' Foundation using PayPal.Me Go to paypal.me/Voice2Youth and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

We're announcing our new logo and website! Take a look around and let us know what you think.

Poetry Slam - Thank You Darlin' Foundation Our poetry slam is unique because it offers opportunities for third through twelfth-graders to participate. It is an adjudicated event where participants are judged on their abilities to write and perform their original poetry. There are three categories: elementary (3rd– 5th), middle school (6th ...

We're presenting our 15th Annual Voice2Youth Poetry Slam at TCU on Saturday, April 29th. Third through twelfth-grade students are welcome to participate. It's a win-win, including cash prizes and college exposure.