Connect Sports Atl
Bringing Families Together One Child at a Time
Mission
Connect Sports aims to bring families together by providing parent resources, teaching youth life and leadership skills thru Sports, Fitness, Education, Mentoring and Mental Health programs.
Notes from the nonprofit
Our Connectsportsatl Basketball & Cheer Camp is composed of 2 days of intense sports training and 2 days of refining & reviewing lessons our campers have learned before the big Basketball Tournament. Our goals are to equip participants with ways to be disciplined, purposeful, successful and intentional on their journey through life. So exciting to see our campers thrive under the intensive training of our Connectsportsatl coaches. During our largest outreach efforts (Summer sports training and Fall Community Festivals), we provide opportunities for families to encounter medical assistance and other basic necessities to enhance their lives. We provide Crisis mentoring and resources for those who lack housing and access to other resources as well.
Ruling year
2020
Founder and Executive Director
Mr. Tez Andrews
Co-Founder
Gala Andrews
Main address
3532 Covington Hwy
Decatur, GA 30032 USA
EIN
84-4025835
NTEE code
Youth Development Programs (O50)
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
In 2010, we noticed an abundance of families in need because of a few reasons including: 1) lack of Financial literacy which causes on-going poverty 2) lack of funding which stops parents from enrolling students in sports programs at schools so we are here to provide a backup opportunity with the same 1st class experience at a sponsored or discounted price, and 3) Provide certified mentoring and counseling services to the community.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
ConnectSportsATL AngelTree
This annual event helps provides gifts for children in need. Since 2012, ConnectsportsATL adopted up to 100 students from 8 local schools in the Metro Atlanta Area. Local school counselors assist with matching students from destitute situations including families with issues ranging from homelessness, DFACS custody, parental instability, parents in prison and/or intense poverty.
ConnectSportsATL Recreation League
Connect Sports is an outreach program founded in 2010 by Tez Andrews that aims to bring families together by providing parent resources, teaching youth life and leadership skills thru Sports, Fitness, Education, Mentoring and Mental Health programs.
Connect Food Pantry
Every month, we assist Farmers and other Corporations with distributing food to over 100 families.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of volunteer health care providers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Family relationships, Social and economic status, Work status and occupations
Related Program
ConnectSportsATL Recreation League
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Gyncare, Aetna, Humana, Emory, Piedmont, Wellstar, Dekalb Medical, and NorthSide hospital volunteers provided free consultation in Connectsportsatl events.
Number of children who have the skills necessary to maintain personal health
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
ConnectSportsATL Recreation League
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Our data comes from monthly food pantry distributions, summer sports camps and annual Fall Festivals community encounters.
Number of health outcomes improved
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
ConnectSportsATL Recreation League
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of people who received presentations on healthy relationships
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
ConnectSportsATL Recreation League
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Short Term goals:
1) Annually host a 9-week Season of Basketball & Cheerleading leadership and sportsmanship training
2) Provide community enhancement services (including: school supplies, teaching youth life and leadership skills thru Sports, Fitness, Education, Mentoring and Mental Health programs, Basketball & Cheer camps, seasonal sports training, food and clothes pantry, Educational sessions & resources for parents, intervention jail tours and partnership with Dekalb County Police for At-Risk boys and girls.)
Long term goals:
1) Establish an on-going partnership with schools and families to provide life coaching and stability skills
2) Establish an on-going partnership with sponsors who will donate resources and funding to the Sports League.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Continue to partner with families and school counselors to announce our programs, seek grants from businesses to build a self-standing brick and mortar location to serve the community. Pursue $5 million dollars to fund the state-of-the-art building cost and funds allocated to create jobs to run the operations in more detail. We plan to staff positions via Volunteer Match and indeed.com. Our organization will provide positions for interns to serve and receive stipends for 9 weeks of service during the 9-week season.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Since 2012, we have successfully created opportunities and programs to produce young men and women of integrity and character. We have established an operating plan with improvements year after year. Our staff positions are filled via word of mouth requests from various backgrounds including business owners, doctors, nurses, educators, retired professionals and other citizens from various counties in Georgia. Our organization will provide positions for College interns to serve and receive volunteer hours and small stipends for 9 weeks of service during the 9-week season.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Since 2012, we have served sports mentoring, leadership training, school supplies, crisis services, meals and resources to over 3543 students from over 50 schools in the metro Atlanta area including students from:
1) Allgood Elementary School, Stone Mountain,
2) Atlanta North School
3) Barack Obama Elementary, Lithonia, GA,
4)Briar Vista Elementary, Atlanta, GA,
5) Centerville Elementary, Stone Mountain,
6)Chapel Hill Elementary, Decatur, GA,
7) Chesnut Elementary, Atlanta, GA,
8) Christine Elizabeth Academy, Ellenwood, GA,
9) Cliftondale Elementary, Atlanta, GA,
10)Columbia Middle School, Decatur, GA,
11)Cotton Indian Elementary, Stockbridge, GA,
12) Creekland Elementary of Lawrenceville, GA,
13) Dekalb Elementary School of the Arts, Stone Mountain, GA,
14) Dunaire Elementary School, Stone Mountain, GA,
15) Edwards Middle School, Conyers, GA,
16) Fernbank Elementary, Decatur, Ga,
17) Green Pastures Elementary, Decatur, GA,
18) Henderson Mill Elementary, Atlanta, GA,
19) Jenkins Elementary of Lawrenceville, GA ,
20) Killian Hill Christian School of Duluth, GA,
21) King Middle School, Atlanta, GA,
22) Kings Spring Elementary of Smyrna, GA,
23) Kipp Strive Elementary, Decatur, GA,
24) Kipp Strive South Fulton Academy,
25) Marbut Elementary of Lithonia, GA,
26) McConnell Mills Middle of Lawrenceville, GA,
27) Mundy Mills Middle of Ellenwood, GA,
28) Newton County Theme School of Ellenwood, GA,
29) Parklane Elementary of Atlanta, GA,
30) Peach Crest Elementary of Decatur, GA,
31) Rainbow Elementary School, Decatur, GA,
32) Rivers Edge Elementary School, Riverdale, GA,
33) Riverside Elementary, Lithonia, GA ,
34) Rockbridge Elementary of Stone Mountain, GA
35) Columbia Elementary, Decatur, GA
36) Brookwood Elementary, Snellville, GA
37) Chapel Hill Middle, Decatur, GA
38) Rowland Elementary Stone Mountain, GA
39) Shiloh High
40) Shoal Creek Elementary Conyers, GA
41) South Fulton Elem, Lithonia, GA
42) Stripling Elementary, Norcross, GA
43) Sylvan Hills Elementary, Atlanta, GA
44) The Howard School, Decatur, GA
45)The Kindezi West School, Atlanta, GA
46) Timber Ridge Elementary, McDonough, GA
47)Union Grove Middle, McDonough, GA
48) Usher-Collier Elementary, Ellenwood, GA
49) Walnut Creek Elementary, GA Mcdonough, GA
50) Walnut Grove, Lawrenceville, GA
51) Toney Elementary, Decatur, GA
52) Flat Shoals Elementary, Decatur, GA
53) McNair High, Decatur, GA
54) Lakeside High, Decatur, GA
55) Morrow High, Morrow, GA
56) South Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
57) North Atlanta High, Atlanta, GA
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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Connect Sports Atl
Board of directorsas of 03/09/2023
Sr Martez Andrews
Connect SportsATL/ Connect Church Atlanta
Term: 2020 - 2019
Winfred Hudson
Connect Church
Alfred Guice
Connect Church
Berthina Weaver
Connect Church
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
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