Creating Young Minds
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Mission Statement
Our vision is for the young men living in our communities to gain a broader appreciation for self and others, education, and athletics through basketball, school, support and guidance. Our mission is to teach young men about the importance of education, hard work and being humble in all aspects of life.
About This Cause
Creating Young Minds is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Lake Dallas, Texas. Our vision is for the young men living in our communities to gain a broader appreciation for self and others, education, and athletics through basketball, school, support and guidance. Our mission is to teach young men about the importance of education, hard work and being humble in all aspects of life. Creating Young Minds emphasizes education, character, and responsibility. Over the last 13 years, we have helped over 135 young men earn college scholarships worth $20 Million to play basketball while earning their college degrees. In the past 6 years, we have also helped over 50 young men earn professional contracts to play professional basketball around the world and in the United States. We also have over 20 young men that have started their own businesses while being in our program and afterward. Some of the businesses include; Video & Photography Production Company, Scouting and Recruiting Service, a Lawn Company, Personal Training, Basketball Coaching Program, and a Prep School. We have had the opportunity to help numerous international players from all over the world (Serbia, Spain, France, Canada, multiple countries in Africa, Montenegro, Turks & Caicos Islands, Bahamas) earn college scholarships to play basketball while completing their degrees in the United States. Our organization is all about Growth! We are always looking for new ways to help our young men grow on and off the court. We help them build their own businesses, do community service, mentor our youth, as well as many other skills for growth. Our young men are learning how to become leaders and mentors, and how to help their communities grow. The ages we work with range from 6 years old to 30 years old. We have partnered with Communities in Schools North Texas for our young men (ages 21 to 30) to volunteer as Mentors in the local elementary, middle, and high schools to truly impact our youth and communities. Creating Young Minds includes Creating Young Minds (CYM) Academy, which is a high school and post-graduate basketball team, the CYM Undiscovered League (CYM UL), which is a professional league for young men who have already played professional basketball, current professional basketball players and aspiring professional basketball players. We are replicating the European model of training, developing and preparing young athletes into professional athletes with the combination of our CYM Academy and our CYM Undiscovered League. The younger players from CYM Academy will have the opportunity to train, develop and play alongside professional basketball players in our CYM Undiscovered League. Our objective is to help the youth in our community experience success in all areas, especially relating to mental health. We are going to begin providing individual and group mentorship programs to help our youth discuss challenging topics, discover solutions, build confidence, grow as a person, learn new skills, and much more, all to provide a positive impact in their community. Please tune in to our CYMTV YouTube Channel (www.cymtv.org) to gain a better understanding of our program, the young men, and communities we serve. For more information, please visit our website: https://www.creatingyoungminds.org