Description: Transforming lives, communities, and country.
Transforming lives, communities, and country.
The VYCC is a statewide, multi-million-dollar organization that includes an 18,000 sq. ft, 3.5-million-dollar training center that bears his name, and is responsible for projects that enroll 300 youths annually, half of whom are at-risk.
The success of VYCC was based on the values Thomas learned in his own Youth Conservation Corp days, as a 19-year old. Thomas learned, as a Minnesotan in Georgia, that no matter where your family comes from, no matter the color of your skin: hard work, personal responsibility, education, good leadership, and contributing to valuable projects in local communities, binds diverse individuals into strong teams.