The Tandem T Foundation
Investing in People. Strengthening Communities.
Hope begins with partnership. A registered Florida non-profit supporting mothers and children rebuilding after domestic violence, and justice-involved youth seeking a second chance.
Our Four Core Answers
Everything we do, answered in four questions.
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Who Do We Serve?
Mothers and children rebuilding after domestic violence, and justice-involved youth and their families seeking a second chance.
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What Do We Believe?
Every person has value. Every story matters. Every future deserves hope.
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What Do We Provide?
Practical support and pathways to opportunity. Practical support addresses immediate needs. Pathways to opportunity help individuals and families move toward stability, independence, and a stronger future.
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Why Do We Exist?
Because our founders understand what it means for a family to need a new beginning or a second chance. Our mission grew from lived family experiences that shaped one shared belief: a difficult chapter should never have to become the end of someone’s story.
Our Mission
Tandem T Foundation strengthens families by providing practical support and pathways to opportunity for mothers and children rebuilding after domestic violence and justice-involved youth and their families working toward a second chance.
Our Vision
A future where every person has the support, opportunity, and hope to move beyond life’s hardest chapters and build a stronger future.
Our Purpose
To turn new beginnings and second chances into futures worth building — one family at a time.
The Heart of Our Foundation
We believe every person has value.
Every story matters. Every future deserves hope, opportunity, and the chance for a new beginning.
How We Show Up
Three practices. One family.
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Dignity Before Assistance
Every interaction begins with the person, not the paperwork. We meet mothers, youth, and families with respect before we hand them anything.
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Presence Before Promises
We show up. We stay. We choose to walk alongside families through the long chapter — not just the first day of it.
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Family Before Paperwork
Family isn't defined by blood — it's defined by who shows up and stays. Every mother, every child, every young person we walk beside becomes part of the Tandem T family, and stays part of ours long after the paperwork is done.
Because once our paths cross, you are never walking alone — you are family for life, and family sticks together through everything.
The Lives We Hope to Impact
Every life we touch is a story worth honoring.
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Mothers & Children Beginning Again
Standing beside mothers and children rebuilding after domestic violence as they move toward safety, stability, hope, and a new beginning.
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Young People Seeking a Second Chance
Standing beside justice-involved youth and their families with mentorship, opportunity, accountability, and pathways toward a productive future.
Why Our Work Is Personal
A Foundation Built From Experience.
Our missions weren’t chosen from a list. They grew from experiences within our own family.
Founder & President Chrissy Thompson understands what it means to rebuild life with children after domestic violence and search for a new beginning.
Co-Founder & Vice President Rohan Taylor understands what it means to stand beside a child and family navigating the justice system and continue believing in the possibility of a second chance.
Those experiences shaped the heart of Tandem T Foundation.
No family should have to navigate its hardest chapter alone.
A difficult chapter should never be the end of someone’s story.
Our experiences explain why the Foundation exists. The people we serve remain the focus of everything we do.
Our Core Promise
We meet difficult chapters with practical support, meaningful partnerships, and pathways forward.
For a mother and her children
that may mean a new beginning.
For a young person and their family
that may mean a second chance.
For both
it means knowing that someone still believes in what comes next.
Our Measure of Success
Measured not in numbers — but in lives changed.
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One Partnership at a Time.
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One Person at a Time.
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One Home at a Time.
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One New Beginning at a Time.
Our Focus
Two Missions. One Purpose.
Helping people find the courage, resources, and opportunity to begin again.
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New Beginnings
Mothers & Children
Supporting mothers and children rebuilding after domestic violence with essential resources, practical assistance, and community partnerships that help create a path toward safety and stability.
Signature Initiative
New Beginning Bags
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Second Chances
Justice-Involved Youth & Families
Supporting young people impacted by the justice system with mentorship, education, career readiness, reentry resources, and meaningful pathways toward a productive future.
Signature Initiative
Second Chance Program
01 · New Beginning Bags
New Beginning Bags provide thoughtfully prepared essentials and comfort items for mothers and children entering or transitioning from domestic violence shelters.
The message inside every bag
You matter.
You are not alone.
Your new beginning is possible.
02 · Our Belief
A young person’s hardest chapter should not determine the rest of their story.
Second chances should come with support, structure, accountability, and genuine opportunities to build a different future.
Different journeys. Same belief.
Your past does not have to determine your future.
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Your gift funds New Beginning Bags and Second Chance pathways — today.
What We Provide
Practical Support + Pathways to Opportunity.
Two categories of care that support both of our missions — giving us room to grow without stretching thin. These are the tools we use to serve mothers, children, and justice-involved youth as they walk toward safety, stability, and a stronger future.
Practical Support
Meeting immediate needs.
Essential supplies, personal-care items, food assistance, transportation assistance, family resources, referrals, emergency needs, and direct support aligned with our two mission populations.
Pathways to Opportunity
Building a stronger future.
Mentorship, education, workforce preparation, career readiness, employment connections, life-skills development, reentry support, community resources, and partnerships that help individuals and families move forward.
Housing, food, transportation, employment, and community outreach aren’t separate missions — they are tools we use to fulfill our two: New Beginnings and Second Chances.
How You Can Help
We don’t wait for communities to come to us — we come to them.
Because hope shouldn’t depend on where you live. It should begin wherever partnership begins.
The Tandem T Foundation opens the door to community partners across every dimension of support — from capital and property, to hands, hours, and expertise. Every gift, every hour, every doorway opened builds the infrastructure of hope.
Ways to Partner
Financial Support
One-time or recurring gifts that directly fund program delivery.
Corporate Sponsorship
Underwrite a program, drive, or initiative under your company's name.
Property Donations
Real estate contributions that expand housing and program capacity.
Office & Facility Space
In-kind office, warehouse, or event space that lowers operational overhead.
Volunteers
Time, hands, and skill on the ground where it matters most.
Employment Opportunities
Career and second-chance hiring pathways for those we serve.
Professional Expertise
Pro-bono legal, financial, marketing, HR, or strategic advisory support.
In-Kind Donations
Supplies, equipment, essentials, and resources for direct community relief.
Partner with us to make an impact.
We cannot do this work alone. Whether you are a corporate sponsor, a local shelter looking to collaborate, or a neighbor ready to volunteer your time — your support helps us expand our reach and change lives.
Give to the Foundation
Somewhere tonight, a mother is packing what fits in one bag.
A young man is one mentor away from believing his story isn’t over. Your gift is that bag. Your gift is that mentor.
Right now, The Tandem T Foundation is placing New Beginning Bags into the hands of mothers and children walking away from domestic violence — and standing beside justice-involved youth choosing a second chance. Both are walking toward a new beginning. Hope begins with partnership — let it begin with you.
The Tandem T Foundation Inc. is a Florida non-profit corporation currently pursuing federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status with retroactive approval pending. Charitable deductibility of contributions is subject to final IRS determination. Contributions are held in dedicated Foundation accounts and are legally separate from Tandem T Holdings LLC and its for-profit subsidiaries.
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Governance
Board of Directors & Executive Leadership.
Our Board of Directors and Executive Leadership bring together diverse professional experience and a shared commitment to advancing the Tandem T Foundation’s mission through integrity, meaningful partnerships, collaboration, and service. Together, we work to create lasting opportunities for individuals, families, and communities.
Executive Leadership
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Chrissy Thompson
President & Director
Founder and President of Tandem T Foundation, responsible for strategic leadership, organizational governance, partnerships, fundraising initiatives, and advancing the Foundation's mission.
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Rohan Taylor
Vice President & Director
Provides operational leadership, supports strategic initiatives, and assists in developing partnerships and programs that further the Foundation's mission.
Board of Directors
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Angela Jones
Secretary & Director
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Merlyn Broadbelt
Director of Community Outreach
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Sabrina Redmond
Director of Community Partnerships
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Kirsten Lambay
Director of Strategic Initiatives
The Next Generation of Tandem T
We aren’t building a Foundation for the next generation. We’re building it with them.
At Tandem T Foundation, we believe young people shouldn’t have to wait until adulthood to learn the value of service, leadership, compassion, and community.
Our Youth Advisory Board gives the next generation a seat at the table — encouraging them to share their voices, develop leadership skills, serve their communities, and help shape initiatives that impact young people and families.
Youth Advisory Board
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Faith Thompson
Youth Advisory Board Member & Community Ambassador
Faith is dedicated to building strong bridges between our Foundation and the communities we serve. Passionate about connection, she helps welcome volunteers, supports outreach initiatives, and works to ensure that everyone who interacts with Tandem T Foundation feels supported, heard, and valued.
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Grace Thompson
Youth Advisory Board Member & Creative Ambassador
Grace brings vibrant energy, creativity, and imagination to our Foundation's mission. She helps us share our heart with the world through artistic projects, creative visual concepts, and joyful, fresh ideas that bring our charitable initiatives to life.
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Tayshaun Taylor
Youth Advisory Board Member & Senior Operations Lead
Tayshaun brings leadership, structure, and reliable execution to the Foundation's core missions. He supports physical project setups, coordinates on-the-ground volunteer logistics, and works alongside our Junior Operations Lead to help turn big Foundation goals into smooth, successful community initiatives.
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Christian Thompson
Youth Advisory Board Member & Junior Operations Lead
With a sharp mind for strategy and a big heart for service, Christian supports the Foundation's behind-the-scenes operations. He brings analytical thinking and a love for structured teamwork to event planning, project logistics, organizational systems, and digital data — helping turn ideas into organized action.
Transparency & Legal Status
The Tandem T Foundation Inc. is a registered Florida non-profit corporation. We are currently seeking our federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, with retroactive approval pending.
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