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Empowering Youth
For A Bright Future

We equip youth with essential skills in culinary arts, sewing/fashion design, financial literacy, and life skills, ensuring a seamless transition from school to work.

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Make Donation

It takes a village…… We operate 100% on donations. Help us help our youth!!

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Fundraising

Help today because tomorrow you may be the one who needs helping!

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Become A Volunteer

EVERYONE has a gift and we need yours! Please email info.tdtdc@gmail.com for volunteer opportunities.

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Shawn Wade
CEO & Founder of Charitify.

Shawn grew up in Maywood, IL where she attended Emerson Elementary School and later transferred to Lexington Elementary School.

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Our History

TCTDC was founded on the backs of women that have had life experiences that taught them valuable lessons to share with their communities. We pride ourselves in pouring wisdom into our youth.

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Our Mission

Total Capacity Training and Development Center provides youth with an opportunity to learn transferable skills in the area of culinary arts, sewing/fashion design, financial literacy, and accelerated life skills. 

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Featured Campaigns
Featured Project: Building Our Future

In 2020 during a trying time in our world (COVID-19) one of our founders was presented with an opportunity to build a youth development center by one of our legislative leaders she believed in our vison and our work and pushed us to move forward and share our gifts with the world. So, we began to search for a brick and mortar home. On December 20, 2023 we found our home and we are building out a center for our youth.

Meet Out Volunteers

Help today because tomorrow you may be the one who
needs more helping!

Become a Volunteer?
Join hands with us to help provide guidance to our future leaders! Please change the words “Never underestimate the difference you can make in the lives of the people around you.

The secret to happiness lies in helping others. Never underestimate the difference YOU can make in the lives of the poor, the abused and the helpless.

Help youth develop skills in culinary arts, sewing, financial literacy, and life skills.

Contribute to building a supportive community that nurtures future leaders.

Share your expertise and experiences to inspire and guide the next generation.

Make a direct impact on the development and success of our youth center.

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$507,000

Money Donated

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10

Volunteers 

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434

People Impacted

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343

Positive Feedbacks

What People Say

Help today because tomorrow you may be the one who
needs more helping!

The secret to happiness lies in helping others. Never underestimate the difference YOU can make in the lives of the poor, the abused and the helpless.

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Jonathan Smith
CEO & Founder of Charitify.

The secret to happiness lies in helping others. Never underestimate the difference YOU can make in the lives of the poor, the abused and the helpless.

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Angelina Rose
CEO & Founder of Charitify.
Recent Stories

The key to success for our youth is to expose them to things they have never seen, give them opportunities they may have missed, and create memories that will last for the rest of their lives.

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