Donation Impact
- $60 provides a youth with a full set of all 4 Smart Guides.
- $100 provides presentation portfolios for 10 Smart Transitions Program Youth.
- $300 provides a Smart Transitions Life Work Portfolio Course for one youth.
- $500 provides one youth with an emergency Connections Grant for education or housing.
- $3000 provides a Life Work Portfolio Course for between 10 to 20 youth.
Mary’s Story
Mary Miller (Photo Courtesy of Bob Harper) was a class leader in the Life-Work Portfolio class at Kecoughtan High School in August 2020 and was featured in our November 2020 newsletter and was an honored guest at our community awareness breakfast in 2024.
According to Mary, “Harvest (program instructor, Harvest Bellante) really helped me prepare for interviews and helped me get into Project Search at Fort Eustis.”
At the Project Search graduation, she was offered a job! She now works daily from 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the Madison Child Development Center on Fort Eustis.
With her earnings this year, she plans to go to Israel and see Alice Cooper in concert.
Our Mission in Action
Providing a foundation for successful transition into adult independence and work!
The Together We Can Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization registered in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
All contributions are fully deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Your gift ensures that our programs and materials make a difference every day by teaching youth the necessary skills for successfully transitioning into a productive adult life and the workforce.
Program Highlights:
- Helping teens identify and cultivate an attractive work brand based on their own strengths, talents, and values.
- Encouraging workforce readiness through interviewing and personal presentation skills.
- Encouraging teens to identify a career path, develop a career plan, finish high school, and pursue higher education or vocational training.
- Supporting and nurturing better relationship skills, healthier self-image, and more effective stress management.
- Providing financial grants for transition needs and in support of academic and career goals.
- Advocating for community awareness around the issue of disconnection among youth and partnering with other community organizations towards solutions.
Sustaining Donors
Please consider becoming a Sustaining Donor by making a recurring monthly donation to spread your support out over the year.
NAP (Neighborhood Assistance Program) Tax Credits
Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) tax credits are usually available after July 1st of each year.
When available, donations of at least $500.00 ($600 for businesses) may qualify for Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) Tax Credits from the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Education.
TWC provides the full 65% tax credit value. These tax credits can offset your state tax liability significantly.
To learn whether the possible tax advantages of NAP Credits are right for you, we suggest that you speak with your accountant or tax planner.
To take advantage of potential NAP credits for your together We Can Foundation-Smart Transitions donation:
- Contact TWC at 757-288-3231 or info@twcfoundation.org to check on NAP tax credit availability.
- If available, we will forward you a NAP Credit Request Form for the current year. Print out, fill out, sign, and return the required form by mail or email to Together We Can Foundation, 3401 Tidewater Drive, Norfolk VA 23509, or info@twcfoundation.org.
- You may make your donation by check, electronically, or by stock transfer, but we receive a finite amount of NAP Credits each year so make sure you have spoken with someone at TWC to ensure NAP Credit availability before making a donation.