Tac Proposal

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TACTeach A Child

Giving a Child a Second Chance

Elizabeth Gomez, Jordy Flores, Karawan Hamdan, Jeanetta Harris

Prepared for

Dr. Karen Patton

Business ommuni!ation

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Table of Contents

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Introduction

:Edu!ation is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belon;s to the people who

prepare for it today.<

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)s adults, we are ;i#en a powerful !hoi!e that allows us to flourish in our ;i#en

so!ieties by !ontributin; throu;h our !areers and?or personal philanthropy. Howe#er, the

@ey word to @eep in mind is !hoi!e, for without freedom how are we eApe!ted to eApand

our minds to find our true potential. -any people ta@e this well fou;htfor freedom for

;ranted without e#er as@in; themsel#es what if they !ouldnCt ma@e the appropriate

de!isions in their daily li#es. +ithout uestionin; it too hard, we were basi!ally in these

powerless shoes up until most of us turned & years of a;e. *n the Bri;htside, many of

were raised by either our lo#in; parents or family members. +e would li@e to raise one

uestion as a ;roup, and that is to as@ who is loo@in; out for the !hildren who arenCt

blessed with !arin; lo#ed ones ) #ariety of s!enarios o!!ur on the daily that put

!hildren in harmsway. 0t is time that we stop turnin; the other !hee@ and step up for the

!hildren in need. )s employees of 0ntuit we are eA!ited to announ!e that we !hose to

partner up with Dallas asa to !reate :ea!h ) hild< )I.

I. Background

Dallas Casa

)fter the i#il +ar, the Bolles family !ame and settled on the !urrent

Dallas asa Property. his family made it a point to ser#e the !ommunity,

and they wanted this property to !ontinue to ser#e by !arryin; on their

le;a!y of philanthropy. o this day, Dallas asa !ontinues to ser#e those


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in need by supplyin; these !hildren with a healthy and safe en#ironment.

ases at !asa #ary ;reatly, but !hildren should not be sufferin; at the

hands of others. he laws of attra!tion should allow these !hildren to

embra!e a positi#e lifestyle instead they are abused and ne;le!ted.

Depression and anAiety play Lust as bi; of a role in these horrendous

situational ni;htmares, Lust as mu!h as pedophilia and ba!@lash an;er.

Dallas asaCs mission is to support these !hildren with a positi#e role

model?ad#o!ate who is willin; to loo@ after these !hildren as an older

brother or sister.

Intuit:

+e wor@ for 0ntuit, a te!h !ompany that fo!uses on simplifyin; the

business of life. hrou;h forms su!h as urbotaA, 7ui!@Boo@s, and -int

we allow users a new way of fo!usin; their time and tra!@in; new

eApenses throu;h a more te!hnolo;i!ally profi!ient manner. *ur mottohere 0ntuit is that, :Mou ha#e to be 0ntuitN< -eanin; we embra!e the idea of

inno#ation and !reati#ity. Great minds wor@ best in a !omfortable

en!oura;in; en#ironment.

II. Proposal

A. Objectives and Goals

&. Finan!ial (esponsibility

Finan!ial responsibility is one of our main

obLe!ti#es. Fifty per!ent of eman!ipated !hildren

li#e at or below the po#erty le#el, after lea#in;

foster !are or transitional housin;. +e plan to tea!h

!hildren at a youn; a;e on how to maintain their


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finan!es that !an transition with them into the world

of independen!e.

$. /elfEsteem and Growth

/elfEsteem is our main ;oal with this pro;ram.

Helpin; a !hild identify their stren;ths and

wea@nesses is @ey to a !hildCs ;rowth. Knowin;

what they are ;ood at !an help them establish

boundaries in their futures. /elfEsteem is built

when ea!h !hild be;ins to find hope in their own

abilities.

Community eed

)!!ordin; to Dallas asa, $%,%%% !hildren are in need of assistan!e on an annual

basis. hese !hildren suffer from abuse and ne;le!t in their homes. urrently $'&,%%%

!hildren ha#e an asa #olunteer. *ur plan is to implement a summer pro;ram that will

allow ea!h !hild who ualifies the opportunity to understand their finan!ial

responsibility to themsel#es and their !ommunities after lea#in; foster !are or

transitional housin;. Below we will eAplain how our pro;ram wor@s, how we plan to

implement the pro;ram, and the entry pro!ess for any !hild who ualifies to attend the

pro;ram.

B. The M&M’s of it all

&. -int.!om

Ea!h !hild will re!ei#e a psuedo mint.!om a!!ount

in order to maintain any deposits, withdrawals,

assets, and debts they a!uire durin; the wee@ of

!amp. )ll of the inputs are fi!tional transa!tions, no

real !urren!y is eA!han;ed durin; the learnin;


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!amps. -int.!om is a 0ntuit owned software

appli!ation used by many to maintain their personal

finan!es. Ha#in; the ability to tea!h a !hild about

personal a!!ountin; software will allow them to

ta@e these foundational !on!epts and apply them to

any other software used in the future for personal

finan!e monitorin;.

Fi;ure &

$. -onopoly


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Fi;ure $

E#eryone @nows about the ;ame of -onopoly, as it

applies to an indi#iduals finan!ial life. earnin; the

art of finan!ial responsibility in real estate,

ne;otiation, strate;y, and business in ;eneral is a

lifelon; eAperien!e. he !on!epts behind the ;ame

of monopoly !an transfer to many areas of a

personCs life. 0n!orporatin; the foundation of this;ame while eApandin; those !on!epts to real life

issues, will allow the !hildren to thin@ broader and

more !riti!ally. +e plan to !ombine the psuedo

mint.!om a!!ount with the board ;ame of

monopoly. his form of ;ame play is different, more

eApanded, real life. 0n this ;ame there are no ;ame

pie!es or boards used, only the room, @ids, and

real life s!enarios written on the !han!e and

!ommunity !hest !ards.


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Fi;ure 3 -onopoly in the par@, /an Jose, )., 1nited /tates

Game Play

0ma;ine the ;ame board abo#e on the floor inside of a !lassroom or offi!e floor. 0nstead

of usin; ;ame pie!es, ima;ine ea!h !hild playin; represents a ;ame pie!e, usin; !olor


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!oded hats or #est for identifi!ation. heir will be a moderator or ban@er who will @eep

s!ore, property, and !ard !ontrol durin; ;ame play. )t the be;innin; of the wee@ when

the @ids arri#e, !oordinators will set up the @ids indi#idual psuedo mint.!om a!!ounts.

Ea!h a!!ount will start with a runnin; balan!e around fi#ehundred dollars. his runnin;

balan!e will apply to the ;ame play for pur!hases, ne;otiations, trades, et!. )fter

tea!hin; a lesson on how to use their psuedo mint.!om a!!ounts used for all of their

deposits, withdrawals, assets, and debts, the ;ame will be;in.Ea!h !hild will roll the di!e

and mo#e to the determined suare. he differen!e with this ;ame would !ome when

the !hild lands on their rolled suare. For eAample, he !hild rolls the di!e, then mo#es

the suare rolled. 0n the re;ular board ;ame the suare may ha#e par@ pla!e on top.

Mou then ha#e a !hoi!e to pur!hase the property or not. 0n amp ), the ;ame suare

would ha#e a !hoi!e of rentin; an apartment for shelter purposes or buyin; a new !ar

for transportation. he real life s!enario will !ome with a spe!ifi! dollar amount

atta!hed. 0f the !hild only has two hundred dollars to spend and the suare reuires a

minimum of one hundred and ninetyfi#e dollars, then whi!h would be the better !hoi!e.hose are the eAamples of the type of !hoi!es the !hildren will ma@e in real life. he

obLe!ti#e is to ;et them to understand that ha#in; shelter and the finan!es to maintain

that shelter is more important that dri#in; a ni!e !ar. he ;ame play will !ontinue

-onday throu;h Friday, with the wee@ly play endin; on that Friday. *n the final day, all

totals will be added up to see who made better !hoi!es with the money they had to

sur#i#e. Durin; re!ap, the !hildren will ha#e the opportunity to eApress to the !amp

!oordinators what they learned and how they !an tea!h others the ;ame.

!o" to Participate

Dallas asa !urrently assist o#er $'&,%%% !hildren who suffer from abuse and ne;le!t.Ea!h !hild is !onne!ted with a asa #olunteer who be!omes an eAtra #oi!e for that

!hild. 0ntuit !urrently holds pro;rams for battered and abused women, this pro;ram will

be an eAtension of that, ;eared toward helpin; the !hildren understand life and their

responsibilities after lea#in; foster !are or transitional housin;. he pro;ram will be

offered to e#ery !hild with a asa #olunteer within the a;e ;roups of ten years and

fifteen years of a;e. he #olunteer would then re!ommend the !hild for entran!e into

the pro;ram. )fter re!ei#in; the appli!ation to parti!ipate, we will !onta!t the asa

#olunteer and the !hild for a meet and ;reet with other !hosen parti!ipants. )lthou;h the

pro;ram is ;eared toward the !hildren of asa, their #olunteers are wel!ome to

a!!ompany them to the !amp for support and reassuran!e.

The Process of #ntry

&. Fill out appli!ation with asa sponsor or #olunteer $. omplete a phone inter#iew with !amp !oordinator 3. )ttend or;anization meet and ;reet with other parti!ipants


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Fi;ure 4 Graph of imeline from $%&6 $%& Parti!ipants in !amp

#$pansion

he !amp will operate on an annual basis. he parti!ipants !hosen in $%&', the pilot

year, will be thirty to forty !hildren. he hope is to eApand beyond this !ap within the

neAt three years as follows

&. '%6% parti!ipants in year $%&6$. 9%% parti!ipants in year $%&93. O%&%% parti!ipants in year $%&


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III. Budget % Staffing

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B. /e!ond supportin; information for the subtopi!

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IIII. Authori&ation


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TAC in partnership with Intuit and CASA is very confident of the success that will arise from

Camp Teach A Child. The camp is assured to be a great option for the Dallas Chamber of

Commerce “Businesses ive bac!" competition. #ith a $%&''' investment& Camp TAC could be

up and functioning by the upcoming summer. The children of CASA they have faced nothing but

hardships in their short lives. They lived in bro!en homes and dangerous situations. #hile the

volunteers at CASA are helping with any emotional issues& we at Intuit can give them the

!nowledge to succeed financially. (inancial !nowledge will be taught to these children so that

once they have “grown out of the system" they will be able to be stable financially in the future.

This educational and fun camp can be the !ey to happiness and success for these children. It

would help in promoting the issue of neglected children and in return be very beneficial for the

City of Dallas by)

*. +eeping young adults out of the streets with stable ,obs.

-. aving less young adults in prisons and shelters& saving Dallas ta/ money.

0. These children will grow into ta/1paying adults and will ultimately fund Dallas.

Camp Teach A Child will have a huge benefit for the City of Dallas by creating awareness for

neglected and abused children and essentially putting a stop to it. These children are our future so

let2s ma!e this future bright3

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Targeted 'uestions % Ans"ers

What is Camp TAC?

Camp Teach A Child is an educational finance camp that teaches neglected children

valuable skills to succeed in the future through fun, realistic activities.

Who can attend Camp TAC?

Currently only children who are with the CASA program between the ages of !"#


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$ow many children will attend Camp TAC?

Around %# children will be able to attend the camp being split into three groups by age.

$owever, after the first year Camp TAC will evaluate and see if more children can be

accepted for the following summer.

$ow long will Camp TAC be?

The camp will be for two weeks.

What activities will be done?

A mock version of &onopoly tweaked to fit Camp TAC and a mock version of &int.com to

record earnings or losses.

What is the goal of Camp TAC?

To show that anything can happen in the real world but with financial knowledge,

budgeting and money managment that will 'ust be one less but very crucial thing to worry

about.

Will Camp TAC be beneficial to (allas?

Absolutely, we are giving these children the financial knowledge to be stable in the future.

They have never lived in a stable situation so we are offering life"changing skills. These

skills will save the City of (allas so much money in the long run.

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