[image src=”http://jasontaylorfoundation.com/2024/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/donate-jason.jpg” shape=”img-rounded”] Intrinsic Benefits to Middle Schoolers Through Literary-Based Programming By Althea Gibbons – SVE Teacher in Broward County Public Schools / Teacher at the Jason Taylor Reading Room My experience as a teacher of middle school students has taught me that, at this age, with respect to their intellect, students display a wide range of […]
JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION AND HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY TO HOLD SECOND ANNUAL “WRITE TRACK POETRY” COMPETITION Thirteen Miami-Dade County middle schools to participate in program, to be held in conjunction with Omari Hardwick bluapple Poetry Network MIAMI- As Homestead-Miami Speedway prepares to host NASCAR’s championship races in all three national series for the 16th consecutive year, it is […]
A Business Owner’s Perspective of Corporate Responsibility By Steve Sadaka – Chairman & CEO, StevenDouglas / Jason Taylor Foundation Board Member As a business owner for over 34 years, I’ve often wondered what my corporate responsibility is to give back to the community. The truth is, I was brought up in an environment where giving time and money […]
5 Reasons Spoken Word Is Powerful In The Classroom By Sierra DeMulder – Director of bluapple Poetry Programming, Jason Taylor Foundation I never intended to be a professional spoken word poet. It wasn’t a secret dream of mine or something my guidance counselor suggested I pursue. In fact, it sort of chose me. In my […]
SIERRA DEMULDER JOINS JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION AS DIRECTOR OF OMARI HARDWICK BLUAPPLE POETRY PROGRAMS WESTON, FLA. – The Jason Taylor Foundation announced today that Sierra DeMulder has been named as Director of the non-profit organization’s Omari Hardwick bluapple Poetry Programs. Founded in 2004 by Miami Dolphins legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Jason Taylor, the […]
Jason Taylor Literacy-Based After School Programs By Kevin Sawyer – Educational Director, Jason Taylor Foundation The Jason Taylor Foundation has provided a quality literacy-based after school program for secondary aged students since 2007. Approximately 800 students have moved through the program in the past decade. What is interesting about the program is that there is no other […]
JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION TO INTRODUCE “THE GET UP” AN URBAN FASHION EXPERIENCE FEATURING YOUTH MODELS, POETS & ARTISTS The Jason Taylor Foundation, through its Omari Hardwick bluapple Poetry Network, is celebrating the end of summer and the beginning of the 2017-18 school year with the introduction of its newest and most fashion forward event to […]
PAZOS LAW GROUP PARTNERS WITH JASON TAYLOR FOUNDATION TO EMPOWER YOUTH AND INSPIRE COMMUNITY WESTON, FL – Pazos Law Group, a Weston based law firm focusing on Family Law and Divorce, Homeowners’ Insurance Claims, Trusts and Estates and Personal Injury, has partnered with the Jason Taylor Foundation to empower youth throughout the South Florida community. Utilizing multiple digital […]
Writing eases my own suffering…writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.”- Gao Xingjian Louder Than A Bomb Florida presented by Nova Southeastern University and UPS, or LTABFLA as we sometimes call it, came back better than ever. In its third year, the poetry competition for high school students across South Florida has grown into […]
If you missed the last half of what turned out to be an incredible competition, here’s a recap of the final days of Louder Than a Bomb Florida 2017. You can also see what happened during the first half by clicking here. College Slam One could argue that poets never stop being poets. That’s one […]
