Stories
Meet some 3T kids. They inspire us.
Triple Threat Athletics student
“I am the oldest of 7 children and Triple Threat has done a lot to improve and motivate my life. I use to be just like any other young man curious about life and the right path that I should take. All of my dreams changed when my father was charged and convicted. My life changed shortly after that I now had to take the role as a father figure by help taking care of my younger siblings, having to quit basketball that was a true passion of mine and having to find a job to help my mother pay bills and provide a well balance home for my siblings
If it wasn’t for the support of Triple Threat Mentoring, I would not have been able to have the courage to be able to give up my passion for basketball and take care my family… Triple Threat Mentoring has help encourage me so much in my life helping me build my character or to being able to teach me life skill to help my future.”
Triple Threat Athletics student
“Triple Threat means a lot to me. If Triple Threat hadn’t came into my life I don’t know what I would be doing right now. I would probably be doing what everyone else is doing right now, selling drugs and gang banging and stuff. They showed me how to be a leader, how to develop relationships with people I don’t know, they boost my confidence. Through all the programs, they showed me how to be a leader.
At first, I was like, “cool, they’re giving out free stuff.” I didn’t think that would actually mean something in the long run. I went to the programs just to go and then I got attached to it. I went because I had nothing else to do, but like after awhile they showed me there is life beyond basketball. All I thought about before was basketball, basketball, basketball. Now I think about, like, my future, what I’m gonna do. I wanna do a program like Triple Threat. It’s fun helping out and leading something. I hope the kids learned from me info about life, like its hard out there, but there’s a bright side to everything. Like no matter what you are going through you can count on Triple Threat being there.”
Triple Threat Academics student
“Meeting Triple Threat has been a unexpected blessing that I’m so thankful I had the privilege to have.There has been times in my life in which I didn’t know what to do or how to handle it, and not just one of the mentors have been by my side and supportive,but every single one of them has.They have given me hope and drive. When I have felt like I could never accomplish anything, they have helped me deal with my past and make me see the good in it, even though I use to strongly believe there was no good in it at all.
There’s days I just feel like everything is against me. All I do is pick up the phone and call one of them and they can make my rain cloud go away in just a matter of minutes and have me feeling like I can take over the world. When family or friends turn their back, my Triple Threat family is there. They never leave my side. They grew on me and will ALWAYS have a place in my heart.”