Revitalizing communities through sports, mentorship & economic opportunity

Revitalizing communities through sports, mentorship & economic opportunity

Revitalizing communities through sports, mentorship & economic opportunity

Revitalizing communities through sports, mentorship & economic opportunity

Building Champions

Step by Step

Generation to Generation

"Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.”

1 Thessalonians 5:11

“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up,
just as you are doing.”

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Community Engagement & Opportunity Council (CEOC) is a faith-based, non-profit organization founded by Scott & Robin Turner in the Spring of 2021. Our mission is to revitalize communities through sports, mentorship & economic opportunity.

Serving the DFW community through our three foundational pillars:

 
Sports

We aim to help student athletes utilize the character building benefits of athletic participation to go beyond the field of play.

 
Mentorship

Our First Down Mentorship Program provides leadership & character building training for high school & college student athletes.

 Economic
Opportunity

Our First Kids Learning Program enhances literacy & builds character. Our Community Partnerships provide both immediate & long term revitalization.

Sports

We aim to help student athletes utilize the character building benefits of athletic participation to go beyond the field of play.

Mentorship

Our First Down Mentorship Program provides leadership & character building training for high school & college student athletes.

Economic Opportunity

Our First Kids Learning Program enhances literacy & builds character. Our Community Partnerships provide both immediate & long term revitalization.

Our Why

67%

(or two-thirds) of U.S 4th grade students are not proficient in reading*

130 Million

adults in the US are now unable to read a simple story to their children*

95%

of Fortune 500 CEOs played sports in college*

76%

of people think mentors are important, but only 37% have one*

18.3 Million

children live without a father (biological, step, or adoptive) in the home*

Only 27%

of NCAA athletes agree that they had a mentor in college who encouraged them to pursue their goals and dreams*

Career Transition

is the most traumatic experience of an athlete, which often generates identity crisis & coping difficulties*

Providing resources & opportunity builds Champions

Step by Step

Generation to Generation