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
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 programs:
CEOC’s Learning Program, powered by community partners, builds reading literacy & strengthens character in a fun, caring environment!
CEOC’s mentorship program equips high school & college student-athletes with the tools they need to succeed both on & off the field!
CEOC’s giving arm provides impactful resources to organizations that align with our mission!
FIRST KIDS
CEOC’s Learning Program, powered by community partners, builds reading literacy & strengthens character in a fun, caring environment!
FIRST DOWN
CEOC’s mentorship program equips high school & college student-athletes with the tools they need to succeed both on & off the field!
FIRST GIFT
CEOC’s giving arm provides impactful resources to organizations that align with our mission!
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*
*Sources
Sources
67% (or two-thirds) of U.S 4th grade students are not proficient in reading.
*National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
130 Million adults in the US are now unable to read a simple story to their children
*The National Literacy Institute
95% of Fortune 500 CEOs played sports in college
*coachup.com
76% of people think mentors are important, but only 37% have one
*Forbes, 2019
18.3 Million children live without a father (biological, step, or adoptive) in the home
*US Census Bureau, Our Fatherless Foundation
Only 27% of NCAA athletes agree that they had a mentor in college who encouraged them to pursue their goals and dreams
*NCAA and Gallup, 2020
Career Termination is the most traumatic experience of an athlete, which often generates identity crisis & coping difficulties
*Hatamleh, M. (2013). The life transition of high performance athletes retirement from sport. European Scientific Journal, 9
Providing resources & opportunity builds Champions
Step by Step
Generation to Generation
