Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: The Thriving Brain & Development (TBD) Project Inc.
\nLegal Name (if Different):
\nAlso Known As: The TBD Project Inc
\nMailing Address: 3343 Peachtree Rd NE Suite 145 #766
\nCity: Atlanta
\nState: Georgia
\nPostal Code: 30326
\nMain Phone: 2254002810
\nMain Fax:
\nOrganization Website: https:\/\/www.thetbdprojectinc.org
\nEmployer ID Number: 33-1945711
\nOrganization Tax Status: no<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: Apri 20, 2024
\nRequested Amount: 10,000<\/p>\n
Project Title: The TBD Project Phase 1: Awareness & Education
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
At 21, my body began sending signals\u2014tremors, stiffness, slurred speech\u2014but for 13 years, my symptoms were misunderstood or delayed. Not out of malice, but because the system wasn\u2019t built to recognize me. As a young Black woman, I didn\u2019t fit the typical profile of Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Eventually, I learned the truth: I was living with Young Onset Parkinson\u2019s Disease.<\/p>\n
That diagnosis changed everything\u2014but so did the journey to get there. I wasn\u2019t just fighting a disease. I was navigating a medical system that failed to see me. From that struggle, I created The Thriving Brain & Development Project Inc. to build what I never had\u2014access to brain health education rooted in science, culture, and care.<\/p>\n
The need is urgent:<\/p>\n
84% of women feel unheard by healthcare providers, leading to misdiagnoses (TODAY, 2022; Mayo Clinic, 2021).<\/p>\n
Many women wait over a decade for a Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis (NPJ Parkinson\u2019s Disease, 2021).<\/p>\n
Food insecurity during childhood increases the risk of developmental delays (Pediatrics, 2008).<\/p>\n
Parkinson\u2019s is the fastest-growing neurological disorder in the U.S. (Parkinson\u2019s Foundation, 2022).<\/p>\n
Our Phase 1 pilot tackles these gaps with tools designed by and for the communities most often overlooked.<\/p>\n
With this microgrant, we will:<\/p>\n
Publish Mrs. Bayou Bounces Back\u2122, our culturally responsive SEL children\u2019s book.<\/p>\n
Launch Cooking with Chef Traci\u2122, a web series linking food and brain health.<\/p>\n
Finalize and publish our Food Desert STEM Curriculum for K\u201312 students.<\/p>\n
Hire GIS and tech interns to build our Impact Story Map, a digital tool to visualize reach and outcomes.<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t just a pilot\u2014it\u2019s a blueprint for healing and equity, one family and one story at a time.<\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: $198,000 <\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): We began with belief and a bold vision. When we released our children\u2019s book, something powerful happened\u2014people saw themselves in the story. They felt heard. And they began to give. Donations followed\u2014not because we asked, but because they believed in what we were building. When traditional funding wasn\u2019t available, our founder stepped in\u2014using proceeds from a real estate sale to keep the mission alive. We\u2019ve since leveraged a small amount of business credit and are actively working to grow it, while also pursuing grant opportunities to build a sustainable path forward. But our resources remain limited. With strategic support, we won\u2019t just sustain\u2014we\u2019ll scale. And every step forward brings us closer to a world where brain health equity isn\u2019t the exception, but the expectation.<\/p>\n
Project Duration: April to August 2025
\nGeographical Area Served: Nationally
\nAge Group To Be Served: women 19- 55 and Children 8-18<\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
\nContact First Name: Tyaisha
\nContact Last Name: Blount-Dillon
\nContact Title: Founder and Executive Director
\nContact Phone: 2254002810
\nContact Email: info@thetbdprojectinc.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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