Programs

  • Program 1 [2019]

    BORDER YOUTH TENNIS EXCHANGE BYTE IS A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO CHILDREN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE US/MEXICO BORDER. IN 2019 BYTE OFFERED OVER 4300 STAFF HOURS OF INSTRUCTION TO OVER 600 UNIQUE STUDENT-ATHLETES, ACROSS 5 SITES AND THROUGH PUBLIC OUTREACH. ATHLETIC COURSES WERE OFFERED IN TENNIS AND DANCE WHILE ACADEMIC AND ART PROGRESSIONS CONSISTED LARGELY OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED PROGRESSIONS IN DIGITAL STORYTELLING, MURAL DESIGN, STEAM SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART MATH. 2019 ALSO SAW THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW YEAR-ROUND BYTE SITE AT THE ANZA PARK TENNIS COURTS IN NOGALES ARIZONA, AS WELL AS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PAID INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WITH NOGALES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $165.5K

  • Program 1 [2020]

    BORDER YOUTH TENNIS EXCHANGE BYTE SUCCESSFULLY PIVOTED TO FULL VIRTUAL DEPLOYMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THIS INCLUDED PROVIDING OVER 7000 PROGRAM STAFF HOURS AND 900 PROGRAM INSTRUCTION HOURS OF VIRTUAL YOUTH PROGRAMMING TO 200 CHILDREN ACROSS 5 HOST PARTNER SITES AND 17 VIRTUAL CLASSES. TO ACHIEVE THIS BYTE CREATED AND DEPLOYED A BINATIONAL MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MONITORING 70 PERSONAL TABLET DEVICES. BYTE ALSO SUCCESSFULLY ARRANGED INTERNET CONNECTIONS FOR 65 OF ITS PARTICIPANTS TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN ZOOM AND GOOGLE CLASSROOM COURSES. BYTE VIRTUAL COURSES INCLUDED MODERN DANCE DIGITAL ANIMATION DIGITAL STORYTELLING ENTREPRENEURSHIP BRANDING DIGITAL DRAWING AND 1-1 HOMEWORK TUTORING. BYTE WAS SELECTED AS THE 2020 ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION NATIONAL SPORT AWARD WINNER.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $206K

  • Sports and Enrichment Programs for Youth

    BYTE PROVIDED FREE SPORTS AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS TO 2,036 UNDUPLICATED STUDENT-ATHLETES IN 2022, INCLUDING 658 PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF AMBOS NOGALES AND 1378 CHILDREN AND ADULTS PASSING THROUGH REFUGEE AND CHILD-WELFARE SHELTERS IN THE US/MEXICO BORDER REGION. THIS INCLUDED 1936 HOURS OF SPORT PROGRAMMING AND 2200 HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT, OFFERED AT 11 IN-PERSON SITES. BYTE ALSO SECURED A 3-YEAR SYSTEM CHANGE GRANT FROM VITALYST HEALTH FOUNDATION TO DESIGN AND PILOT A BILINGUAL TRAUMA-INFORMED COMMUNITY COACH TRAINING COURSE. ADDITIONALLY, BYTE BEGAN YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING AT SAN QUENTIN STATE PRISON, BEGINNING A TRAUMA-SENSITIVE SPORT FOR HEALING INITIATIVE WITHIN AMERICAN ADULT AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $339.5K