Norman Family Foundation

10/23/2026

“Restoring what’s missing. Revealing the Heavenly Father who will never leave.”

That’s the heart of idolsaside, a ministry we’re proud to support, and they just launched a new website worth your time.

Idols Aside was created to serve kids growing up without a father figure in their lives. Their answer is the church showing up: mentors, retreats, and relationships that point fatherless youth to a Father who stays.

Meet them, follow them, and find your way in. Mentor, give, or bring it to your church.

Visit www.idolsaside.com

10/09/2026

Our best year yet! So far this year the Foundation touched roughly 21,000 lives for Christ, more than any year before it, on the way to our goal of 30,000.

On the ball fields, Travel Ball Church reached over 10,575 young athletes. Beyond the tent, we funded 25 youth-serving organizations across Central Florida and sent 39 students to school on scholarship, the most we have ever awarded. This is what a year of faith, service, and community looks like. Swipe through, and if you want to follow where this goes next, subscribe for our quarterly updates at www.normanfamily.foundation/contact

10/01/2026

The mission field moved to the ball fields.

Every weekend, thousands of families spend their Saturdays and Sundays at sports tournaments, not in a pew. Travel Ball Church meets them there. One tent reaches more than 10,000 young athletes a year.

Now we are opening it up, so any church can bring a TBC chapter to the fields in its own community. We ship you everything you need to get started. You provide the volunteers to minister at the tent, and we handle the rest. It is built to be simple to run.

A chapter brings new families to your church and new kids to your youth group.

If your church wants to reach the families in your community, start here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Cee6LSn3Rb

09/30/2026

The Norman Family Foundation is proud to share the launch of our Travel Ball Church Chapters! If your church is interested in reaching youth and families locally, contact us: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Cee6LSn3Rb

09/18/2026

Steps of faith, taken together.

The Pregnancy Care Center of Plant City held their 2026 Walk for Life, and we were proud to help support it. Every step affirmed a truth the Center lives out every day: that every life has value, and no one facing an unexpected pregnancy should have to walk it alone.

The Pregnancy Care Center offers free consultations, ultrasounds, classes, and ongoing support to women across our community, at no cost and with no agenda beyond caring for the people who come through their doors. We are grateful to stand alongside them in that work.

If it speaks to you, learn more at plantcitypregnancycenter.org.

Faith. Service. Community.

09/12/2026

One church. One community. The third year running.

This summer, a team of 23 returned to Punta Villa Mella in the Dominican Republic — welcomed by Pastor Leonardo, his wife Norma, and a community that has become family.

What a week their faithfulness produced:
- 232 patients cared for at the medical clinic
- Nearly 100 children at Vacation Bible School
- 56 men and women in ministry and testimony
- An entire church building restored, inside and out

Countless prayers, stories, and lives touched for Christ!

This is what it looks like when a community is served in the name of Jesus — not once, but faithfully, year after year.

We're grateful to walk alongside partners who go, learn, return, and respond.

09/04/2026

Eighteen young adults. One week in Syracuse. And a whole lot of God showing up.

This summer, the Norman Family Foundation helped send a group of young adults to Syracuse, New York. They prepped meals at a center that feeds the hungry 365 days a year. They ran the kids' department at a church plant so the regular volunteers could have a Sunday off. They walked neighborhoods and prayed over every home on the street.

All great things... but the impact on the attendees was the best part:

"I didn't leave with the story I expected to tell. God wasn't only planting seeds through us, He was growing something in me." Ava, 21

"Knowing that there is a group that likes me and wants me with them has been so good for my walk with the Lord." Allison, 19

Eighteen young people gave up a week of their summer for a city that wasn't theirs. Some of them came home different. Thank you, First Baptist Church of Plant City for letting us come alongside you. To God be the glory.

08/28/2026

We are delighted to share that we’ve selected 39 students to receive the Norman Family Foundation Scholarship for the upcoming school year.

Each one of these students has a story to tell. Their stories are what make them so special, including one young woman on her way to becoming the first doctor in her family.

We look forward to checking in with these students as the school year progresses... Stay tuned.

We will continue to walk beside these students as they grow and succeed. Join us in praying for them as they begin the 26/27 school year.

08/21/2026

The Norman Family Foundation is proud to partner with the Charlie Ward Champions Ranch.

Champions Ranch is a 109-acre campus designed to develop lifelong champions through faith, sports, leadership, education, wellness, and the arts. It will open doors for thousands of youth and families, and bring churches, schools, and organizations together to shape the next generation.

We're grateful to stand alongside Charlie, Tonja, and the many partners investing in a place where lives will be changed for years to come. Thankful to be a part of this Journey... and excited for what God has ahead.


https://wardfoundation.org/championsranch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4rUeK7oZ-g

The Champions Ranch addresses the stated desire of youth and teens to have opportunities for social connection, mental health services, exercise and …

07/04/2026

Today, we celebrate 250 years of bravery and freedom.

As we reflect on our nation's rich history, we proudly honor the men and women who serve and the freedoms they help protect.

Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸