She witnessed the ravaging effects of substance abuse and homelessness due to the scarcity of mental health services available within her community.
Tyra has dedicated her career to being a change agent within her community, acting as a mentor, serving in ministry, and working as a behavioral counselor for PRP.
Through these experiences, Tyra came to understand that to be an effective change agent there needs to be a direct connection to the inner-city youth. Guided by this concept in March 2016, she launched her first daycare center, Heart Prints Child Care Center and by September of the same year, she opened a second location, Heart Prints Child Care Center II. In December, Tender Hearts was launched as well.
Tender Hearts is dedicated to the social support and guidance of Baltimore’s inner-city youth and their familial support systems. We pride ourselves on providing our clients with the tools of outstanding problem-solving skills and conflict resolutions.
Therefore, creating change agents who will usher in the new age of mental health awareness. Through this process, THI hopes to help enable the development of a new era that emphasizes the importance of social, community, and self-awareness.
Our team strongly believes that by uplifting the urban populations of the great state of Maryland, through the investment in mental health, we can transform the culture.