About Us
Our mission...
The Big Bro Joe Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization that seeks to offer young males positive role models that can assists with a helping hand, inspiration, guidance, motivation, while establishing healthy relationships with adult male mentors. We will accomplish this goal by facilitating mentor relationships, after school activities and programs, sports and team building activities, and introductions to educational and personal development resources. Our goal is to equip young men throughout the community with the mental, emotional, physical and educational tools needed to become well adjusted, productive members of society.
BIG BRO JOE
The Big Bro Joe Foundation was founded by Joe Thornton, owner of Total Impact Training and Sports Performance, LLC. Joe was raised in a single-parent household by his mother in Atlanta, GA. Growing up, Joe had coaches and other male mentors who saw his potential long before he ever did. These men were Joe’s “Big Bros” that encouraged him, held him accountable, challenged him to create a bright future for himself, and ultimately changed Joe’s life forever.
Joe is a University of Tennessee-Chattanooga College graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and minor in Psychology. After college, Joe played two years of arena football with the Tri-Cities Fever as a linebacker. While playing with The Fever, he was actively involved in volunteering with local schools around the Tri-Cities area. Two years later, Joe signed to play professional football in Canada with the Montreal Alouettes. Joe now calls Tri-Cities his home. He is a father of a beautiful daughter, a local business owner, and actively volunteers and is involved with numerous organizations, throughout the Tri-Cities communities.
