About the Victory Train®

The Victory Train® is an early childhood education program that empowers parents with skills and resources to provide essential learning experiences for their children from birth to kindergarten.  Kindergarten-readiness is a key indicator to a child’s future academic and economic success and is a critical first step on the pathway to graduation.

On the Victory Train, we walk alongside parents beginning at the birth of their child, helping them realize their role as their child’s primary teacher, and providing them with age-appropriate educational packets delivered to the home every week.  Parents are guided every step of the way, helping them raise children who arrive at the first day of school confident and ready to succeed at the first key milestone on the pathway to graduation.
The Victory Train partners with local service organizations, businesses, schools, churches and governmental entities, working together to collectively address the needs of children and parents in the Greene County community.  Together we are changing the conversation in the home and guiding parents on the pathway to ensure all children in Greene County are ready for school on Day One!

The Victory Train currently has over 300 children “Riding” on Train.  Last year we delivered over 7,500 educational packets, including over 5,000 books and thousands of puzzles, educational toys, crayons and other supplies parents need to prepare their children for school-readiness.

Our Vision

A world where every child is on a pathway to graduation.

Our Mission

Empower parents with skills and resources to provide essential learning experiences for their children from birth to kindergarten.

OUR GOAL

Ensure all children are Kindergarten-ready.

OUR WHY

We believe kindergarten-readiness is a key predictor to a child’s future academic and economic success.  By starting school prepared and ready, children arrive at the first day of school confident to succeed at the first step on the pathway to graduation

Our Founder

Theresa Kemp
Theresa Kemp
Victory Train® President and Founder

Theresa Kemp was born in Dallas, Texas and retired as Administrative Director of a major Dallas law firm for over 1,000 employees worldwide, with a background in administration, human resources and law firm management.

Ms. Kemp continues to serve as a volunteer in her local community, serving as an advisor to the Board of Directors for Greene County Habitat for Humanity, where she previously served as its President and Board Chairman.  She has also served as the financial bookkeeper for the local St. Vincent de Paul Society, and is an active member of Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church and and their bereavement group..   

Ms. Kemp has had a life-long passion for working in child development, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a Master of Science degree in Human Development.  
She moved to Greene County, Georgia in 2002 and has volunteered her time and devoted her life to helping families in the community rise to their full potential. 

In 2015, Ms. Kemp founded the Victory Train initiative by facilitating its program with local partner organizations.  The program was introduced to Greene County families the following year and in 2018, the Victory Train developed the successful model of delivering weekly education packets to the home, empowering parents with skills and resources to provide essential learning experiences for their children from birth to kindergarten.  Under Ms. Kemp’s leadership, parents are guided every step of the way, helping them raise children who arrive at the first day of school ready and confident to succeed at the first step on the pathway to graduation.  

Ms. Kemp plans to take the Victory Train to scale in Greene County, growing to serve hundreds of children and ultimately duplicating the model to surrounding counties and beyond.

Ms. Kemp is married and has seven step-children and twenty-three grandchildren.