What We Do
We empower the children to participate in healing developmental activities such as sports, music, and other arts as positive outlets for their grief during their entire childhood.
We empower the children to participate in healing developmental activities such as sports, music, and other arts as positive outlets for their grief during their entire childhood.
The activities already exist in their communities and have coaches or instructors who can help provide some positive mentoring the children are missing without the guidance and support of their fallen hero. We encourage the children to try as many activities as needed to find a passion that fits them at their current stage of development, and to change their activity if their interests vary while they grow. We support them through a long-term commitment to see them engaged all year, every year, all the way through 18 years old without having to reapply.
We pay for the activities, but our support is much more than just writing checks; we follow up to encourage the children and share in celebrating their successes throughout each year. This long-term engagement is crucial for creating true lasting positive impact, and helps them develop their own personal identity, increase self-confidence, and write their own story of success rather than growing up in the shadow of a hero.
Who We Are
Angels of America’s Fallen is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by a retired Lt Col with 25 years of service as an enlisted Army field artillery canon crewman, a Marine Corps fighter pilot, and an Air Force Reconnaissance pilot. He created Angels of America’s Fallen in 2012 to address a gap in support he saw for the children of his fallen friends in all branches of the military and first responders. There was no program providing opportunities for the children to be engaged in healthy activities the entire year, with long term support every year of their childhood, in between initial grief counseling and scholarships once they became adults. Angels of America’s Fallen was designed to offer positive outlets for the children’s grief during the entire period of these most crucial developmental years. Our staff and board consist of individuals with a passion to help the children in the most impactful way we know. That is to provide them an opportunity, not a handout or a gift, but a chance to invest in themselves and pursue healthy activities during their entire childhood.
Our Impact
Self Confidence
96%
Reported score of self-confidence via formal survey of AOAF supported middle school children.
Realized Passion
100%
Every child in our program realized their passion through participation in sports, music, or the arts.
Program Assessment
100%
The level of satisfaction of the AOAF program reported by program participants and families.
Self Confidence
96%
Reported score of self-confidence via formal survey of AOAF supported middle school children.
Realized Passion
100%
Every child in our program realized their passion through participation in sports, music, or the arts.
Program Assessment
100%
The level of satisfaction of the AOAF program reported by program participants and families.
How You Can Help
As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Angels of America’s Fallen is completely supported by individual donors, corporate/organizational donors, and grants. Because we are a long-term supporter of every child in our program, we desperately need your financial support to grow and continue accepting more children of America’s finest into our program. Right now, we are running a waiting list and we urgently want to see every child of our fallen find their passion to grow in. Will you stand with us?
