Our MissionEach day is a gift. At the Derrick Faison Foundation, we aim to make a positive difference in the lives of families by reducing the number of deaths each year from Sudden Cardiac Arrest due to undetected heat conditions and disease.
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About Us
Our mission honors the life of Derrick L. Faison, and continues his advocacy and work of empowering youth and young adults to live their best lives and succeed in their academic and professional endeavors.
Derrick passed away unexpectedly from a SCA (Sudden Cardiac Arrest) in 2004, from an undetected heart condition. He was playing a pickup game of basketball at the time when he collapsed. Unfortunately, there was not an AED at that gym that fateful day to help resuscitate him. Derrick was an athlete and played professional football in the NFL.
At the Derrick Faison Foundation, we donate and place Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) at schools, sports facilities, and public facilities, support cardiac screenings. We help youth and adults become CPR/AED certified and educate the public about Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. We also support the education and training of youth and young adults by providing scholarships to qualified students. Our youth is very important, and we support youth in need all over the world, visit www.faisonfamilyfaith.com for more details on our youth outreach.
Derrick passed away unexpectedly from a SCA (Sudden Cardiac Arrest) in 2004, from an undetected heart condition. He was playing a pickup game of basketball at the time when he collapsed. Unfortunately, there was not an AED at that gym that fateful day to help resuscitate him. Derrick was an athlete and played professional football in the NFL.
At the Derrick Faison Foundation, we donate and place Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) at schools, sports facilities, and public facilities, support cardiac screenings. We help youth and adults become CPR/AED certified and educate the public about Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. We also support the education and training of youth and young adults by providing scholarships to qualified students. Our youth is very important, and we support youth in need all over the world, visit www.faisonfamilyfaith.com for more details on our youth outreach.
Our History
In July 2004, the Derrick Faison Foundation was founded in remembrance of Derrick L. Faison. For over ten years, the Foundation has focused on donating and assisting in placing at least one AED annually at various schools and public facilities in Orange and Los Angeles counties. We support CPR/AED certification classes and CPR training in schools for students. Moreover, we focus on hosting fundraising and outreach campaigns that educate the public about heart disease and the importance of cardiac screenings. Finally, the Foundation strives to award scholarship funds to students from humble backgrounds who have the potential to be highly successfully in college or trade school and in their careers. We also support youth all over the world and provide support. Please visit faisonfamilyfaith.com for more details on all our youth outreach we have done over the years.
Derrick Faison Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Derrick Faison Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
