Dance Programs Empowering Youth

As we near the end of 2024, the DEA Educational Foundation (DEAEF) reflects upon this past year of instilling hope through our significant reach in prevention education and providing positive and healthy outlets to our youth and communities. In 2024 alone the Foundation reached individuals in over 80 cities (with 55 of the cities hosting the DEAEF Youth Dance Program!) and, even more notable, the Foundation has touched hundreds of thousands of lives in over 100 cities since its start 23 years ago. 

In May of 2024, the CDC reported that for the first time since 2018, our country saw a decline in overdoses in 2023. Although it is difficult to pinpoint one reason for a decline, we feel strongly that the DEAEF efforts, along with those of our partners in the field, are making a difference. Despite our reach and the fact that we have led so many to a long-term healthy path, our nation continues to lose a devastating number of people to drug overdoses and poisoning. The DEA Educational Foundation will continue to reach communities through our youth programs, such as the DEAEF Youth Dance Program, with the goal of saving a child's life, one step at a time. 

As we enter into 2025, we reflect upon the power of community, everyday heroes and hope. We will strive to have more kids dancing, all while embracing friendships, future goals and dreams. We aim to have more children hear our prevention messaging so that they never start down a destructive path; or face a one-time tragedy. Today I invite you to join the DEA Educational Foundation by making an end-of-year donation to help us to maintain our critical programming and to reach even more communities on our waitlist. I am deeply appreciative of your consideration to support the DEAEF, helping us to provide hope for all of those that we reach.