Damion Gosa Memorial Foundation

Based in Phoenix, the Damion Gosa Memorial Foundation is a community nonprofit focused on encouraging positive leadership among youth. The foundation works to help young people rise above difficult environments and reach their potential, with a focus on awareness of violence, peer pressure, and crime. Its programs include teen initiatives and the E.M.P.L.O.Y. private school, which accepts applications for students in grades 3 through 9. The foundation also organizes the annual Freedom From Violence Walk, featuring speakers and entertainment. Community members can support its work through volunteering or in-kind and monetary donations. The organization was established by Damion Gosa's family in his memory after his death in Phoenix in 2009.