Book of Life Foundation Startup Fund

My name is Tamera Bradford, I have dedicated my career to helping children and teens overcome the effects of an emotional disorder/mental illness. When I started my career, I had no idea that I would have to utilize the same services I was providing to my clients for my daughter. At the age of 11, my daughter was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This diagnosis was a result of surviving an almost fatal car accident when she was 6 years old. Throughout the years, we had to struggle through her recovery, which at times was very challenging as a parent. She is currently 18 and about to graduate high school. She has come a long way.

With both my personal experience as a parent of a child diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and my professional experience, I wanted to be a voice for those who don't understand the effects of these disorders that impair academic achievement and other areas in life. Therefore, I went back to school to work on my MBA in School Business Management to learn how to make this happen. With two classes to go, the ball is already rolling.

I started a nonprofit organization that is focused on raising awareness on childhood mental illness, and providing support to students families that are suffering from the affects of childhood mental illness. The name of my organization is The Book of Life Foundation bookoflifefoundation.com . LIFE is an acronym for Leadership, Integrity, Freedom and Empowerment. We are currently in our preliminary stages as we were just officially incorporated 2/15/19.

In addition to raising awareness, our goal is to provide academic and social emotional support to children and teens that are severely impaired with an emotional disorder, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety disorder, and/or depressive disorder. Our first project will be an after school program for grades 1st-5th with ADHD or other disruptive disorder, which we plan to launch in the fall. My long term goal is to have a therapeutic day school, grades 6-12, for youths diagnosed with depression/anxiety disorder. 

Although we have made a lot of progress, we are still in need of a physical address and help with other miscellaneous expenses. I am currently raising funds to help with this effort. We will be renting out a school to run the program in the fall which will be funded through grants, donations, and service fees. 

There is a great need for our services, please help us with our launch!

Thanks in advance for your support!