What the foundation is Forged on

Driver

Support

Wisdom

Youth

Labor

Follow Through

Driver

Commitment.  The idea of the foundation and the direction takes the soul to engage every day.  The passion I have for our First Responders, engaging them daily, being there for them, showing them the opportunity for bonding each day; no matter the way you feel or want to be.  The Driver is always in the seat and always taking the lead.

Support

Support comes at all times of the day.  The Support helps the Driver stay "awake", avoiding obstacles, clearing the road and even providing the direction. Giving the Driver "support" your functionally engaged each and every day, not to take away the goal but to help along the path.

Wisdom

Knowing the where we have been is the foundation for Wisdom.  Giving the Driver the background so as to not waste time on roads already traveled but to give insight on the way forward.  Providing balance to the decisions of the Driver and giving advice to the support is important.  Wisdom provides patience and calmness in decisions and growth will attained when Wisdom is present.

Youth

Youth is energy for the future.  It is the balance of scales.  It is so important for success of your goal.  Without youth, purpose is lost.  Maintain the support of youth, engage them in your mission and guarantee longevity of your organization.

Labor

In order to carry the mission forward, troops on the ground is essential.  They are your fuel, your energy.  Each direction you move towards, each idea that needs to be brought to life is engaged upon by the Labor.  The Labor are your heart, the pulse and should be taken care of. If the Labor is not thriving, check with Wisdom as to why and have wisdom advise the support.

Follow Through

As the organization grows its important to keep the mission at the focus point and have all parts supporting this.  Follow through assist this forward motion, closing loops, lending assistance and helping with the puzzle pieces that are left on the table.

The voice behind us

Adam
Founder/Driver
Activity together is a powerful thing! It adds to the strength, knowledge and bond of those you participate with. I’ve always been an advocate to strengthen individuals and teams, but opening doors and creating common bonds with coworkers by way of sports after shift, has grown from not only building those relationships, it has proven to be something entirely more powerful for the health and wellness of those in my industry. By luck, we stumble across the game of pickle ball and one day I saw an “old guy and a young guy”, playing pickle ball, laughing, having fun, connecting and letting go of the stressful calls of yesterday…Together. That was it for me, time to get a foundation that literally leveled the playing field and I’m proud to say the idea was born, welcome…
Chad
Support
I have been married for 22 years and my wife and I have 2 beautiful girls. I am currently a firefighter engineer for 21 years. I have always played sports. This space helped the lightbulb go off and realize so much more about those I interact with. My passion for the sport and the foundation grew into my drive for the future in which I can take part in others lives and bring simplicity and family not only at home but in my everyday. The change has helped me grow and for that I am thankful.
Todd
Wisdom
As far back as I can remember I've had great respect and love for community and team. An appreciation of service grew from those and I've always been a sports fanatic! My experience in the military and fire service clearly demonstrated the value of mental health. This foundation is a tremendous vehicle and opportunity to positively impact mental health and our communities through activity.
Jake
Youth
As I started my career, I realized I had a passion for my job and also for my brothers and sisters I worked with. They truly are a second family to me and I felt like there was a need to assist them in more ways than just at work. With the rise of mental health awareness, we found that bringing everyone together for fun events tremendously brought us all closer together. It also helped us raise money for mental health assistance for our people. I am excited to be a part of Arizona First Responder's Foundation to take on this journey with my closest brothers and sisters for a greater cause.
Taylor
Labor
I like the perspective that we are looking to better the health and well-being of first responders and their families. We serve two families, the one at home and the station. Merging these together and having commonality between family and co workers is important since the two go hand in hand.
Nick
I have been involved for over 20 years in the fire service. I have had the opportunity to work with youth in counseling for 10 years prior to that. In my career I have been searching for a sense of myself. This foundation and the programs surrounding it has given me a sense of myself, a rebirth of what it means to get up every day and work, take care of a family and how to take care of myself through it all. I am blessed to have found this organization and be a part of it.