Charitable Causes
Recent acts of humanitarian and educational assistance provided by the Foundation:
- Financial assistance to the family of a DEA Special Agent facing hospice care after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
- Financial assistance to a DEA Employee diagnosed with Stage IV brain cancer to help her relocate from the East to the West coast to be closer to her family.
- Financial assistance for travel and related expenses to a DEA Agent and family, who required an urgent heart transplant.
- Financial aid to a DEA employee who lost two family members and concurrently faced eviction due to the unexpected funeral and relocation expenses.
- Financial assistance to a DEA Special Agent whose home was destroyed in minutes by a devastating California wildfire.
- Hurricane disaster relief for the dozens of DEA families impacted by the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria and numerous other natural disasters.
- The Foundation awards six $2,500.00 scholarships a year to high school seniors, whose parents or grandparents are members of the AFNA family.
- Since 2017 the Foundation has provided $101,000 to scholarship recipients and $122,800 to those in need.
In order to continue supporting DEAFNA and DEA families, we need your help.
Please donate.
We support the following fundraisers:
Empower Ariana’s Journey for Her Sons’ Future
Elizabeth Miles is organizing this GoFundMe fundraiser on behalf of Ariana Marshall. Nine years ago, DEA lost an amazing agent to brain cancer. When Marc Marshall passed away, he was only 45-years-old. He left behind his wife, Ariana, and their three small boys who were 3, 5, and 7. Prior to coming to DEA, Marc was a Marine and a police officer. At the time of his death, the DEA survivor fund was able to provide some support to his family, however they were not eligible for total death benefits as his cancer was not linked to line of duty. DEA as an agency has always been incredible at taking care of our own. We have an opportunity now to help Marc’s family that will honor his legacy and our longstanding creed.
Read more about this fundraiser on the GoFundMe page.
Support for the Keren Seagraves family
Jesse Pilote is organizing this fundraiser. We are heartbroken to share the passing of Keren Seagraves, a dedicated Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and a proud Captain in the Tennessee National Guard. Keren served her community and country with courage, compassion, and selflessness, spending the last seven years of her life protecting others.
Keren leaves behind her loving husband, Jacob, and their two young children, ages 4 and 3. As they navigate this unimaginable loss, we are coming together to support them by raising funds to provide Jacob and the children with some security during this difficult time.
This GoFundMe campaign aims to relieve the immediate financial burdens facing Keren’s family, allowing them to grieve and focus on healing without the added worry of expenses. Your contribution will directly support daily living costs and provide some comfort for Jacob and their children in the months to come.
In memory of Keren and her life of service, we ask for your support and for sharing this campaign within your networks. Any donation, big or small, will make a difference in the lives of the family she cherished so deeply.
Thank you for honoring Keren’s legacy and for helping her family through this tragic time.
Read more about this fundraiser on the GoFundMe page.
Prayers and Support for Dave Wilson’s 8-year old grandson Joe
Hello all! We are fighting for Joe, and need your help! The Shircliff family is living through absolute hell on earth and could very much use your help and prayers.
Your donations will go directly toward his care and the family’s ability to stay by his side during this battle.
Any amount helps, and if you can’t give, please share and keep Joe and the Shircliff family in your prayers. Thank you for your love and support.
Here is the link to the GoFundMe: Prayers and Support for Joe’s Healing
Please see the post below from Rob and Erin:
Friends and family,
We are in the midst of every parent’s worst nightmare and need your prayers and support. Joe had a tonsillectomy on Monday, January 13, and while everything initially seemed fine, he began experiencing complications on Wednesday morning that sent us back to the ER by ambulance.
Later that night, after returning home and thinking the worst was behind us, Joe suffered a second post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage and went into cardiac arrest in the ambulance. For over 30 minutes, he had no pulse. The incredible medical team managed to resuscitate him, and he was rushed into surgery, where they were able to stop the bleeding. Joe required over 10 units of blood—about 70% of his total blood volume—to stabilize him.
Once stabilized, Joe was medevacked to the VCU Children’s Hospital in Richmond, where he is now in critical condition in the ICU. His body has endured immense trauma, and while he is stable, he is struggling with kidney and liver function. The massive transfusion has brought its own complications, leaving his overall blood health very low. The hardest reality we’re facing is the possibility of significant brain damage due to the prolonged time without a pulse.
We are praying for multiple miracles—for his brain, liver, kidneys, blood, and total healing.
The nurses keep reminding us what we already know: Joe is a fighter. Right now, we need all hands on deck, storming heaven with prayers for our strong boy.
Joe’s grandfather is retired GS David R. Wilson, who served in Los Angeles, Chiang Mai where he was the RAC, multiple tours in Quantico tactical unit where he Retired as Unit Chief. He is currently working as a Retired Instructor at Quantico.
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