Who are we?

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Will Allen was inspired to positively impact the community in which he lives, works, and plays. In the spring of 2006, while playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Allen developed the “Quest for Real Life Success” program. Allen has always felt it was his designed purpose to help provide tools and resources to Educate + Influence + Empower those in his surrounding community. In 2008, Allen started the Will Allen Foundation in his endeavor to “pay it forward” and assist in changing lives.

What do we do?

The mission of the Will Allen Foundation is to provide programs and resources in an effort to instill hope, remove barriers, promote education, advocate civic responsibility, and change lives in the community. The vision of the Will Allen Foundation is to provide a level playing field for all, allowing each individual to achieve his or her greatest success.

By building legacy community partners, we are committed to Educate + Influence + Empower people to Change Lives.

Some of our programs:

Quest for Real Life Success

Quest for Real Life Success is the core of the Will Allen Foundation. Quest is a four-year extracurricular program created to impact high school students in being proactive on their journey after graduation. The program commenced at two high schools in Tampa, FL — King High School and Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School. The program continues to expand, educate and influence students in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

PAK (Purposeful Acts of Kindness)

The PAK (Purposeful Acts of Kindness) program is designed to instill hope, uplift and encourage those in underprivileged, underserved Pennsylvanian and Ohioan communities with challenging circumstances.

The Big Play

With the help of our outstanding partner ALBA The Big Play is providing custom-made suits to young men to help them further their position in life and remove a barrier that could prevent them from achieving their personal best.

Football Skills Enhancement Camp

This free event is geared toward not only teaching the proper skills to become a better football player but also how to translate those lessons learned through sport into valuable skills for life beyond the field.

Holiday Giving Program

The Will Allen Foundation is committed to the mantra of “paying it forward”, especially during the holiday season. Each year the students from the Quest Program take a group of underprivileged children shopping for their own families.

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