Empowering Youth Through Healing
Transforming pain into purpose with trauma-informed support.
Empowering Our Communities
Our Mission
Raise One Teach One Dalaneo Martin Foundation is dedicated to transforming pain into purpose by empowering youth, families, and communities impacted by violence and systemic injustice. Founded in memory of Dalaneo Martin, our mission is to create pathways for healing, accountability, and change through trauma-informed support, community advocacy, and policy reform.
We provide peer-led trauma groups, youth reentry programs, and family support services that restore hope and build leadership. By amplifying the voices of those most affected and demanding transparency within justice systems, we work to ensure that every child and parent in Washington, D.C. — and beyond — has access to safety, dignity, and opportunity.
Healing through art: Our journey in pictures
Support Our Mission to Empower Communities
Support Our Mission to Empower Communities.
Your contribution helps us provide trauma-informed support, reentry programs, and community advocacy for youth and families impacted by violence and injustice. Community and Youth oversight board for DYRS. Every act of giving helps turn pain into purpose.