The Derrick Johnson Foundation provides the opportunities and the resources to enable at risk young males to excel in becoming well rounded and positive influences within their community. The organization provides advancement resources to the youth who are striving to contribute to their surrounding community as well as teaching and developing the social skills necessary to participate and succeed in the academic arena. Derrick Johnson, the Butkis Award winner, four time College All-American Linebacker and the 15th overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft, is dedicated to the challenge of helping today’s targeted youth become goal oriented success stories.

The Derrick Johnson Foundation aim their efforts at improving the community, advancing the student athlete, rewarding the overachieving youth as well as delivering support to make these obstacles easier to tackle. Coming from a small city of Waco, Texas, Derrick Johnson understands the need to design a program for male students in need of socio-educational support. This support leads, guides and breaks the patterns of failure and despairs as well as redirects them into a pattern of long-term success.

Programs Offered
University of Grid Iron
The "University of Grid Iron" is designed to provide at-risk children of all skill levels an opportunity to increase their football skills by learning from the pros who live it. The University will provide at-risk children with their own camp T-shirt and football, as well as instruction from football celebrities from the collegiate and professional ranks. Character and morals will be developed in these children that can help them become the "Role model" student athlete.

Adopt A Team
The "Adopt a Team" program provides football uniforms to football teams focusing on at-risk children in Texas and Kansas City metropolis areas. Utilizing corporate sponsors to aid in the event of providing better athletic equipment for these inner-city area schools and pop Warner leagues.

Scholarships
The scholarship program is designed to give partial scholarships to deserving students that are meeting the standards of being both the student and the community leadership standards. These scholarships are given to students as they are referred to the program, through an application process.