COMPASSION IN ACTION
Helping families heal.
Helping children thrive.
The Payton Kids Foundation provides support, healing, and empowerment for youth and families impacted by grief, trauma, and domestic violence.
EMPOWERING LIVES, BUILDING FUTURES
Welcome to The Payton Kids Foundation
We are a place of healing, restoration, and hope for youth and families navigating grief, trauma, and domestic violence.
Founded from a place of deep loss and unwavering purpose, The Payton Kids Foundation exists to support youth and families navigating grief, trauma, and life’s most difficult challenges. Through mentorship, emotional wellness programs, and community support, we are transforming pain into purpose—one life at a time.
Founded from a place of deep loss and unwavering purpose, The Payton Kids Foundation exists to support youth and families navigating grief, trauma, and life’s most difficult challenges. Through mentorship, emotional wellness programs, and community support, we are transforming pain into purpose—one life at a time.
Healing. Growth. Empowerment.
We offer age-specific programs designed to meet children and families exactly where they are:
Butterfly Rising
(Girls 3–11)
Young Lions
(Boys 3–11)
Hearts of Grace
(Girls 12–17)
Hearts of Strength
(Boys 12–17)
Hearts of Courage
(Domestic Violence Support Program)
Families Forward Program
(Parent Enrichment Program)
"The Payton Legacy Scholarship Fund"
Honoring Torrence and Tyissha by empowering students through education, opportunity, and hope.
The Payton Kids Foundation was founded by Tamara Allen who turned an unimaginable loss into a mission of healing and hope whose life was forever changed by an unimaginable tragedy. After losing both of her adult children, Torrence and Tyissha, in a devastating act of domestic violence, Tamara made a courageous decision—to turn her pain into purpose.
In the midst of grief, she chose not to retreat, but to rise.
With over 20 years of experience working with youth and families—as a correctional officer, special education teacher, adult education teacher, mental health therapist, and mentor—Tamara has dedicated her life to helping others navigate hardship, trauma, and life’s most difficult seasons. Her work has always been rooted in compassion, structure, and a deep understanding that healing is possible.
Too many children are silently carrying the weight of grief, trauma, and loss.
COMPASSION DRIVES EVERY ACTION
At The Payton Kids Foundation, we are changing that.
We create safe spaces where pain is met with compassion, where voices are heard, and where healing begins. Here, children and families find strength, support, and the hope they need to move forward.
Because when families heal, Children Thrive – and futures are restored.
You Can Make a Difference
Your support helps turn pain into purpose by providing healing, guidance, and hope to children and families in need.
