When dedicated people get behind a cause, great things can happen. That's why we need you.

I’m Darren Chapman. I'm the Founder and CEO of Tiger Mountain Foundation (TMF). My story started in my Grandmama's backyard in South Central Los Angeles

I was born in General Hospital in Los Angeles. My mother was very sick when I was born so my Grandparents brought me home to Vermont and Jefferson in South Central LA. What I remember most from my childhood was the fruit (plums and peaches) and berries, greens and carrot from my Grandparents backyard and home garden (berries

This very same neighborhood that once gave the children of former slaves the promise of home ownership and the American Dream would now also be plagued with the rise of gangs, drugs and environmental and economic hurdles.

I bumped my head growing up and straddled both sides of the fence before devoting myself to true change in my community. Tiger Mountain Foundation was a huge part of me getting more connectivity to resolving my community's issues and giving myself a constant reminder that we can be the change that we want to see.

Today, I consider myself so blessed because I've worked with some of the most amazing people who have been attracted to the Big US being the change. Thousands of people have been positively impacted and we have vision and plans to continue to sustain this work. This is literally the very most important juncture of our existence.... The Bridge.. Please help us to get through these 4 to 6 months so that we can forge another 20 years of this work.

This isn’t just  my  story. It’s Our proud servitude and his  story.