The Family Foundation of America (TFFOA) is a national nonprofit organization that transforms families to improve the quality of life for individuals while reducing the most serious problems facing local communities. TFFOA is very practical and direct about saving lives, securing freedom, and reducing poverty throughout America.

Our team

Dr. Gary C. Sharp

In 2016, during doctoral studies at Boston University, Gary C. Sharp conceptualized The Family Foundation of America. On January 19, 2023, Dr. Sharp established the foundation as a private, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization to improve the quality of life for people experiencing social, political, and economic marginalization in the United States of America. To accomplish its mission, TFFOA creates and implements initiatives to strengthen families as the most important and influential institution in the development and advancement of people.

Executive Director

Board of Directors

Connie Simington, Chair
Tara Shay Ellis
Rosalyn Pitts
Latershia Moten
Latosha M. Penn
Tamia Jackson
David Talley

Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much