Our Mission
Our mission is to carry out the James 1:27 mandate, “to care for the widow and orphan in their distress,” specifically in serving the children of our fallen active-duty military personnel who have lost their lives while defending the United States of America.
Our Vision
We want to be a continued resource for the children of our fallen American warriors beyond the adolescent years of life. We aim to provide life-long touch points into adulthood. Opportunities are provided in leadership retreats and personal growth experiences, where the extended ASC family would find rest, hope, and a sense of belonging in a prepared place, just for them. John 14:1-3.
Core Values
We lead by serving. Our number one core value is servant leadership. We love God and love others as ourselves. We value putting others before ourselves and ask God to love them through our good deeds.
Our essential principles are empathy, generosity, intentionality, commitment, passion, purpose, encouragement, and empowerment.
Christ-centered inclusiveness and providing a safe environment are our cultural attributes that we as a foundation aspire to embody.
We value the giver however they choose to give. They are our pipeline for the work we do for our Gold Star families. ASC gives grateful Americans an opportunity to live out their gratitude and their sympathy by caring for those left behind. We can honor the sacrifice of our fallen; by caring for the orphan and widow and we invite others to do it with us.
Matthew 22:37-40 Jesus replied: ”Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
What We Do
A Soldier’s Child (ASC) Foundation serves children of fallen servicemen and women from all U.S. military branches. ASC acknowledges all deaths during active duty and any deaths post-military service, due to service-related injuries or illnesses. This includes suicides from PTSD-related deaths.
ASC offers LOVE to the child left behind, HONOR for the memory of the fallen, and HOPE for each child to live a courageous life.
We do this with yearly birthday celebrations, summer camps and retreats, mentorship/leadership programs, and providing secondary/college scholarships.
Psalm 23:1-3, “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul.”
How we got started
The inspiration for A Soldier's Child Foundation came while Daryl Mackin, Founder & Executive Director, was preparing for his own 6-year-old son’s surprise birthday party. Like most parents, he was easily caught up in all the “chores” required to pull off the birthday celebration.
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Our GoaL
To grow nationally, becoming a household name as the gold standard for our military families. Providing an opportunity for lifelong touch-points, so that ASC recipients will say it is an honor to be A Soldier’s Child.
We presently have almost 5,000 children enrolled in all 50 states.
We expect to exceed 5,500 children by the end of 2025.
We are so grateful for you and others all over our country committed to help us honor our national treasure; the children of our fallen military servicemen and servicewomen.
FinanciaL Information
ASC receives no government funding.
Over the last 4 years ASC has averaged 84% of every dollar spent going to our kids in programs and services.
