Nonprofit founded in 2011 by Sonny Lee, son of the late New Orleans Saints DB Bivian Lee (1971-75). Our mission is to transform the lives of fatherless boys...
The need for Son of a Saint and its services throughout the Greater New Orleans community is great. Help us fulfill that need through volunteering, becoming a mentor, or donating resources. Please visit our website today and share this video to help amplify our mission.
Thank you
@B_INGRAM13
for the overwhelming support & outpouring of generosity for our Son of a Saint family. The young men in the our program are beyond excited to receive these donations of clothing, shoes, and athletic apparel at such a critical time. 🤝🏀⛹🏾♂️🙌
We have raised nearly $15k from Fantasy League winners donating to Son of a Saint in honor of Alvin Kamara
@A_kamara6
(265 donors in 38 states + Canada represented). To join his support visit . Thank you to everyone!
We are beyond proud of Son of a Saint Ambassador
@BenjaminSWatson
being named a Finalist for the Walter Payton Man of a the Year Award. Thank you Benjamin for supporting the youth in New Orleans. Our boys look up to you.
Excited to be a part of this history-making partnership! This is absolutely monumental for us.
Major thanks to
@A_kamara6
and
@bigsqueezynola
! We'll be tuning in this weekend!🏆🏁
Today, we officially welcome our newest Son of a Saint Ambassador
@MarquesColston
!
Marques is a great ally and shining example to show our young men how to become their best selves. 🤝🏆
Generosity and compassion in action. Thanks once again to
@Mathieu_Era
for creating memorable moments for our young men and their families.
(Read all about it via
@JeffDuncan_
+
@NOLAnews
)
Thank you
@Mathieu_Era
for sharing your story with our Son of a Saint boys and encouraging them to always believe in themselves despite the challenges. There were so many positive messages during your speech. 💪🏽
Digesting the loss of Mr. Benson. He took a chance on this young buck back in 2006 when he hired me to be his Chief Aide. I spent 12 hours a day with him and got a crash course in manhood, professionalism + leadership during those three years. Mr. B you will be missed - Sonny Lee
We're profoundly and sincerely grateful to
@A_kamara6
and we thank
@espn
for highlighting this winning act of generosity.
An amazing way to head into 2021 and our 10th anniversary!
⚜️A very special message to our boys from Tyrann Mathieu⚜️
Today, the Son of a Saint family wants all of our mentees to know we are proud of you, we believe in you, and your futures are bright!
An amazing & worthy recipient of this honor. 🙌🏾🏆
Congrats once again to Son of a Saint Ambassador, and a genuine friend to our boys, Tyrann Mathieu
@Mathieu_Era
!
Look who our mentee, Lance, ran into at the SELA Council,
@boyscouts
’ Distinguished Citizen Award Luncheon! 🏈
It was a wonderful ceremony honoring an incredible New Orleanian,
@Saints
owner Gayle Benson! ⚜️
#WhoDat
🌟 Breaking News! 🌟 We're thrilled to announce that Tyrann Mathieu has joined the Son of a Saint family as an Official Ambassador! 🤝👏
Tyrann's passion for making a difference in young lives align perfectly with our mission. We are proud to create a lasting impact together.
You are looking at the “Best Soccer Player in Louisiana” - Son of a Saint Taylor Weeks of De La Salle. MVP of the LHSSCA All-Star Soccer Game in Lafayette. We are proud of you Taylor and know that the journey it has taken to get here has not been easy.
Our mentees sharpened their shooting skills with some help from
@pelicansnba
at the 504 Festival Basketball Camp! Good hoops, good energy and a great opportunity for our boys and the community. 👏🏀🏆
💚 🏈 A touchdown dinner! Thanks to Tulane quarterback Michael Pratt, we enjoyed a delicious spread from Felipe's. A huge thanks to the entire Green Wave organization, we value your continued partnership and support immensely!
At Son of a Saint we are a family with 78 boys + 48 mentors. Over 20+ activities a month on our calendar + we provide tutoring, mental health, travel, job placement, volunteer opportunities + more. The boys join at age 10 and are with us until they enter college
#Lifetime
Trey, if you make it to the NFL or not, your father will be most proud of how you serve others, how you handle challenges in life and what you create with the brilliant mind you have. I know our dads are smiling down on us. ✍🏽 Sonny Lee
@camjordan94
Pictured are about 50 boys in 2017.
In 2021 we will have 200. Each boy is with us for about 8-10 years.
More support = More boys served
Thank you to our supporters.
Thank you to the
@PelicansNBA
and Coach Gentry for having us over for a tour of the pelicans facility and sharing some words of encouragement with our boys this morning. Wonderful experience for all! Special thanks to Stephen Kreller for helping us get this set up.
#pelicans
Our
@sonofasaintorg
Boys were asked to escort these beautiful young ladies of Daddy’s Girl Mentoring Program for their Cotillion dinner at
@lepavillonnola
. These are young ladies that have lost their fathers to abandonment, death or incarceration (similar to our boys).
Each of our Son of a Saint boys was challenged to find two families that could use some holiday cheer this year and to collect presents for them. Because of that there will be over 100 families alittle happier.
#christmas
#nola
#giving
@thomasmorstead
We’re thrilled to be selected as one of three new national grantees of
@nike
’s Black Community Commitment, especially on this
#GivingTuesday
.
Special thanks to
@Cantguardmike
for helping us secure this support!
#GivingBlack
We are pushing close to $75k donated to Son of a Saint by 800 Fantasy Football League winners across the country in honor of
@A_kamara6
. Wow🙏🏽
Donate -
Son of a Saint () is thrilled to announce a $275,000 pledge from
@joneswalker
. This gift will power our programming activities + future plans, including naming rights within our new facility and organizational growth.
#TBT
Son of a Saint mentees & staff had the pleasure of connecting with the 2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® & special guests, Heisman Trophy winners
@RGIII
and
@TimTebow
, for a day of education, recreation, & camaraderie. Meaningful and memorable moments!
Congratulations to friend and supporter
@Jrue_Holiday11
on a well-deserved NBA Championship with the
@Bucks
!
Always an inspiration to see hard work pay off!
cc:
@thejlhfund
Miles joined Son of a Saint when he was only 9. Now, he's headed off to West Point Military Academy! Thank you,
@RepRichmond
for being instrumental in helping Miles seize the opportunity to attend this higher education institution. It will undoubtedly transform his future!
A portion of the proceeds from the Air Jordan XXXIV Zion PE ‘Noah’ release will be donated to
@sonofasaintorg
to help us purchase computers for our new building.
@Sneakerpolitics
Visit
Congrats from the Son of a Saint Family
@drewbrees
you continue to insipire not only us but so many youngsters in our great city and beyond. Thanks you for supporting our boys!
Thrilled to see our friend and Son of a Saint Ambassador
@Mathieu_Era
receive well-deserved accolades from
@Saints
for all he does to honor and uplift the New Orleans community. 🏆🤝🏾
CHECK IT OUT: Tyrann Mathieu named 2023 Saints Man of the Year
Due your generous support, we raised $𝟮𝟬𝟱,𝟱𝟵𝟲 during GiveNOLA Day, surpassing our goal and setting a new record for our organization. We cannot thank you enough for believing in our mission and our young men. Together, we’re investing in the future of New Orleans. 💛
Last night, our young men took the time to hit the phone lines and say thank you to the hundreds of donors who generously contributed to our mission during
#GiveNOLADay
.
#NOLA
#Community
#Gratitude
☎️🙏🏾👍🏾🤝
You can donate your extra sporting events tickets to Son of a Saint via
@SeatGeek
!
Send 🎟🎫 donations to "tickets
@sonofasaint
.org" or email us for more info.
The Son of a Saint boys are headed to Ghana 🇬🇭 tomorrow and they are pumped! They are ready to learn and volunteer. Pictures from the trip can be viewed in instagram story
@sonofasaintorg
. Support our boys at
Genuine, humble and thoughtful are some words to describe one of Son of a Saint’s new Ambassadors
@AJKlein47
. AJ, we appreciate your support thus far and look forward to more engagement with our boys & overall program. Welcome to the Family!
#Faith
#Family
#Humility
@saints
18 boys were admitted into Son of a Saint this month bringing our total of close to 100 boys enrolled. Pictured are some of the new mentees. **Main criteria - applied between the ages of 10-13 and lost father to death, violence or long-term incarceration.
Wow! Huge congrats to Tulane University’s
@GreenWaveFB
on winning the
@CottonBowlGame
to cap off a victorious + historic season. Major shoutout to the entire team for its support of our organization & continued engagement with our boys! What an amazing moment! 🤝🏆🏈💚🌊
CONGRATULATIONS TO CHEF GUMBO! 👏🍽🌮 Our Jr. Mentee of the Month, CJ, participated in the final round of the Eat Fit NOLA Jr. Chef Cooking Challenge at the New Orleans Home and Garden Show last Saturday!
Lookout for CJ on
@WGNOtv
Good Morning New Orleans with
@TamicaLee
⚜️📺⚜️
My son and his friend that is in town for Jazz Fest enjoying great New Orleans weather and talking about life. Do you know what establishment they are sitting in front of
@NOLAnews
? Sonny Lee
IN THE NEWS: Son of a Saint Receives $1.15M from Comers for Scholarship Program
via
@BizNewOrleans
We thank you
@comerpatrick
for the tremendous partnership!
Super Bowl Champs
@DHenderson23
+
@GHartley5
of the
@Saints
stopped by the office to connect with some of our Son of a Saint mentees to share their experience of being a professional athlete as well as life experiences. Thank you for great conversation fellas!
20 new Son of a Saint Mentees on their 1st day of orientation. They are listening to a couple of our senior mentees Keylon + Quinten talk about their experience in our program.
A group of inmates are raising money for Son of a Saint inside prison (contributing from working). They saw a highlight of our org on TV 📺 and appreciated the fact that we are taking care of their sons. They will present a contribution to us in the coming weeks.