Founded in 2004 by Pamela "Brandy" Sanders and her husband Stanley Sanders, affectionately known as "Auntee Brandy" and "Unc", the couple embarked upon this project after losing their own granddaughter to the foster care system.  "Kierrah" is the their granddaughter for which the foundation is named.  Through the couples work with the homeless and the less fortunate in the city of Los Angeles, they begin to notice that many of the young women on the streets had aged out of the foster care sytme and some of them often ending up on the streets almost immediately after leaving a foster home or a group home.  The Sanders begin to wonder what happens to young women from day to day and how they could make a difference.  With Love, Understanding and Determination.....The Kierrah Foundation was born.

THE FINALE

Kierrah Holiday Extravaganza 2008

Photo by Parris Harris

It is with great sadness you that I inform you of the death of my beloved husband, Stanley "Unc" Sanders.  Stan not only was my husband, but he was also my business partner, My Road Dog, My Ace Boon Koon and My Best Friend.  We worked side by side on many projects, but I know the one closest to Stan's heart was The Kierrah Foundation. He was known and respected for his tireless effort and heart-wrenching work to help heal a broken population of young women who have aged out of the foster care system without family or friends.  Stan's love for these young women and their children ran deep.  Even though he was not in the best of health, he wanted to see the children get their toys and our girls open their gifts at the Kierrah Holiday Extravaganza.  The morning of the event, he told me "Brandy, if I leave her tomorrow, I will go knowing that in my lifetime, I helped somebody, I made a difference".  It would be his final show.  Although I know his love, compassionate and giving spirit will live on forever,  I will miss him so much.  But I rest in the knowing that he will always be just a whisper away. 

I stand in the awareness that the infinite love and the omnipresence fully embraces each and every aspect of my life with such a powerful grace that all illusions of separation are dissolved, bringing the infinite peace of oneness with all, that it may become cystal clear that the union of spirit Stan and I shared remains the same across all dimensions of time and space.....With All My Love, HIs Brandy

Born on April 30, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan to William Sanders Jr. and Mabel-Tate Sanders, Stanley was an altar boy attending St Agnes School Academy and graduating from East Catholic High School in Detroit, Michigan.  He attended Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan to study Clinical Psychology.  In his early adult life, Stanley worked as a Ward Clerk in Detroit Hospitals.  He later worked for General Motors and Coca Cola Bottling Company.  On a visit to Chicago, he met the love of his life and together they headed west to California.  Stanley worked various jobs to support his family.  Through his employment at LACMA, Stanley developed a love for art and entertainment.  He decided that the Entertainment Industry was where he wanted to be.  He worked on varies projects in Film, Television and Music Videos.  Stanley was a member of Agape International Spiritual Center in Culver City where Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith is Founder & Spiritual Director..  He always knew there was something missing in his life.  Through the teachings and practices of Dr. Beckwith, Stanley learned to spread his wings and fly.  Touched and moved by the Musical Sounds of Dr. Rickie Byars Beckwith, Stanley learned to appreciate music in a new way.  He often said that Rickie BB wrote the song "How Can I Serve Today", especially for him.  The Kierrah Foundation gave Stanley the opportunity that he longed for, to be of service tot he community and the world.  He often spoke in gratitude of knowing and understanding his true purpose in life.

Photo by Airic Lewis