THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO KEEP THE MEMORY OF IT'S NAMESAKE, RYAN PERRY, ALIVE BY HELPING OTHERS OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND PURSUE THEIR PASSIONS. RYAN PERRY, WHOSE PARENTS AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS COMPRISE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, STRUGGLED WITH ANXIETY AND LEARNING DISABILITIES THROUGHOUT HIS DEVELOPEMENTAL YEARS, FOLLOWED BY STRUGGLES WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE WHILE ALSO DEALING WITH EPILEPSY. HIS JOURNEY LED HIM TO A 12 MONTH RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM AND THEN 6 MONTHS OF SOBER LIVING. SOBRIETY GAVE RYAN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE HIS PASSION IN FASHION. HE WAS WORKING IN HIS CHOSEN FIELD AND LOOKING FORWARD TO STARTING SCHOOL IN JUNE OF 2019. TRAGICALLY, HE DIED FROM SUDEP (SUDDEN DEATH FROM EPILPSY) ON APRIL 25,2019.IN RYAN'S MEMORY, THE FOUNDATION WILL IDENTIFY AND ASSIST POTENTIAL RECIPENTS IN NEED IN GETTING THE HELP THAT THEY NEED.