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Marcus Alston founded AFA with one goal: to ensure the next generation of student-athletes has access to the mental health support he did not have.

AFA's mission is to advocate for student-athlete mental health awareness through policy change and providing access to mental health services.

$1,500 sponsors 1 student athlete with a 12 session mental health scholarship

$2,000 sponsors 1 student-athlete with a 16 session mental health scholarship

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Alston for Athletes is a project of Players Philanthropy Fund a Texas nonprofit corporation recognized by IRS as a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (Federal Tax ID: 27-6601178). Contributions to Alston for Athletes are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.