{"id":35,"date":"2026-03-08T23:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T23:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstladyofboxing.com\/foundation\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:50:52","slug":"35-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/firstladyofboxing.com\/foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200bCore Pillars &amp; Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The&nbsp;<strong>Jackie Kallen Foundation<\/strong>&nbsp;is the philanthropic heartbeat of the \u201cFirst Lady of Boxing,\u201d dedicated to empowering at-risk youth and supporting women in crisis. Leveraging Jackie\u2019s legendary \u201cpuncher\u2019s chance\u201d philosophy, the foundation provides the tools for individuals to fight back against life\u2019s toughest circumstances.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u200b<strong>Core Pillars &amp; Mission<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u200b<strong>Youth Empowerment:<\/strong>&nbsp;Jackie has served as the&nbsp;<strong>Youth Sports Coordinator<\/strong>&nbsp;for the LA County Sheriff\u2019s Department, where she established boxing gyms in high-risk areas. The foundation continues this mission by encouraging kids to \u201cquit the gangs and go to the gym,\u201d using boxing as a vehicle for discipline, self-esteem, and leadership.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Support for Women:<\/strong>&nbsp;A passionate advocate for those facing domestic adversity, Jackie is deeply involved with&nbsp;<strong>women\u2019s shelters<\/strong>&nbsp;and organizations that support battered and abused women.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Health Advocacy:<\/strong>&nbsp;As a survivor of both heart disease and cancer, Jackie uses her foundation to raise awareness for&nbsp;<strong>women\u2019s heart health<\/strong>&nbsp;and early cancer detection, emphasizing that \u201cLife is a Fight\u201d and health is the first line of defense.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Community Rejuvenation:<\/strong>&nbsp;The foundation focuses on creating safe spaces\u2014like the historic gyms Jackie helped build in Detroit and LA\u2014where community members can train, find mentorship, and develop the resilience needed to succeed in and out of the ring.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u200b<strong>The Vision<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bThe Jackie Kallen Foundation doesn\u2019t just teach people how to box; it teaches them how to be&nbsp;<strong>champions of their own lives<\/strong>. By providing mentorship, athletic programs, and essential resources, the foundation aims to shatter glass ceilings for the next generation, just as Jackie did in the 1970s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u200b\u201dI want to give these kids a place to achieve their goals\u2014a place where they can feel the pride of being a contender.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014&nbsp;<strong>Jackie Kallen<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cJackie Kallen Foundation will applied for 501(c)(3) status with the IRS. Our application is currently pending. If approved, your gift will be tax-deductible retroactively to our date of incorporation. Please consult your tax advisor regarding the deductibility of your contribution.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;Jackie Kallen Foundation&nbsp;is the philanthropic heartbeat of the \u201cFirst Lady of Boxing,\u201d dedicated to empowering at-risk youth and supporting women in crisis. Leveraging Jackie\u2019s legendary \u201cpuncher\u2019s chance\u201d philosophy, the foundation&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstladyofboxing.com\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstladyofboxing.com\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstladyofboxing.com\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstladyofboxing.com\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstladyofboxing.com\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/firstladyofboxing.com\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":139,"href":"https:\/\/firstladyofboxing.com\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions\/139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstladyofboxing.com\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}