This non-profit organization, founded by Birmingham attorney Norman Yatooma in 2003, provides guidance, stability and financial help to families with children who have suddenly lost one or both parents. Through partnerships with business professionals and social service organizations, Yatooma's Foundation for the Kids assembles a volunteer team to meet each family's needs during grieving and recovery. In addition to immediate resources for living expenses, the foundation offers grief-counseling, mentoring and other support. Surviving parents can receive professional, legal and accounting help, as well as career planning and family budgeting.