MEET US

The Founder

LaTonya Gates. Advocate for Kids. Social Justice Believer. Community Leader.

Her passion to see children and their parents empowered and equipped to live fulfilling lives led her to launch PAWKids in 2014. Supported by her adopted parents, Chuck and JoEyln Johnston, she has built holistic children, family, and neighborhood enrichment ministry with the help of so many friends and organizations that have believed in her and her ministry.

She has three children, Anthony (2015 Morehouse Graduate), Larenzia (2017 Mississippi Valley State University Graduate), and King (4 years old).

Latonya Gates

The Staff

The Board

Board of Advisors

Walter Henegar | Glen Jackson | Sam Diamon | Charles Harper | Will Shearer

Key Partners

These organizations are vital to the health and sustenance of our program. They support us spiritually, financially and physically through volunteer work.