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Fifteen years of protecting youth from Sudden Cardiac Arrest

JOIN US MAY 15, 2022 | CATALYST RANCH, CHICAGO

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JENNY'S MISSION

To reduce sudden cardiac death in youth by granting and installing publicly accessible AEDs on outdoor playing fields.

Jenny's Story

In 2008, Jenny’s heart suddenly stopped on a soccer field when she had a sudden cardiac arrest from an undetected heart condition. No AED was available to restart her heart and she was lost.

We Grant AEDs!

As part of Jenny’s Mission, the Foundation accepts applicants from the Chicagoland area for our Community AED Grant Program. If you are an organization that has outdoor fields or playing areas, you should have an AED to ensure the safety of the youth that play there. We can help! Learn more about our AED grant program.

In The News

NBC’s TODAY Show accompanies Michele Snyder to the field where her daughter died to talk about sudden cardiac arrest in youth and the work JLS Teen Heart Foundation does to protect the heart of communities with AEDs.

How You Can Help

Thousands of young people die every year from Sudden Cardiac Arrest, often without any warning signs. The only definitive way to save a life is by restarting the heart with an automated external defibrillator (AED). Many of the outdoor fields throughout the Chicagoland area do not have an AED installed, leaving our youth unprotected should an emergency occur.

That’s why the Jennifer Lynn Snyder Teen Heart Foundation has an all-inclusive AED Grant program for organizations throughout the greater community. It’s through your support that Jenny’s Mission can be fulfilled; your donations make this grant program possible and go directly towards saving young lives.