::: The Marcus Heddings Family Foundation ::

Mission

To empower children, parents, caregivers, and/or significant others faced with the issue of child endangerment laws, implemented without base or substantial cause , in turn disrupting the core of the family unit.

We seek to assist both the parents and children affected by the accusations, detention, and/or imprisonment resulting from these charges, giving them the resources to retain qualified, experienced and competent legal representation, review and investigation necessary to have access to otherwise disregarded and forgotten civil and judicial rights in the U.S. Court system presently.

The fiduciary burden of these cases are at the root of the Foundation's existence, offering some relief from a system that sometimes neglects the needs of the family as a whole faced with the loss of parents and children.

Such tragic loss has brought together this Foundation, but it is the continued struggle to abolish law enforcement profiling "policies", , Socio-Economic based justice and the disregard for family rights by Social Services that will be the legacy that Marcus Heddings will leave behind

Professional Skateboarder Neil Heddings and girlfriend Christine Rams need our help. Riverside County officials are holding them on murder charges for the death Neil's son Marcus. On November 23, 2002, Marcus Heddings died in his sleep. Marcus had been slightly ill for the preceding 4 days his father Neil Heddings and Neil's girlfriend had Marcus. Marcus had been given a bath and had slipped in the tub and hit his head. Rarely did Marcus ever cry and in usual fashion would laugh when he fell. This time it was no different.

Neil and Christine put Marcus to bed that night and checked on him later around 10 p.m. The next morning when Neil went to wak Marcus, he found Marcus had died.

When I was a little girl and the teacher asked me what I want to be when I grow up, I knew instantly: I want to be in Riverside County Jail, so I can be held hostage for a crime I didn't commit!

And here in Riversuck - being that I am an individual with my own mind, my own voice, they can't stand it. Most of all, I never knew that being true to one's self was a crime, until now. If you have a punk rock hairdo and some tattoos - here in riversuck thats enough for them. Guilty!

I love Marty, I love my kids , I love myself, I love my fiance, and I used to love my life. I feel like I'm living in the movie "Groundhog Day". I can't believe this is my life now, for nothing! Why? Why am I here? I feel like I'm going to lose it, but I have to stay strong, not only for myself, for my kids, for my family. Some days are better than others. Inside I'll never be the same. I still can't believe Marcus is gone and think we had something to do with it. It's not fair. We don't belong here.

I sit back a lot and get so frustrated trying to figure out why this is happening. Im so confused, ...more