Our Founder
On December 10, 2017, Pastor Arturo Da'naire Frazier tragically lost his life to a senseless auto accident but because of the thousands of people he touched, his life and legacy live on. He will be missed tremendously by those he served, worked with and ministered to. In an effort to carry on his work this Non-profit Foundation is established to continue the work that Pastor Frazier started. In 2018 the city of Compton, posthumously, honored the life, memory, and legacy of Arturo.
Despite all of his accomplishments, he was first and foremost a Prophet of God whose heart of worship was turned towards Him. He was a faithful man of integrity and was tirelessly dedicated to the work of the Kingdom. His primary focus and spiritual energy was directed towards the youth. Those that know him will agree that he effortlessly, lovingly, and compassionately pastored his community.
On February 11, 2018, in celebration of Arturo's birthday, the foundation held their first ADF Legacy Dinner which launched the ADF Scholarship Fund. His Vision is to see the youth in his community saved by Jesus Christ, adequately educated and academically served will live on. His motto was, "Ready to work, ready to lead and ready to serve. He was born in the great City of Compton in February of 1978. Arturo is a product of the public school system of the Compton Unified School District. In his own words, "Compton Raised Me."
He attended Laurel Street Elementary, George Washington Elementary, Willowbrook Middle School and graduated from Centennial High School in 1996.
During his attendance at Centennial High, Arturo was a member of the College Bound program and was also the drum captain of the marching band all four years of his attendance. After graduating from Centennial High, Arturo went on to pursue his undergraduate studies at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
While attending Southern University, Arturo discovered his passion for business, entrepreneurial pursuits, leadership and chose Business Marketing as his major course of study. A Dean's List recipient, Arturo Frazier went on to complete his undergraduate degree in 2002 from Southern University and in the following year was hired in his hometown as City Council Liaison for the Compton City Council, 4th District. Some of the projects that Arturo has played a significant part in stewarding were the City of Compton's Quarterly Business-to-Business Breakfast Roundtable & Networking Sessions, Community Town Hall Meetings, Community Prostitution Abatement/Redirection Projects, Annual B2B Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway, Christmas Toy Drives and the District-wide Community Clean-ups.
After serving for 5+ years with the Compton City Council as a Council Liasion, Arturo went on to continue his work as a Project Manager for Strategic Initiatives at the Los Angeles Urban League. Arturo was responsible for the implementation of mission-critical strategic initiatives such as the Greater Crenshaw Educational Partnership (GCEP); the nonprofit organization formed to reform Crenshaw High School and its family of schools. As the Project Coordinator for the Los Angeles Urban League, Arturo played a fundamental role on behalf of the League in assisting with the improvement of the partnering schools API scores, State Testing scores through community collaboration projects such as Neighborhoods At Work. Through the Strategy Department, Arturo helped to secure, establish and maintain corporate and community sponsorships that aided in funding many underfunded and/or non-funded academic programs at Crenshaw High School and its feeder schools.
Arturo has also served as a Congressional Field Representative and Case Worker for the U.S. House of Representatives. During his short tenure as a Congressional Deputy, Arturo found his passion for constituent casework with U.S. Federal Government Agencies. During the housing market crisis, as a Case Worker, Arturo was able to stop several federal banks from foreclosing on constituent's homes while at the same time helping to secure financial assistance for these families in distress, help illegal immigrants obtain citizenship with the U.S. Department of Immigration (USCIS) and many other projects.
During his tenure with the state of California Arturo Frazier continued his work (2014-2015) as a Case Worker, Project Manager, and Field Representative for the California State Legislature, 62nd Assembly District. His passion for community service was not just limited to politics or his place of employment. While he served in politics for 12 years, Arturo was also serving as a Youth Pastor and an evangelist here in Los Angeles, California. Arturo was a licensed ordained Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ serving on the Apostolic Crusade Team with Bishop Clarence E. McClendon and A Miracle for You - Conferences and Crusades.
Arturo enjoyed spending time with his brothers/sisters in ministry, grandmother, and mother who is currently an employee of the Compton Unified School District, his sister - Tyoni and his God-brother, Prophet. In his spare time, Arturo also enjoyed working in ministry, playing the drums and was pursuing his "passion for fashion" as a stylist and fashion consultant.