FORMER LONGHORN GIVES BACK Derrick Johnson (DJ), a former Texas Longhorn and Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, has returned to Austin to give back to his community through the creation of the nonprofit Defend the Dream Foundation. On October 2023, the Defend the Dream Foundation forged a partnership with Book Days, a local children’s program dedicated …
WE ARE AUSTIN’S JULY COMMUNITY PARTNER For this month’s CBS Austin and Telemundo Austin Community Partner Program, we’ve teamed up with Defend the Dream Foundation who are on a mission to provide low-income and inner city young people with opportunities and resources to reach their full potential. Today founder, Derrick Johnson, returns to share more …
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DERRICK JOHNSON SHARES WHAT’S NEW WITH HIS DEFEND THE DREAM FOUNDATION Tackling issues facing low-income and inner-city schools, Derrick Johnson’s Defend the Dream Foundation is a touchdown for helping kids reach their full potential. Former linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs and Texas Longhorn All-American, Derrick Johnson, is here to tell us more about this …
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STILL DEFENDING THE DREAM Former UT football star turns another page in AISD library renovations. There’s always more to discover in the world of books, and former Longhorns linebacker Derrick Johnson is making sure there are new places for it, too. The football star, who went on to play for the Chiefs, later created a …
TWO AUSTIN ICONS EQUIP STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS Derrick Johnson’s Defend the Dream Foundation unveiled its second ‘Discovery Den’ library makeover in Austin at Langford Elementary School on Thursday, March 23. The organization provides opportunities and resources to students attending Title 1 schools to reach their full potential in school and in life. The project was …
FORMER LONGHORN GIVES BACK Derrick Johnson (DJ), a former Texas Longhorn and Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, has returned to Austin to give back to his community through the creation of the nonprofit Defend the Dream Foundation. Learn More
