The I Am Kept Foundation is pleased to announce that the Graham E. Hayes, II Memorial Scholarship program will return for the 2026–2027 academic year. This announcement represents an important milestone for our organization and the students we serve. Due to limited funding, the Foundation was unable to offer scholarships during the 2025–2026 academic year. Thanks to the generosity of the Phyllis Wheatley Board of Directors of Wichita, Kansas, scholarships will once again be a

Video testimony of sisters Jasmine Hayes and Zoe Hayes on coping with and living after the death of their father.

A Father’s Affection © 2011 Graham E. Hayes, III FOR THE 17 YEARS OF MY LIFE I LIVED KNOWING THAT THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE MAN OF THE HOUSE THE FATHER THAT BEARS RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SHOWING THOSE THAT RESIDE WHAT A MAN IS ALL ABOUT. HIS EYES HAVE SEEN MANY THINGS BOTH GREAT AND SMALL HIS EARS HAVE HEARD THE MANY TALES BOTH SHORT AND TALL HIS HANDS SO DELICATE AND GENTLE, YET SO FIRM AND STRONG HE RULES THE HOUSE WITH IRON FISTS, AND THAT’S WHERE HE BELONGS. BUT ALL OF THES