Why CPR Training Matters
Financial literacy gives teens the tools to build wealth. CPR training gives them the power to save lives. Both are essential life skills.
Sudden cardiac arrest kills over 350,000 people in the U.S. each year — bystander CPR can double or triple survival rates.
Only 40% of cardiac arrest victims receive CPR from a bystander before emergency services arrive.
Teens who learn CPR become lifelong safety advocates — protecting their families and communities for decades.
Financial empowerment is incomplete without personal safety — SACYFEA is committed to the whole student.
What Students Learn
TJ's CPR & First Aid delivers engaging, hands-on training tailored for youth — no prior experience needed.
CPR Certification
Hands-on CPR training for youth and young adults, covering adult, child, and infant techniques with AHA-aligned curriculum.
First Aid Essentials
Wound care, choking response, burns, and emergency first aid skills every teen should know before entering adulthood.
AED Training
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) awareness and hands-on practice so students can respond confidently in cardiac emergencies.
Community Safety
Building a culture of safety awareness in Sacramento — empowering youth to protect their families, peers, and neighbors.
Towanda Starks
Founder & Lead Instructor · TJ's CPR & First Aid LLC
Towanda Starks is a Sacramento-based CPR and first aid instructor passionate about equipping communities — especially youth — with life-saving skills. Through TJ's CPR & First Aid, she brings high-energy, approachable training that makes emergency response feel achievable for everyone.
As SACYFEA's Official Youth Safety Partner, Towanda brings her expertise directly to our students, weaving safety awareness into the broader mission of youth empowerment. Because a financially confident teen who can also save a life is truly unstoppable.
"Every young person deserves to know how to protect themselves and the people they love. That's what TJ's CPR is all about."
