Join former Las Vegas Raider and New York Giants tight end Darren Waller at the 6th annual Beyond the Wall fundraising event at the M Resort Spa Casino on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, from 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PST.
The purpose of Darren’s Beyond the Wall event is to raise funds for Darren’s Against the Wall recovery grants for Las Vegas residents battling substance use disorders.
Since the foundation’s inception in 2020, The Darren Waller Foundation has provided 80 individuals (ages 18-26) suffering from addiction with Darren’s Against the Wall grants to receive 30-45 days of professional recovery care and/or 3-5 months of paid sober living housing.
Against the Wall is the Foundation’s signature outreach program. The Against the Wall grant program provides qualifying individuals (ages 18-26) who cannot afford a portion or the entirety of their in-patient or outpatient addiction treatment. The program serves individuals living in Nevada, and treatment takes place in Nevada addiction treatment facilities. The grants also fund 3 to 6 months of sober living housing for the individuals who have completed treatment.
Since its inception, Darren’s Foundation has awarded Against the Wall grants to 80 individuals in Las Vegas for recovery treatment, totaling over $1M in treatment.
Wall Talks are the Foundation’s secondary outreach program. The program is focused on impacting high school students, mainly students on the football team, by providing a safe, affirming, accepting, and encouraging environment for young adults that will ultimately lead to the prevention of substance abuse and misuse.
Darren’s Wall Talks are TED Talk-style presentations that Darren Waller personally curates for students. Darren speaks about his experience as a high school football player to now, his personal experience with substance abuse as a young adult, and how he overcame his addiction to become the person he is today. The team is given the opportunity at the end of the Wall Talk to sign the pledge to S.H.I.N.E. – which means Self Awareness, Hope, Integrity, say “No”, and to Encourage yourself and others.
On Wednesday, December 11, 2024 Darren Waller hosted his 5th annual Beyond the Wall event to raise funds for more youth in Las Vegas to receive grants for rehabilitation treatment. To date, The Darren Waller
On Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Darren Waller stopped by WestCare Nevada to give a mini Wall Talk and Tour at their Women and Children’s Campus in lieu of the Foundation’s new partnership with WestCare.
On Thursday, June 20, 2024 Darren Waller hosted his 4th annual Concert to SHINE On event to raise funds for his Against the Wall Grants in Las Vegas.
