On BRAVE Wings, We RISE
Fly Brave Foundation
Fly Brave Founder and Executive Director,
Vanessa Bieker
named
2025 Remarkable Woman of the Year
Watch her presentation:
- Boston John -
Visit Our Story to find out more.
John finishes Boston! by CBS13 Fox40 with Eric Harryman
Awards and Recognition
2026/27: Sacramento Kings Starting 5 Community recipient
2019 and 2017: Dignity Health - Acts of Human Kindness recipient
Watch our promo on ABC 10, click here.
2021: Tim Haley Recognition Award, City of Sacramento
2018: Above and Beyond Award, City of Elk Grove
Visit our Media page to see what we've been up in the community.
Celebrating 10 years of helping neurodiverse individuals
turn passion into purpose.
Welcome to Fly Brave
The Story of our co-founder, John Almeda
The young man with nonverbal autism who rose to run and finish the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run.
On April 2, 2022, World Autism Day,
John completed his first 50-Mile Race,the AR50.
John was featured in American Essence Magazine
Click here for the article
TED TALK - John and Anthony were invited to talk about Living Life Without Limits. They speak at the 1:14 mark yet we encourage you to listen to all of the amazing speakers.
ABOUT US
Enjoy this 1-minute video for a view into our work.
Social Skills Workshops through Improv and Acting
ABC10 joined us on Autism Awareness Day.
To view the news segment, click here.
Fly Brave's
Fly Fit - Police/Autism Fitness Program
Visit the Eventspage for details.
Fly Fit buddies up officers with individuals on the Autism Spectrum to learn about one another and build community bonds through fitness.
Are you a law enforcement agency interested in implementing Fly Fit in your community? Email us at flybravefoundation@gmail.com for info.
Fly Fit media coverage below.
CBS13 News with Macy Jenkins ABC10 News with Ananda Rochita