The Latisha Marie Foundation

Educating the community about meningitis and the importance of vaccinations, and supporting families dealing with the disease.

Nonprofit organization The Latisha Marie Foundation was founded in 2022 by Laprice Shari.

Laprice lost her sister to meningitis in 1995, when she was only 19 years old. Latisha contracted meningitis days before her first birthday, and spent the majority of her life at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, MO.