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Empowering foster & at risk youth through swim lessons, water therapy, and mentoring programs .

The Adaptive Sports Foundation's mission is to provides profound and life changing experiences for individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities through outdoor physical activity, education, support, and community.

The Foundation's goal is to provide the ultimate environment for a child to become their best in all areas of their life, including academic, athletic, interpersonal skills, leadership, as a mentor, and someone willing to be mentored. They hope to arm children with a variety of ways to grow intellectually, spiritually, physically, and in their relationships with themselves and others. Their program is designed to go deeper into the subjects of life, excellence, and how to pursue happiness. In the end, our long-term goal is to help them become professionals in life, to find peace of mind, so they can share this wisdom with their families, friends, and communities as leaders and examples of extraordinary living and happiness.

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympic athletes and the community.

A BROADER WAY FOUNDATION'S BASIC GOAL IS AMPLIFYING THE POWER OF YOUNG WOMEN THROUGH THE ARTS. THE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO USING THE BEAUTY, EXPERIENCE, DISCIPLINE, JOY, ENERGY, AND SPIRIT OF THE ARTS TO DEVELOP FUTURE LEADERS.

Stay recruited , LLC is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of young student Athletes by working together to educate all in the areas of financial and educational literacy, networking, self-branding and entrepreneurship. It is our mission to promote and facilitate educational literacy, youth development and any other activities that positively contribute to furthering the two. Our belief is with the right guidance and mentoring, young athletes can gain the knowledge to become effective on and off the field.

Founded in 1988 by Paul Newman, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is a community dedicated to providing “a different kind of healing” to children and their families coping with cancer, sickle cell anemia, and other serious illnesses. Through summer sessions and family weekends at the Camp in Ashford, Connecticut and year-round outreach to hospitals and clinics across the Northeast, the Camp serves more than 20,000 children and family members annually. All services are provided free of charge.

After-School All-Stars (ASAS) provides comprehensive after-school programs that keep children safe and help them succeed in school and in life

Victory Junction enriches the lives of children with serious illnesses by providing life-changing camp experiences that are exciting, fun and empowering, at no cost to children or their families.

from the website: "Our vision is to improve the lives of children in foster care, who often find themselves forgotten and neglected by the public."

BE A CHAMPION - To help "adult" swimmers accomplish their dreams to win international competitions BE A SWIMMER - To encourage all children to learn to swim by discovering the water and mastering the moves BE EXCEPTIONAL - To help "people with disabilities" to be a paraswimmers

Established in 1992, the Black Women in Sport Foundation, or BWSF, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase the involvement of black women and girls in all aspects of sport, including athletics, coaching and administration. BWSF’s work, however, is not limited to black women and girls. It enrolls girls and boys in the programs conducted throughout the city of Philadelphia and surrounding areas. It facilitates the involvement of women of color in every aspect of sport in the United States and around the world, through the "hands-on" development and management of grass roots level outreach programs.