Concrete Kids
Free skate programs · Portland

A place to fall down, and people who wait for you to get up.

No fees, no tryouts, no experience. We bring the boards, the pads, and the coaches.

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Hero photo — coach and kid, low angle

Purpose

Skateboarding teaches kids to try something hard in public, fail at it, and go again.

We remove the cost of entry — the board, the gear, the ride, the coach — so that lesson belongs to any kid who wants it.

1,400 young people served since 2011
$0 cost to families
86% of spending goes straight to programs

Programs

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Photo — Learn to Skate
Saturdays 9–11am · Ages 6–12

Learn to Skate

Two hours of coached basics at Ash Street park. Boards, helmets and pads waiting for you when you show up.

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Photo — Board Build Lab
Tuesdays 6–8pm · Ages 12+

Board Build Lab

Shape, sand and grip your own deck over six weeks. Everyone leaves with a complete they built themselves.

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Photo — Push Mentors
Year-round · Ages 14–19

Push Mentors

Older skaters coach the beginner sessions, learn to teach, and get paid for their hours.

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About

Four volunteers, a shed of donated boards, and a cracked tennis court.

That was 2011. Fifteen years later we run three sites, pay a dozen teenage mentors, and still charge families nothing. We're governed by a nine-person volunteer board and publish audited financials every spring.

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Photo — volunteers at the first site

Resources

PDF Parent handbook What to bring, what we provide, how pickup works. Form Volunteer application Coaches, drivers, gear repair, snack table. Map Gear donation drop-off Boards, trucks, wheels, pads — any condition. PDF 2025 annual report Where every dollar went last year. PDF Skatepark safety guide Pad fit, park etiquette, first-aid basics. Guide Start a chapter How we set up a site, in ten steps.