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.
Two hours of coached basics at Ash Street park. Boards, helmets and pads waiting for you when you show up.
Shape, sand and grip your own deck over six weeks. Everyone leaves with a complete they built themselves.
Older skaters coach the beginner sessions, learn to teach, and get paid for their hours.
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.
Meet the team →$45 puts a complete board under one kid.
Monthly gifts cover mentor pay and keep the gear room stocked through winter. Cancel whenever.