Agency: KEEN LA

Description:

At each KEEN session, a participating athlete is paired up with a volunteer coach for a variety of non-competitive athletic activities tailored to each athlete's needs and designed to promote the Athlete's sense of accomplishment. These activities include soccer, track and field, basketball, bowling, gymnastic and various adaptive activities. Volunteer coaches don't need any prior experience working with disabled individuals. Please dress appropriately for the weather and playing with kids.

KEEN is a national, nonprofit volunteer-led organization that provides one-to-one recreational opportunities for children and young adults with mental and physical disabilities at no cost to their families and caregivers. KEEN's mission is to foster the self-esteem, confidence, skills and talents of its athletes through non-competitive activities, allowing young people facing even the most significant challenges to meet their individual goals.

Volunteers for this project must be at least 14 years of age. Volunteers under the age of 18 will need to print out a minor release form for this project, have it signed by a parent or guardian, and bring the completed form with you to the project. Click here to download our Volunteer Agreement & Release for Minor Child.

[Based on this project description, if you feel you need accommodations to participate in this project (e.g. sign language interpretation, alternative formats for written materials, accessible facilities), please email us at info@laworks.com]

This project is managed by L.A. Works and led by a trained volunteer Project Leader. L.A. Works is a nonprofit volunteer center that creates and implements hands-on community service projects throughout the greater Los Angeles area.

Impact Areas: Children & Youth: Enrichment and Recreation, Health & Wellness: Disability Services, Other

Interests: The interests recommended for this project are:
People Living with Disabilities

Skills: There are no skills specified for this project.