our mission to enrich the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities through outdoor...
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Our MissionTo enrich the quality of life for
children and adults with disabilities through outdoor
recreation.
WHO WE AREOur beginning: The Outdoors for All Foundation was first incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1979, then known as the Ski for All Foundation. We’ve been enriching the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities in the Pacific Northwest ever since.
Our mission: To enrich the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities through outdoor recreation.
Our team: We deliver our mission with the leadership of 12 year round staff, 17 board members, and the support of over 700 active volunteers.
Outdoors for All is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization and consistently returns 75 cents of every dollar donated directly
to programs and services.
• Include typical NW outdoors activities like winter sports, cycling, rafting, camping, water-skiing, rock climbing, day camps and more!
•Our goals: Outdoors for All programs are designed to promote fitness, education, independence, socializing, a love of the outdoors and of course are a lot of fun!
•Who We Serve: participants at Outdoors for All have a variety of disabilities including sensory, physical, and developmental disabilities and range in ages 5 – 87+.
OUR PROGRAMS
Outdoors for All has become a chapter of Paralympic Sports and Disabled Sports USA. With these partners, Outdoors for All has reached out to better serve the community of physically disabled and emerging athletes. Outdoors for All is a supporter of the Wounded Warrior project through these partners
ParalympicPodium
NationalTeam
Elite
Emerging
Developmental
RecreationalSingle or Multi-Sport
ParticipatoryLocal Competition
Single or Multi-SportCompetitive
Local CompetitionRegional Competition
Possible National Competition
Single Sport or Dual SportHighly Competitive
Local / Regional CompetitionNational Competition
Int’l Competition
Paralympic Sport Performance Pipeline
NGBsParalympic Sport ClubsCommunity Programs
Military ProgramsPark & Recreation Orgs
Disability Sport Orgs
Paralympic Sport ClubsCommunity Programs
Military ProgramsPark & Recreation Orgs
Disability Sport Orgs
ATHLETESORGANIZATIONS
What the Paralympic Sport Clubs ARE…
• Community-based Paralympic sport development programs operated by local organizations such as local Parks and Recreation department, non-profit organization, rehabilitation hospital, school system, etc.
• Designed to fit within an organization’s existing menu of programs
• An opportunity to actively partner with U.S. Paralympics & other leading agencies in a national network
• Organizations able to co-brand & use Paralympic Sport Club marks in promoting local programs
• The foundation for growing an athlete pipeline – both locally & nationally
The network attracts more national attention & support, shared resources and athletes for all partners.
OUR PARTNERSOutdoors for All collaborates with more than 70 community
partners to better serve the needs of individuals with disability.
OUR SUPPORTERS
Fairweather Foundation Gibney Family Foundation Islands Fund
Ronald McDonald House The Seattle FoundationHarmon Foundation
The Sample Foundation Detlef Schrempf Foundation Chisholm Foundation
Raynier Institute & Foundation MJF Foundation
Outdoors for All could not deliver our mission without the generous support of leading corporate, foundation and
community members such as...