Skate Journeys

Mission

Skate Journeys works to teach and transform lives through inline and roller skating.

Skate Journeys is a non-competitive skate school that teaches people from diverse backgrounds the sport of inline and roller-skating, and creates opportunities for physical education that empowers professional and personal growth. We delight in the vibrant community created when we play on skates.

Description

Being a nonprofit has allowed us to offer Fee Waivers to students for Classes, Camps, and Apprentice Programs. 
Our Fee Waiver Program helps remove financial barriers to skating by allowing anyone to participate in these transformative skate programs at no cost.  

Since we re-opened, post-pandemic, with weekend classes in January 2022, we’ve focused on growing all programs and classes.  
Our intention is to have permanent part-time and full-time Skate Instructors & Admin staff, that will fuel our program growth. We want to offer competitive and consistent salaries, while developing our staff into the professional team that schools, parents, & our communities expect and need.  

Staffing Instructors for our skate programs has been like a chicken-and-egg situation: we need staff to run programs, and need programs for staff to work, finding the right balance is key, to ensure we don't miss out on programs due to being understaffed, but also have enough work to keep staff committed to running the programs. 

This year we are on track to create and produce more After-School (ASP) and In-School Programs than ever before! 

Skate Journeys has survived since we re-opened in January 2022 because our community shows up, takes classes & camps, AND because our Skate Instructors show up.  

However, we are on the edge of a precipice. We TRULY need your donations to propel us forward. Why? 
Because like a company that gets venture capital to expand, we need your donations to support us while we build to reaching our goal of offering at least 20 In-School Programs, 10 After-School Programs, and increased numbers at Weekend Classes.   

We believe that our skate school community makes a difference in people's lives.  
We need your support, so please donate to Skate Journeys so we can continue to teach and transform lives through inline and roller skating! 

Your donation makes a direct impact on the communities and skaters we serve, so please donate today! 

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