PLAY SPORTS: Volunteer with Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN SF)

Location

Embarcadero YMCA, 169 Steuart St, San Francisco, CA 94105

Project Overview

We're seeking volunteers to support young athletes with disabilities in our KEEN SF’s Embarcadero YMCA sports program, where athletes with physical or developmental disabilities, ages 5-21, engage in fun and flexible activities tailored to meet their individual needs. As a volunteer, you will help athletes participate in loosely structured sports sessions, including activities such as basketball, soccer, relay races, ball play, and more. We offer 2 sessions, one where volunteers that attend help support kids (ages 5-13) or they can volunteer to support teens (ages 14-21). You can also volunteer for both sessions.

Kids Sports Sessions: 9:15-10:20am (5-13 years old)
Teen Sports Sessions: 10:25-11:30am (14-21 years old)
 
The program emphasizes 1:1 volunteer support whenever safety allows, and your role will help create an inclusive and enjoyable environment that fosters friendships and supports each athlete’s sensory and recreational needs. Each session concludes with a group circle where athletes share something they are proud of from the day.
 
KEEN SF’s programs are volunteer-run, free, and non-competitive, providing athletes with an open, unstructured format that promotes success for all, regardless of the severity of their disabilities. We kindly request that all volunteers are fully vaccinated prior to joining to ensure the safety of our community. https://www.keensanfrancisco.org/ 
 
Volunteers must be 15 years old to volunteer.

About Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN SF)

KEEN’s Vision is to create communities in which individuals with disabilities have equal opportunities for recreation, fitness, and friendship; provide families with respite and a supportive network; foster a lifelong commitment to positive change for volunteers through their engagement with KEEN athletes; develop partnerships to actively promote disability awareness.

Project Requirements & Important Notes

• We suggest wearing comfortable athletic wear and sneakers.
• Volunteers should bring water bottles.
• We kindly request that all volunteers are fully vaccinated prior to joining to ensure the safety of our community.
• Please do your part in keeping our community healthy. If you are immuno-compromised, at increased risk for severe illness, or feeling sick at all, please decline your registration to the event and register for a project at a less risky time. For additional resources and guidance on how to keep yourself healthy, visit the CDC website.

If you are interested in signing up as a group, please email perrin@handsonbayarea.org. For a one-time $75 group sign-up fee, we can assist your team with signing up. Please note we are unable to customize our commUNITY calendar projects and are unable to increase the number of spots that are available. For groups wanting a custom project, please refer to our corporate volunteering program.