KEEN SWIM: Volunteer with Kids Enjoy Exercise Now

Project Overview

We are actively recruiting volunteers to join KEEN SF’s YMCA Swim program, where athletes with physical or developmental disabilities, ages 5-21, engage in a fun time swimming, splashing, and playing in the shallow pool. As a volunteer, you don't need to know how to swim, but you must be comfortable in the water and be will help athletes with their life jackets as well as engaging them with pool activities as well as pool toys provided by the YMCA.The program emphasizes 1:1 volunteer support whenever safety allows, and your role will help create a fun and inclusive environment that fosters friendships and supports each athlete’s sensory and recreational needs. Our sports session will conclude with a group circle where our athletes will 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.

Volunteers must be 16 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

• Wear a swimming suit and swim cap.

• 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 sarah@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.