Melissa and her 14-year-old son Ethan, who uses his iPad to communicate, have struggled with isolation this year. Extreme Kids & Crew is helping families like theirs build a community through the universal language of play. Hear how Extreme Kids has helped with Ethan’s focus, then join us as we strive to keep families connected.
With the help of our families and funders, we accomplished a whole lot in 2019! Thanks to everyone who supported us and helped provide children and their people with a space to be. Check out some of our achievements below…
Extreme Kids & Crew is excited to return to the LeFrak Center at Lakeside Prospect Park for our annual disability-friendly ice skating event this February. In addition to a rink reserved just for us, we will have adaptive sleds and disability-aware staff on-site to foster a safe and fun environment for everyone. Entry is $6 and skates are $6, with the first 75 skaters getting in free. Stay tuned for updates.
It felt joyful, if also a little precarious, to be up on that table, but what was even more wonderful was stepping back down into a space where I belong, among people who support one another. Extreme Kids, after all, is not just a space to be, it’s a space to belong; the sense of community I felt among the crowd in the Factor’s living room extends into the schools where we work and the places we have created community across our city.