Partners

The BAYS Foundation supports non-profit organizations that provide opportunities and increase access for low-income children to participate in organized sports and education programs in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.  The following five programs represent our first class of innovative program partners:

East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring (EPATT)
Since 1988, East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring has been impacting the lives of hundreds of East Palo Alto youth. Through partnerships with families, schools, and the local communities, EPATT promotes leadership, discipline, hard work and excellence among its 100 K-12 students. Using the unique mix one-on-one academic tutoring and tennis instruction, EPATT strives to enrich the academic, athletic, and social skills of its participants.

Girls on the Run Bay Area
The mission of Girls on the Run of the Bay Area is to educate and build confidence in young girls through non-competitive, curriculum-based running programs in San Francisco, Marin, Alameda, San Mateo, and Contra Costa Counties. An innovative running program for girls ages 8 to 13 uses experiential learning to teach very specific and well-defined social and personal skills. The program culminates in a non-competitive community running event that gives the girls a chance to shine and an overwhelming sense of accomplishment.

Lacrosse for LIFE
Lacrosse for LIFE provides year-round youth lacrosse and enrichment programs in under-served communities in San Francisco.  This innovative program emphasizes physical activity, nutrition, discipline, goal-setting, leadership, integrity, friendship, and education in a caring and safe team environment.

Oakland Community Pools Project
Oakland Community Pools Project’s mission is to provide affordable, community-driven, swim programs that engage the local youth and empower them to achieve success.  Our goal is to develop our participants’ physical and mental health in a fun and unique environment, deeply rooted in self-discipline, teamwork, and whole-body awareness.

Real Options for City Kids (R.O.C.K)
Real Options for City Kids is dedicated to nurturing the healthy development of children by listening attentively to their needs and by providing opportunities to those who might not otherwise have access. ROCK aims to promote the positive development and long-term success of the youth that it serves through a combination of in-school and after school learning enrichment, sports and fitness, leadership training and outdoor adventure opportunities. ROCK’s programs are designed to serve girls and boys, ages 6-17, who live in or attend school in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley.

Each of these programs received a grant of $10,000 in December, 2009, for general program support.