Youth Athletic Program

Our Youth Athletic Program (YAP) is an inclusive adapted sports program for at-risk youth, including those with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Launched in 2007 with summer soccer clinics, the project initially targeted children of parents and caregivers who attended its support group meetings and was later expanded to include children of all abilities.

This program is designed to engage the children in physical activity, promote the importance of making healthy choices, and gain an understanding and a love for various sports. YAP features T-Ball clinicsListen in the spring; Soccer and Golf Clinics during the summer; Flag Football in the fall, and Basketball and Cheerleading in the winter. YAP is using a structured adapted sports program to cultivate life skills through exercises to promote self-esteem, team building, discipline, courtesy, and respect.

YAP activities are held at various Department of Parks and Recreation facilities throughout the Washington, DC area and are supported by HSCSN community partners.

All participants in the Youth Athletic Program must download and complete the YAP Program RegistrationListen form and fax it to us at 202-580-6489 or mail it to us at:

Family and Community Development Center
2124 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE,
Washington, DC 20020

For a glimpse into the YAP program, check out the pictures from previous clinics! YAP Slideshow.
This program is funded in part by the HSC Health Care System Therapeutic Recreation Program.

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