The Austin Foundation
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The Austin Foundation is a non-profit committed to transforming lives through fitness! We offer free and low cost fitness programs throughout the community!
11/29/2023
08/22/2020
Three times a week this summer, the Franklin High School girls Volleyball team has been working out with The Austin Foundation trainers, outdoors. Despite uncertainty about whether their season will even happen, these young ladies still endure the hot sun, temperature checks, masks and all the cleansing sprays and cleaning routines, to do these voluntary workouts. The Austin Foundation is proud to support all of our scholar athletes in this time. Keep pushing our youth to be great, no matter what!
07/03/2020
Join us tomorrow morning (July 3rd) at 9am-9:45am for a FREE zoom yoga and stretch session with the amazing Coach Spring! Good for all ages and abilities. Click the link at 9am and we'll see you there!: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88933578678
Coach Conrad is a real life SUPERMAN and The Austin Foundation is fortunate to have him!! Hear his story of being mentored by Willie Austin and how that has impacted his life!
Wake your body up! The AMAZING Coach Spring is back with a fun and energetic workout for your kiddos! This video was made to help kids safely get out any built up energy or frustrations. It ends with a calming stretch and self-reflection.
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Who We Are
Austin Foundation's MISSION is to transform lives, through education, positive mentors and providing accessible, safe, interactive opportunities for young people to experience the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Today's youth face serious challenges to their basic health and well being. Our youth are eating worse and exercising less, often as a result of factors out of their control. A growing number of youth confront serious health issues such as stress, heart disease, obesity, diabetes and violence. These health problems carry lasting implications and if left unchecked can severely affect a child's long-term quality of life.
Local schools are increasingly being forced to reduce or cut physical education programs altogether and scale back school lunch programs. The health crisis affects youth in low income communities the most. 20% of African American, Hispanic, and Native American children ages 6-19 are considered overweight, well above the national average. Youth in these communities have limited access to healthy foods and safe places to engage in physical activity. Making matters worse, a growing number of young people face violence or the threat of violence in their daily lives.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "the major barriers most people face when trying to increase physical activity are time, access to convenient facilities, and safe environments in which to be active."
The Austin Foundation provides free fitness and nutrition education for thousands of Seattle/King County area young people ages 5 to 25 each year. The Austin Foundation hosts a wide variety of fitness and youth development programs at sites around the city, each of which is tailored to help young people develop physically, socially, emotionally and mentally. The Austin Foundation bridges racial and socioeconomic inequities in health, providing young people the tools and inspiration to live a healthy, active lifestyle.
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