Freedom Skate Park Foundation Ltd
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$20,000.00 Goal
Freedom Skate Park Foundation Ltd
Freedom Skatepark is Jamaica's first street skatepark, located in Bull Bay adjacent to the Bull Bay Football Club, approximately 8 miles outside of Kingston. This skatepark is free and open to the public everyday between 1PM-7PM serving the community of Kingston and skaters across the country. We run a variety of youth programs: Edu-Skate, homework tutoring, conflict resolution, art, photography, and yoga. Our goal is to create a safe space for the youth and the community. To date, Freedom Skatepark has had 364 Edu-Skate classes with an attendance of 3,191. 244 homework sessions with an attendance of 1,030. We've run 83 enrichment activities, with an attendance of 342, and executed 1,410 community service jobs. We've also had 9,802 rentals in our Get-on-Board program.
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Org Type:
Charity
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Org Size:
1 to 5
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Years of Operation:
5
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Use of Funds:
To support two new programs: (1) Back to School Scholarships (US$6,000) and (2) Youth Nutrition Program (US$14,000).
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Parish(s):
St. Andrew
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Address:
58 Half Way Tree Road, Kingston 10, St. Andrew, Jamaica
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Tax Registration Number:
002-840-308
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Website:
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Phone
408-931-3159 -
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Mission/Impact Statement
The mission of the Freedom Skate Park Foundation is to provide a high quality, well maintained, safe space to grow the sport of skateboarding in Jamaica, while empowering our youth.
Current Needs
We are seeking $20,000 in funds: $6,000 allocated to our back to school scholarship, and the remaining $14,000 to the youth nutrition program.
Awards/Honors
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20221013/skating-saved-my-life
Key Services or Activities
We run Concrete Jungle Foundation's Edu-Skate program which teaches youth essential life skills through skateboarding. We also offer a variety of other programs including homework, yoga, conflict resolution, photography, and music.
