Athletes For Hope

Afh champs:this program was created to address the critical issue of childhood obesity by connecting our powerful network of college, professional, olympic and paralympic athletes to schools, after-school programs, and running clubs to empower them to become more physically active. Inspired by our iconic founder muhammad ali, we designed c.h.a.m.p.s leadership curriculum for athletes, coaches, and teachers interested in sport-based character development and learning. Rooted in research and 21st century skill-building, our six core pillars are designed to promote social and emotional intelligence while inspiring youth to lead in sport, in the classroom and in their communities.

Whole being athlete: given the well-documented need for increased mental health resources and advocacy, and the growing demand from athletes who want to engage in this space, afh launched the whole being athlete program (wbap) in 2021. Wbap empowers athletes of all levels to share their stories in an effort to raise awareness, access and acceptance of mental health resources. The core pillars of the program focus upon health education and resources, storytelling, convening, and advocacy.

Athletes for arizona: delivered physical activity programming, education on healthy living, mental health education, and increased sports participation in elementary and middle schools across arizona.

Hospital heroes: brings professional, olympic, paralympic, and college athletes to childrens hospitals across the u.s. To bring patients joy through fun, interactive visits.

Covid 19: in partnership with hhs, athletes for hope and its network of athletes share education and raise awareness around covid-19 vaccinations.

Mlk day:this is a special volunteer event that brought together people from several organizations to gather and package food servicing the people of washington dc. Included were student athletes from georgetown, howard and american university. Our volunteers from howard and georgetown were able to contribute to approximately 1200 meals being packed. Our volunteers from american and georgetown made a collective 450 sandwiches and then distributed them to the harriet tubman womens shelter and the shepherds table.