2021 was a year of visibility, opportunity, and growth for Athletics & Beyond.

Athletics & Beyond 2021 Annual Report

OUTCOMES:

Since its inception, A&B has maintained a 100% Student-Athlete high school graduation rate. We are proud to report that 95% of graduated athletes have attended college and 80% of those students have graduated from college. 

Athletics & Beyond has reached over 3,500 families in 2021 through athletic training, athletic tournaments, facility memberships, STEM, tutoring, community events (Safe Zones), and community outreach programs.

ECONOMIC IMPACT: From our community, A&B hired 3 full-time staff (Program Director, Program Coordinator, Community Liason, and 3 part-time receptionists). The facility has over 7 independent trainers for youth baseball, basketball, boxing, football, mixed martial arts, track, wrestling, and sports performance. Adult fitness, yoga, Hip-Hop Cardio, community meeting space, and sports recovery services are available. During the summer of 2021 A&B hired 5 high school interns and in 2022 will have paid apprentices working in the field of real estate.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Major League Baseball Players Trust, Colorado Rockies, Denver Nuggets, Good Sports, RISE 5280, Struggle of Love, MOC, 100 Men Who Cook, Colorado Beutillion Cotillion Inc., FAVA, Parkhill Falcons Youth Organization, Hornets Cheer, Collegien Prep Academy, 10for10, Muller Engineering, The Flow Path, Valor Realty, and Colorado Black Health Collaborative.

IN THE NEWS:

Denver prepares to open center to help students excel in athletics & studies

What's that?': "Athletics & Beyond opens new facility in Montbello

Montbello-nonprofit provides outlet for teens during holiday week, hopes to curve violence

Athletics & Beyond Family Wellness Center

NEEDS STATEMENT:

Having a facility to provide space for overlooked populations, businesses, and organizations seeking space to have meetings in addition to healthy living addresses the needs of the community. Surrounding I-70 is North Aurora is Montbello and the neighboring community of Green Valley Ranch (GVR). We serve the three communities with a combined population of nearly 90,000 people. 

ATHLETICS & BEYOND (A&B) is proud to continue our steady growth with the acquisition of our own facility. We have a “multi-generational one-stop-shop” for the community in youth athletic development, healthy living for families, youth, and adult weight training. The building is in the heart of an underserved but growing area of Denver serving: The Far Northeast corridor (Green Valley Ranch, Montbello, Aurora, and Stapleton). This wellness center is a Service Market Fit in these high-growth neighborhoods, which are at the center of the Airport City investment area.   

The mission of A&B is to create OPPORTUNITY through EXPOSURE for high school and college-aged at-risk and or at-promise youth throughout life stages (Beyond Sports). We accomplish this through Mentoring, Tutoring, Apprenticeships, Career Exploration, Entrepreneurship, Employment, Life Skills, and Educational Advancement. We have developed strategic partnerships to date in the Engineering and Skilled Trades Industries and are continuing to develop relationships in the Scientist, Science & Technology, Business Management, and Construction Industries. We are a non-profit devoted to creating marketable and successful young citizens as well as engaging youth with sport-specific training.  A&B engages youth and provides OPPORTUNITY through EXPOSURE regardless of if youth are engaged in the sports realm or not. Many of our youth are engaged in the creative realm or academic-driven realm. We cater to all the above.  

This building allows A&B a PLACE to be the center of the commUNITY.  

A PLACE to gather thoughts and ideas.  

A PLACE to get opinions on everyday life situations.  

A PLACE to get tutoring and advice on what pathway to take in education, healthy living resources, and specialized athletic training.  

It’s our PLACE - our HOME. 

We help young adults succeed in life beyond sports by providing support in choosing careers beyond sports. Program members advance from Exploration - spending time shadowing various professionals to become more familiar with other career options to Apprenticeships.

A&B partners with businesses representing varied industries including Architecture, Business, Construction, Engineering, Entrepreneurial, Finance, Graphic Design, Healthcare, hospitality, Interior Design, STEM, IT, Sports Management, Sports Media, Business Management, and Telecommunications. A&B interviews and provides guidance to our partners in the business industry regarding the type of opportunity extended and the expectations that accompany the opportunity. A&B then screens the young adults interested in the posted opportunities to facilitate successful matches. The result is a program of activities that helps youth pursue their special interests, grow, and develop.

Obtaining, building out, and purchasing the necessary equipment and supplies could not have happened without The Daniels Fund, Scott McClean, Major League Baseball Players Trust, Good Sports, Robert F. Smith, Nonprofit Finance Fund, BRIC, Colorado Health Foundation, the Denver Foundation, the Beacon Fund, Muller Engineering, Valor Realty, the Flowpath, MOC, Compton Dando, Comcast, Gold Star Hot Links, and numerous individuals and small businesses.