Community Impact
Girls on the Run inspires individuals of all abilities to discover, build, and grow their self-confidence. Together, they experience a sense of belonging and connection as a team. Volunteer coaches facilitate lessons that blend physical activity with life skill development, including managing emotions, fostering friendships, and expressing empathy. At the end of the season, the team completes a Community Impact Project and a 5K together, which provides a tangible sense of accomplishment and sets a confident mindset into motion.
HEARD is on a mission to bolster parental well-being through accessible mental health resources and community inclusion. We aim to provide community support, resources for those in need, and mental health advocacy for parents.
HEARD strives to alleviate the challenges of seeking support during difficult times, ensuring a human-centered approach and connecting parents with top-tier professionals and services.
To provide college scholarships and educational counseling to military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty.
The vision of Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation is to ensure that every such child receives all necessary college funding. We are dedicated to serving the families of combat casualties and military training accidents as well as other duty-related deaths.
Western Mass Wheelers is a volunteer-driven 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2024, inspired by the Portland Wheelers program in Portland, ME.
Our mission is to provide free, safe, and enjoyable bike rides across Western Massachusetts on specially adapted tricycles for individuals unable to pedal on their own.
The Springfield Ballers is committed to offering youth and families in the low-income Greater Springfield and surrounding urban and rural communities with affordable sports opportunities. Our core values focus on academics, respect, community and leadership by providing programs that bring together young people from different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. We foster collaborations with local businesses, organizations, schools and colleges to create a more enriching experience for school-aged youth to develop their intellectual and social skills through sports in a challenging and safe environment.
We offer a broad range of services tailored to people with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, autism, and their families. These include (but are not limited to) residential programs, performing arts, sex and relationship education, recreation and enrichment activities, behavioral supports and medical care. We also provide support and resources for families so that they can be the best advocates for their family members.
Our mission is to help keep our Pioneer Valley neighbors informed and connected to their communities by being a 24/7 accessible source of the local news that otherwise isn’t available to them due to vision loss or other disabilities.
Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports is committed to empowering individuals with disabilities. We promote independence and further equality through access and instruction to sports and recreational activities regardless of ability to pay.
Vermont Adaptive provides a place where youth and adults with disabilities gain a measure of self-confidence and independence by participating in year-round adaptive sports programs and activities.
Longmeadow youth track and cross country programs were near and dear to Kat’s heart. Whether coaching kids how to high jump, sprint like a champion or just be silly, Kat will always be remembered for making track and cross country fun. We were honored to purchase a race clock for the program, which is used for all in town meets.
Be Like Kat, Inc was proud to contribute to the purchase of an automatic timing system for the LHS track team. An automatic timing system enables the team to provide accurate qualifying times, meeting state wide standards, and opens the door to hosting invitationals.