What We Do
We change the lives of children with disabilities and special needs and improve our communities by educating youth and modeling inclusion and acceptance.
We serve elementary and middle school children who have physical, neurological, or emotional disabilities by pairing each child (mentee) with a qualified high school athlete (mentor). Founded on the idea that friendship has the power to restore a child’s faith in life, we were incorporated as a non‐profit in 2002. Since that time, we have grown from a small group at one school to an organization serving families in Issaquah, Sammamish, Bellevue, Redmond, and surrounding areas.
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Watch The Video
Our president, Ken Moscaret, on How Athletes For Kids Makes Our Community and Our Country a Better Place.
“Athletes For Kids creates teen leaders who leave our program as far better young people than when they entered it, with a clearer, more inclusive vision of life.”
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Announcements
Get ready to GiveBIG and show your support for Athletes For Kids. Every donation made to Athletes For Kids via The Seattle Foundation’s website on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, all day, from midnight to midnight, will be boosted even further thanks to stretch funds. It’s easy. Like us on Facebook now and then on May 2, link to the Athletes For Kids profile on The Seattle Foundation’s website and click Donate Now to make a donation. Every donation of any amount is eligible to win a randomly selected Golden Ticket, adding another $1,000 donation to AFK!
Winning with kindness and compassion
Mentor Mason Gregory was awarded King5′s New Day Hero award for his compassion for others and especially his commitment to his Athletes For Kids buddy Carson. Congratulations Mason and all of our dedicated mentors!
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So you won’t miss out on any of the fun!
With 101 Activity Ideas for AFK Mentors & Buddies You’ll Never run out of fun things to do!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who donated during our Fall Fund Drive.
We rely on the support of our community and are so grateful for your generosity!
Athletes For Kids partners with the Sammamish and Issaquah Rotary Clubs each summer to put on the Challenge Day Races. A big thank you to all our mentors who voluteered their time to make the races go smoothly for all the participants! 
In May we held our 10th Annual Graduation Dinner Celebration for our graduating mentors. This is our way of thanking our mentors for their many hours of service changing the lives of children, and making the Athletes For Kids program a big success!
Thank you to our
community partners
Athletes For Kids relies on the generous support of individuals and community organizations to fund our program. Thank you for supporting our program and contributing positively to our community!
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