• Various Sports

• Age range of participants:
  
  0 - 3 years: No
  
  3 - 5 years: No
  
  6 - 12 years: No
  
  13 - 18 years: Yes
  
  18 - 21 years: Yes

• Accessible by Public Transportation: No
  
  
• Transportation Provided by the Program: No

The DS/USA Youth Sports Mentoring Program is a nationwide initiative conducted in partnership with its chapters to increase youth sports involvement and to foster social interaction between people of all abilities through mentoring.

Mentoring through sports & physical activity not only promotes the development of athletic skills and encourages healthy active lifestyles, but it also supports the development of independent living and social skills among youth with disabilities. Match interaction within this program occurs face-to-face within a sports or recreation venue, and also via phone and email contact.

Through sports, mentors and mentees can work together to identify and accomplish measurable goals such as the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (www.presidentschallenge.org). Success in sports builds self-confidence and greater motivation to succeed ... as the DS/USA motto goes:

�If I Can Do This, I Can Do Anything!�