Student athletes face challenges every day—expected to compete and perform in both sports and school. In many instances, they grow up in an athletic environment whose structure and built-in friendships won’t be part of their future after college. To prepare them to win in life after sports, these student athletes need the perspective and leadership skills that guide them after graduation. Team IMPACT makes it easy for student athletes to see life beyond the scoreboard by connecting them with sick children who will help them gain perspective and forge life-changing relationships. Our unique approach matches student athletes with children facing serious and chronic illness in order to foster a real-world understanding of adversity and diversity. We do all the programming, but your team could be the next to make an IMPACT.
We’re not just athletes. We are influencers, and its our responsibility to learn from these courageous kids and carry their message and resiliency forward.
Carly Team IMPACT Student AthleteChildren with chronic or life-threatening illness are repeatedly exposed to trauma. By providing Upwards of 20 million kids face serious or chronic illness and none should be forced to the sidelines. Only Team IMPACT tackles the social isolation commonly associated with childhood sickness by connecting them with college athletic teams through a two-year therapeutic program—forming lifelong bonds and life-changing outcomes.
Not just making any match. Making the perfect match!
Clinically-informed support ensures that everyone wins.
Therapeutic outcomes are achieved in a non-therapeutic setting.
Graduating from the program with a sense of empowerment, normalization, health promotion, and resilience.
We recommend medical professionals talk through each case with our staff to best determine eligibility and fit. We encourage referrers to be involved in this process and welcome regular conversations with child life specialists, social workers, nurses, and other personnel to talk through each family that is referred to Team IMPACT.
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