Our MissionTo enrich the quality of life for

children and adults with disabilities through outdoor

recreation.

WHO WE AREOur beginning: The Outdoors for All Foundation was first incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1979, then known as the Ski for All Foundation. We’ve been enriching the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities in the Pacific Northwest ever since.

Our mission: To enrich the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities through outdoor recreation.

Our team: We deliver our mission with the leadership of 12 year round staff, 17 board members, and the support of over 700 active volunteers.

Outdoors for All is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization and consistently returns 75 cents of every dollar donated directly

to programs and services.

• Include typical NW outdoors activities like winter sports, cycling, rafting, camping, water-skiing, rock climbing, day camps and more!

•Our goals: Outdoors for All programs are designed to promote fitness, education, independence, socializing, a love of the outdoors and of course are a lot of fun!

•Who We Serve: participants at Outdoors for All have a variety of disabilities including sensory, physical, and developmental disabilities and range in ages 5 – 87+.

OUR PROGRAMS

Outdoors for All has become a chapter of Paralympic Sports and Disabled Sports USA. With these partners, Outdoors for All has reached out to better serve the community of physically disabled and emerging athletes. Outdoors for All is a supporter of the Wounded Warrior project through these partners

ParalympicPodium

NationalTeam

Elite

Emerging

Developmental

RecreationalSingle or Multi-Sport

ParticipatoryLocal Competition

Single or Multi-SportCompetitive

Local CompetitionRegional Competition

Possible National Competition

Single Sport or Dual SportHighly Competitive

Local / Regional CompetitionNational Competition

Int’l Competition

Paralympic Sport Performance Pipeline

NGBsParalympic Sport ClubsCommunity Programs

Military ProgramsPark & Recreation Orgs

Disability Sport Orgs

Paralympic Sport ClubsCommunity Programs

Military ProgramsPark & Recreation Orgs

Disability Sport Orgs

ATHLETESORGANIZATIONS

What the Paralympic Sport Clubs ARE…

• Community-based Paralympic sport development programs operated by local organizations such as local Parks and Recreation department, non-profit organization, rehabilitation hospital, school system, etc.

• Designed to fit within an organization’s existing menu of programs

• An opportunity to actively partner with U.S. Paralympics & other leading agencies in a national network

• Organizations able to co-brand & use Paralympic Sport Club marks in promoting local programs

• The foundation for growing an athlete pipeline – both locally & nationally

The network attracts more national attention & support, shared resources and athletes for all partners.

OUR PARTNERSOutdoors for All collaborates with more than 70 community

partners to better serve the needs of individuals with disability.

OUR SUPPORTERS

Fairweather Foundation Gibney Family Foundation Islands Fund

Ronald McDonald House The Seattle FoundationHarmon Foundation

The Sample Foundation Detlef Schrempf Foundation Chisholm Foundation

Raynier Institute & Foundation MJF Foundation

Outdoors for All could not deliver our mission without the generous support of leading corporate, foundation and

community members such as...