Causes: Children & Youth, Youth Development Programs
Mission: To empower youth through yoga, nutrition and optimistic teachings that help to develop life skills that can enable youth to take responsibility for their life, develop respect for themselves and others, and have confidence in their own potential
Results: The Foundation has offered these programs to thousands of children and hundreds of school teachers in the past and not one child has had to pay for these programs thanks to the friends & supporters of the Sean O’Shea Foundation. Programs:Yoga and nutrition for pregnant teens. Yoga for teen mom and babiesYoga and nutrtion for the Juvenile Court schoolsPartnering with Rady Children's Hospital (Yoga 4 Kids With Cancer and the Medical Behavior Unit)partnering with over 100 schools and organizations in San Diego and now reaching out to Los Angeles.
Target demographics: Low-income, at risk youth between the ages of 9-18 living in San Diego County and now serving Los Angeles County.
Direct beneficiaries per year: We serve approximately 1500 children and train hundreds of school teachers each year hoping to increase these numbers with fundraising and grants.
Programs: ~CALM Kids training for school teachers~YEAR ROUND YOGA PROGRAM:This school-based program starts in the fall and includes our signature curriculum taught by our certified yoga teachers. After the initial seven weeks, a school representative is trained by the foundation to teach the weekly yoga practice for the rest of the school year. ~THE SEAN O’SHEA FOUNDATION MENTOR PROGRAM:The foundation can provide an experienced yoga mentor to all participating schools needing assistance or advice while instructing the program. ~YEAR ROUND YOGA & NUTRITION PROGRAM:This program contains all of the above and also includes a student body assembly on nutrition. Nutrition curriculum guides are provided to teachers who want to offer a weekly 15 minute nutrition lesson in their classroom. Z~CURRICULUM ORIENTATION/TRAINING:We offer an orientation and mini training for all volunteers, contracted yoga teachers and school representatives. Information covered includes: our seven-week curriculum, basic tips for working with at-risk youth, nutrition education, and foundation policies. Training is held twice a year.