DAILY SAFE SPACE

OVERVIEW

Goal: Provide a free, safe, and empowering environment where youth and families can connect, grow, and thrive through skateboarding and mentorship.

Objectives:

  • Offer free after-school and weekend programs that engage over 2,000 youth annually in positive, sober, and inclusive recreation.
  • Expand mentorship programs pairing youth with professional athletes, educators, and community leaders.
  • Create measurable improvements in participants’ confidence, physical health, and sense of belonging through regular wellness and engagement assessments.
  • Maintain a safe, substance-free environment that fosters mental health, teamwork, and personal growth.

Service & Skate Includes

  • Free open access to the 4DWN facility and its offerings including: world class skatepark, healthy food, drinks, internet, performance stage, art spaces and it’s circular closed-loop amenities.
  • During Service & Skate, service opportunities occur,  giving skaters, their friends and families a chance to give back, connecting recreation to reciprocity.
  • Intergenerational exchanges naturally give rise to mentorship, expanded access and upward mobility opportunities.

Safe Space Rules

  1. No weapons or guns

  2. No alcohol or drugs

  3. No hate or gossip