The Austin Foundation

The Austin Foundation The Austin Foundation is a non-profit committed to transforming lives through fitness! We offer free and low cost fitness programs throughout the community!

11/29/2023
Bring in the New Year supporting youth in our communities! In spite of 2020 being an all around challenging year, The Au...
12/31/2020

Bring in the New Year supporting youth in our communities! In spite of 2020 being an all around challenging year, The Austin Foundation still served over 1,800 scholars ages 5-17, while providing over 300 fitness sessions and classes for youth and families both in person and through virtual programming. Our goals are even BIGGER for 2021! Donate before the New Year rings in by clicking this link: http://www.youthandfitness.org/donate/index.html

A long time Austin Foundation Thanksgiving tradition has been the "Stress Buster" pre-meal morning workout! Join the awe...
11/24/2020

A long time Austin Foundation Thanksgiving tradition has been the "Stress Buster" pre-meal morning workout! Join the awesome coach Spring who will guide us through for a fun FREE pre-feast zoom workout for all ages! Thursday Nov 26th 9am to 10am
Workout will consist of
15 min of Strength and Endurance
15 min of Core Conditioning
15 min of Sports Stretching
15 min of Yin/Restorative Yoga

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83318078098?pwd=NWs5d0NlV0NMcFdUU0taK211Y0Z1UT09
Meeting ID: 833 1807 8098
Passcode: Willie

Three times a week this summer, the Franklin High School girls Volleyball team has been working out with The Austin Foun...
08/22/2020

Three times a week this summer, the Franklin High School girls Volleyball team has been working out with The Austin Foundation trainers, outdoors. Despite uncertainty about whether their season will even happen, these young ladies still endure the hot sun, temperature checks, masks and all the cleansing sprays and cleaning routines, to do these voluntary workouts. The Austin Foundation is proud to support all of our scholar athletes in this time. Keep pushing our youth to be great, no matter what!

Join us tomorrow morning (July 3rd) at 9am-9:45am for a FREE zoom yoga and stretch session with the amazing Coach Spring...
07/03/2020

Join us tomorrow morning (July 3rd) at 9am-9:45am for a FREE zoom yoga and stretch session with the amazing Coach Spring! Good for all ages and abilities. Click the link at 9am and we'll see you there!: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88933578678

06/05/2020

The Austin Foundation is a proud advocate and humble servant to the youth and families of our community. As an organization that serves so many families and children, directly or indirectly impacted by mass incarceration who are disproportionately targeted by implicit biases of law enforcement and imbalanced systems of justice designed for continual oppression, The Austin Foundation stands strong with our brothers and sisters here, and across the country at this trying time.
This moment necessitates an active response, and it also has greatly tested our mental and physical health and wellbeing. This week, we want to stress the importance of self-care, self-love and awareness of mental health and empowerment through positive thought and action. Edna Sadberry is our mental health specialist who works with many of our students and families to help alleviate the damages of trauma. Edna talks about the importance of talking with our kids about the fears they may be facing now and offers some ways for them to help cope and deal with the stress and anxieties they may be facing.

05/20/2020

Coach Conrad is a real life SUPERMAN and The Austin Foundation is fortunate to have him!! Hear his story of being mentored by Willie Austin and how that has impacted his life!

05/04/2020

Melody started in our Jr. Trainer program as a youth intern and now she's a trainer with the Austin Foundation! Even during social distancing, Melody is still a vital mentor to our youth through our distance learning programs!

Give Big starts tomorrow and is our collective way of supporting more youth like Melody. Any contribution small or large goes towards programming and development of our future leaders.
https://www.givebigwa.org/austin-foundation?fbclid=IwAR2jvu0SmSZHrn-g2UJ6F1so94Jji0JBOPjyy7LjipsJjyFXX_8CHaakt4M

04/30/2020

Wake your body up! The AMAZING Coach Spring is back with a fun and energetic workout for your kiddos! This video was made to help kids safely get out any built up energy or frustrations. It ends with a calming stretch and self-reflection.

04/27/2020

It's Willie Austin Day! Today we celebrate Willie Austin's phenomenal legacy! Willie was dedicated to helping his community through fitness, health, wellness and mentorship. Thank you Reverend Terrence Proctor for sharing your story. The Austin Foundation is continuing the work in the community through distance Social Emotional Learning for our students at Seattle Schools. If you'd like to support our mission:
Give Big is next week and you can help us continue Willie's work! https://www.givebigwa.org/austin-foundation
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Austin Foundation's MISSION is to transform lives, through education, positive mentors and providing accessible, safe, interactive opportunities for young people to experience the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Today's youth face serious challenges to their basic health and well being. Our youth are eating worse and exercising less, often as a result of factors out of their control. A growing number of youth confront serious health issues such as stress, heart disease, obesity, diabetes and violence. These health problems carry lasting implications and if left unchecked can severely affect a child's long-term quality of life.

Local schools are increasingly being forced to reduce or cut physical education programs altogether and scale back school lunch programs. The health crisis affects youth in low income communities the most. 20% of African American, Hispanic, and Native American children ages 6-19 are considered overweight, well above the national average. Youth in these communities have limited access to healthy foods and safe places to engage in physical activity. Making matters worse, a growing number of young people face violence or the threat of violence in their daily lives.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "the major barriers most people face when trying to increase physical activity are time, access to convenient facilities, and safe environments in which to be active."

The Austin Foundation provides free fitness and nutrition education for thousands of Seattle/King County area young people ages 5 to 25 each year. The Austin Foundation hosts a wide variety of fitness and youth development programs at sites around the city, each of which is tailored to help young people develop physically, socially, emotionally and mentally. The Austin Foundation bridges racial and socioeconomic inequities in health, providing young people the tools and inspiration to live a healthy, active lifestyle.