Skateboarding & Mentorship

We mentor under-served kids in Anaheim through skateboarding by teaching problem-solving skills, developing youth leadership, and encouraging social mobility.

Skateboarding Components

The Next Up Foundation Skateboarding program:

  • Offers mentorship and skateboarding instruction.
  • Provides equipment, safety gear, shoes, and clothes to needy participants.
  • Help students set goals, gain self-discipline, and develop positive character traits such as resilience and creativity.
  • Encourages healthy lifestyles and resistance to peer pressure.
  • Provides opportunities for participants to meet and skate with professional skaters.
  • Organizes field trips to action sports companies and events.
  • Creates a safe and supportive social community for skaters.