TEAM IMPACT INC

TEAM IMPACT INC TEAM IMPACT IS THE ONLY U.S. NONPROFIT THAT TACKLES THE EMOTIONAL TRAUMA AND SOCIAL ISOLATION EXPERIENCED BY CHILDREN FACING SERIOUS AND CHRONIC ILLNESSES BY MATCHING THEM WITH A COLLEGE ATHLETIC TEAM. OUR TWO-YEAR THERAPEUTIC PROGRAM COMPLEMENTS A CHILD'S MEDICAL TREATMENTS, ALLOWING THE CHILD TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS AND SKILLS THAT HELP THEM COMPLETE THE FULL CIRCLE OF HEALING.THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN TEAM IMPACT'S CLINICALLY INFORMED PROGRAM, CHILDREN EXPERIENCE A TRUE SENSE OF BELONGING, RESULTING IN INCREASED EMPOWERMENT, NORMALIZATION, HEALTH PROMOTION, AND RESILIENCE. FAMILIES FEEL CONNECTED AND SUPPORTED AS THEIR CHILD ACHIEVES INDIVIDUALIZED GOALS, WHILE EXPERIENCING THE JOY OF TEAM CAMARADERIE AND INCLUSION; AND STUDENT ATHLETES GAIN PERSPECTIVE AND INSPIRATION, AS WELL AS LESSONS IN ADVERSITY AND RESILIENCE.