NBC Palm Springs For many families, surfing is more than a sport— it's a life-changing experience. The nonprofit A Walk On Water recently brought its adaptive surf therapy program to the Palm Springs Surf Club, giving children with disabilities the opportunity to experience the joy and confidence that comes from riding a wave... Read and watch the full feature here:
Los Angeles Times / Daily Pilot The Fletcher family loves the A Walk on Water surf therapy events, which aim to give children with unique needs a feeling of pride and accomplishment. They especially love the special gatherings for Alden, 17, who has Down syndrome. A Walk on Water returns to the north side of the Huntington Beach Pier on
Los Angeles Times / Daily Pilot Samuel Lara normally resists new sounds, textures and tastes. The 9-year-old, diagnosed with Down syndrome and autism, might get distressed in noisy crowds or around unfamiliar faces. So, his parents are careful about exposing him to anything that might push him out of his comfort zone. “I don’t want to hinder him or have
Catching Waves for Well-Being Surf therapy programs often focus on children with autism or anxiety, or groups like veterans or cancer survivors. Agatha Wallen’s son, Mason, has autism, and when he was 7, she heard about an initiative in San Diego aimed at children with special needs. It involved an unlikely tool: a surf board. She wasn’t sure how it
A Walk on Water Friday and Saturday were the days to celebrate locally the generosity and dedication of the folks from A Walk on Water, AWOW, as they headed to the East End from Venice, CA, for the fifth annual AWOW Montauk surf therapy doubleheader event. Besides fundraising, cocktails, and silent auctions at Children’s Museum of the East End and
https://youtu.be/1bHPAT0fEoM A Walk on Water – Providing Surf Therapy Findings have suggested that immersing yourself in natural water in the open air is particularly good for positive mental wellbeing. For the past 7 years, A Walk on Water, out of Ventura, CA, has worked closely with local communities, businesses, volunteers, and watermen — brought together in service of a shared
A Walk on Water for children with special needs SPRING LAKE — A Walk On Water [AWOW], a nonprofit organization that provides surf therapy to children with special needs, was welcomed back to Spring Lake for its second year for a day out on the beach for local families. This year, AWOW was able to create a day to remember
Surf Therapy Day A Walk on Water (AWOW) held "Surf Therapy Day" Nov. 17 at Cardiff Beach. Since launching in 2012, AWOW has welcomed over 1,000 families and provided "Surf Therapy" to over 2,000 children and adults in need, according to AWOW's website at awalkonwater.org. AWOW's mission is to "reach every child in need, especially those who have never had
The nonprofit "A Walk on Water" helps special needs children and adults through surf therapy, and on Saturday, the organization was helping people catch waves at Surfrider Beach in Malibu. Mark Mester reports for the KTLA 5 News at 6 on Nov. 11, 2017. VIEW ON KTLA 5 WEBSITE
 MALIBU, Calif. (KABC) Ari Markow explains the joy he and his son Max felt at their first Surf Therapy Day, hosted by A Walk on Water, a non-profit organization. "They came to us very calm, explained how the day would be, kind of put us at ease," said Markow. "A Walk on Water is about providing surf therapy for
A Walk On Water
23823 Malibu Rd, Ste. 50-376
Malibu, Ca. 90265
Email | info@awalkonwater.org
Phone | 1.424.334.1773
A Walk On Water is a Registered
501(c)3 Non-Profit
Federal Tax ID: #46-1174744
