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Surf Therapy Gives Children With Disabilities a Chance to Ride the Waves
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
What’s New in Surf City USA this Summer – includes A Walk On Water Surf Therapy
Visit USA / Visit Huntington Beach A Walk on Water Surf Therapy (18 July 2026) This free event provides surf therapy for individuals with special needs. Harnessing the community’s passionate
Conversations with Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh
VoyageLA Today we’d like to introduce you to Jeff “Swampy” Marsh. Jeff “Swampy”, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story
Surfing Montauk with Debra Rose: October 2025
Montauk Sun On the 5th of September Montauk welcomed the organization A Walk on Water (AWOW) to Ditch Plains for the weekend to host their annual surf therapy event. While
Photos: A Walk on Water at Ditch
East End Beacon A Walk on Water, a California-based organization providing a chance at a day catching waves for people with special needs, held its annual Montauk Surf Therapy event
Riding the Wave Together: A Walk on Water Surf Therapy Event
Habit Burger & Grill Habit Burger & Grill’s Social Purpose Team was proud to join A Walk on Water at Huntington Beach for a powerful day of surf therapy, connection,
Surf therapy event returns to Huntington Beach
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
California Group’s Surf Therapy Program Helps Children with Special Needs Blossom at the NJ Shore
Still Time for Joy / Sandra Levine Productions For two days in early June 2025, the nonprofit, A Walk On Water, once again brought its California-based surf therapy program to
Nonprofit Program Helps Kids With Special Needs Catch a Wave
TODAY In the waters off Spring Lake, New Jersey, a nonprofit program called A Walk on Water offers life-changing surf therapy to children with special needs. Reporting for TODAY, NBC's
Waves that Heal: The Ocean Serves a Therapeutic Purpose
Pepperdine Graphic Overwhelmed by the chaos of life, the Malibu community turns to the ocean as a sanctuary. The freeing feeling of running toward the water. The cool sensation of
Children with special needs ‘walk on water’ during surf therapy event at Blackies
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
A Walk On Water – ‘We are Surf Therapy’
SALT. Optics SALT. Optics is proud to announce its partnership with A Walk On Water (AWOW) for the “We Are Surf Therapy” event, taking place on November 2, 2024 at
Walk On Water helps special needs youth surf
Sun Newspapers A Walk On Water held recently north of the Huntington Beach Pier provided tons of smiles and high fives for kids with autism and down syndrome who received
Surfing Montauk with Debra Rose: July 2024 – ‘Walking on Water’
Montauk Sun A Walk on Water. AWOW. All surfers know the expression; one they have had and one that’s seen when those learning to surf pop up and catch a
A Walk On Water with Jesse Faen
Swell Season Surf Radio Jesse Faen is an Australian-born wanderer who’s been surfing for the past four decades and is now a dedicated kite, wing, and foil enthusiast. Jesse’s been














