SERVE THE FUTURE AZ

SERVE THE FUTURE AZ organizes annual Spring Smash and Winter Triples Tennis Tournaments at Phoenix Country Club, which serve as the organization's largest fundraisers to support year-round tennis and life-skills programming for underserved youth.

SERVE THE FUTURE AZ organizes annual tennis tournaments, including the Spring Smash Triples Tournament and the Winter Triples Tennis Tournament at Phoenix Country Club, which serve as the organization's largest annual fundraisers to support its year-round youth tennis and life-skills programming.

Hosts the annual Winter Triples Tournament at Phoenix Country Club, the organization’s largest fundraiser, and the Spring Smash Triples Tournament to support year-round programming. These events engage youth at all skill levels and promote sportsmanship, leadership, and education while raising critical funds.

The organization hosts annual Spring Smash and Winter Triples Tennis Tournaments, including one at Phoenix Country Club, which serve as major fundraisers to support year-round tennis and life-skills programming for underserved youth in Phoenix. These events also promote values in sportsmanship, education, leadership, and life, and will include educational materials, interactive discussions, safety resources, and mental health awareness tools.

Implements structured drills and game rules during tennis practices to teach communication, emotional strength, and teamwork, including mandatory supportive gestures after mistakes and point penalties for lack of communication. Summer programs focus on themes such as Awareness/Communication, Self-Awareness, and Court Awareness.

Provides no-cost tennis instruction, structured practices, and youth development programming to 900 students annually across elementary, middle, and high schools in the Phoenix Union School District and feeder schools, with a focus on building self-confidence, perseverance, leadership, responsibility, and character. Programs include certified coaching, equipment, snacks, and water, and are delivered in lower-income and minority communities.

SERVE THE FUTURE AZ provides year-round tennis and youth development programs to approximately 900 students from Title 1 schools in the Phoenix Union School District and its feeder schools, focusing on lower-income and minority communities. The program uses tennis instruction, structured events, and certified coaching to instill self-confidence, perseverance, leadership, responsibility, and character, while also providing a safe space, equipment, snacks, and water after school.

SERVE THE FUTURE AZ provides year-round tennis and youth development programs to approximately 900 students from Title 1 schools in the Phoenix Union School District and its feeder schools, focusing on lower-income and minority communities. The program uses tennis instruction, structured events, and certified coaching to instill self-confidence, perseverance, leadership, responsibility, and character, while also providing a safe space for growth and connection, including racquets, snacks, and water after school.

The organization produces and shares an instructional video specifically for Triples Tennis.

SERVE THE FUTURE AZ produces and shares an instructional video specifically for Triples Tennis.

Produces and shares instructional videos for Triples Tennis to support program delivery and accessibility.

Shares transformation stories of participants, such as Joshua Pelaez, who won the USTA Foundation’s national essay contest, to highlight program impact.

Plans to expand outreach in Phoenix schools by funding additional coaches, equipment, and programs to instill self-confidence, perseverance, and responsibility in underserved youth, pending $20,000 in fundraising.

The organization provides educational materials, interactive discussions, safety resources, and mental health awareness tools at its Triples Tournaments.

Tracks and reports program outcomes, including graduation of over 1,000 students, with 94% reporting increased confidence and 89% reporting a stronger sense of belonging.

Provides educational materials, interactive discussions, safety resources, and mental health awareness tools during events such as the Triples Tournament at Phoenix Country Club.

The organization provides educational materials, interactive discussions, safety resources, and mental health awareness tools at its Triples Tournaments.

The organization provides educational materials, interactive discussions, safety resources, and mental health awareness tools at its Triples Tournaments to support the holistic development of underserved youth.

The organization implements specific drills and communication rules within its tennis programs, such as requiring supportive gestures to teammates and penalizing lack of communication in Triples games, to foster emotional strength, teamwork, and better communication habits among students.