BORDER YOUTH TENNIS EXCHANGE

Conducts multinational youth exchange programs connecting high school students from cities including San Francisco, Nogales (AZ), and Nogales Sonora (Mexico), with plans to expand to Tijuana and other border regions. Participates in events such as the Paranational Games and collaborates with institutions like Universidad Pedagógica Nacional.

Supports community-based art initiatives such as a mural project at Anza Park Tennis Courts, collaborating with local artists and youth from its art education programs to enhance public spaces and promote creative expression.

Supports community-based art initiatives such as a mural project at Anza Park Tennis Courts, involving local artists and youth from its art education programs to enhance public spaces and foster creative engagement.

Supports community-based art initiatives such as a mural project at Anza Park Tennis Courts, involving local artists and youth from the organization’s art education programs to enhance public spaces and promote creative expression.

Provides tailored sports enrichment programs for youth and adults in locked facilities, including migrant shelters, child-welfare institutions, prisons, and facilities for individuals with developmental disabilities, using sport as a tool for healing and engagement.

Offers structured digital storytelling curricula—including 3-day intensive, 12-lesson, and 16-hour workshop formats—that teach scriptwriting, photo and audio editing, and multimedia production. Also provides stop motion animation courses covering claymation, cut-out, lego, and digital techniques to students in partner sites.

Offers structured digital storytelling curricula, including a 12-lesson youth program and a 16-hour workshop for adults and youth over 16, focusing on personal and traumatic narratives through scriptwriting, audio and photo editing, and multimedia production. Also includes stop motion courses covering claymation, pixilation, and digital animation.

Offers structured digital storytelling curricula for youth and adults, including a 12-lesson youth program and a 16-hour workshop for participants over 16, focusing on personal narratives and traumatic histories. Teaches skills in scriptwriting, audio and photo editing, and multimedia production, with offerings such as stop motion animation using claymation, paper cut-out, and digital tools.

Conducts multinational youth exchange programs connecting high school students from San Francisco, Nogales (AZ), and Nogales Sonora (Mexico), including the Bay to Border High School Exchange program, with plans to expand to Tijuana and other border cities.

Provides healing and job readiness programs using trauma-informed coaching in youth and adult prisons, migrant shelters, child-welfare facilities, and centers for individuals with developmental disabilities. Creates supportive spaces for mental and behavioral health through sport and creative expression.

Provides trauma-informed coaching and healing programs for youth and adults in prisons, migrant shelters, and child-welfare facilities, with a focus on mental and behavioral health. Also conducts community coaching workshops, supported by grants such as from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Produces videos that highlight the Ambos Nogales community and showcase youth programming on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, amplifying local narratives and program impact.

Produces videos that document and showcase the Ambos Nogales community and the organization’s youth programming on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, amplifying local stories and program impact.

Produces documentary-style videos that highlight the Ambos Nogales community and showcase youth programming on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, serving as both outreach and program documentation.

Conducts multinational youth exchange programs connecting high school students from San Francisco, Nogales (AZ), and Nogales Sonora (MX), with plans to expand to Tijuana and other border cities. Also collaborates with institutions like Universidad Pedagógica Nacional and participates in events such as the Paranational Games.

Engages nine high school interns annually who serve as mentors and coaches for younger student-athletes and participate in digital storytelling programming, integrating leadership development with creative and athletic engagement.

Engages high school interns as volunteer mentors and coaches for younger student-athletes, integrating them into both sports and digital storytelling programs to build leadership and job readiness skills.

Engages nine high school interns annually who serve as mentors and coaches for younger student-athletes and participate in digital storytelling programming, combining leadership training with creative and emotional development.

Operates year-round sports programs serving over 3,000 student-athletes annually at 13 in-person sites in California, Arizona, and Mexico, including locations in Nogales, Tijuana, and partner facilities on both sides of the border. Programs use tennis and other sports as tools for youth development and trauma-informed engagement.

Operates year-round sports programs serving over 3,000 student-athletes annually at 13 in-person sites in California, Arizona, and Mexico, including locations in Nogales Sonora and Santa Cruz County. Programs focus on creating healing spaces through sport for youth and adults facing trauma and adversity.

Operates year-round sports programs serving over 3,000 student-athletes annually at 13 in-person sites in California, Arizona, and Mexico, including locations in Nogales, Tijuana, and Santa Cruz County. Programs focus on creating healing spaces through sport for youth and adults facing trauma and adversity.

Conducts trauma-informed community coaching workshops, supported by external funding such as a $10,000 grant, to build local capacity in Nogales Sonora and similar communities.

Collaborates with partner organizations, universities, and sponsors—including Universidad Pedagógica Nacional and corporate donors—to deliver programs and participate in events such as the 2023 Paranational Games.

Delivers trauma-informed coaching to support mental and behavioral health in youth and adult populations, including in prisons and community settings, with funding received for community workshops in Nogales Sonora.