Fundraising
About NextStep Fitness
Our mission is to provide community-based, state of the art fitness facilities for the physically challenged at an affordable cost. Our brand-new facility is located in Lawndale, CA, at the crossroads of Hawthorne, Redondo Beach, Torrance and Lawndale. Our center is strategically located 1 mile off of the 405 Freeway for ease of access and accessible to community activities for our clients.
NextStep Fitness serves the Los Angeles County, Southern California physically challenged adult community through the creation and support of specially designed, equipped and staffed fitness & wellness facilities. The focus of the facility will be on continued wellness for individuals post discharge from a formal rehabilitation center.
At NextStep Fitness, our primary goals are to:
- Build community-based physical fitness facilities for the physically challenged that are affordable for the client
- Provide client-focused fitness programs developed hand in hand with the client, focusing specifically on each individual's needs while striving to improve levels of independence and increase quality of life
- Apply state-of-the-art research based training techniques to our inclusive gym environment
- Work a sustainable model which is able to be replicated across the country and help many more people with physical disabilities and their families
NextStep, in partnership with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation's NeuroRecovery Network, is proud to be one of two community based settings to offer Locomotor Training in the country. Using a body-weight supported treadmill and manual assistance this type of cutting-edge intervention has emerged as having the greatest potential to help those with gait impairments enhance their locomotor skills and potential walking ability.
Our trained staff will strive to improve the overall wellness of our clients, ensuring that their safety and physical wellbeing are joint goals. Unfortunately, this is a population that is underserved with so few options for continued physical activity post a hospital or rehabilitation setting.
In order to be able to fulfill our mission, which demands we deliver our services at an affordable cost, we need to reach out to members of our community who are in a position to make that happen. The majority of our clients rely on family members and charitable donations to support themselves financially. They also generally require a higher level of income to support themselves than non-disabled people do. We recognize this and figure that in to our membership costs. We currently charge our clients a fraction of what it actually costs us to have them as members in order to make it as affordable to them as we can. Our overhead is extremely low as the only paid staff are those who are hands-on and we have an extremely low marketing budget.
Your Contribution Impacts the Community
NextStep Fitness opened its doors to serve the community on May 12, 2008, made possible by generous donations from members of the community and in intellectual partnership with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation's NeuroRecovery Network. NextStep Fitness will be able to continue to offer its unique services to the community through direct contributions from individual donors, corporations and foundations such as you. We encourage all potential donors, of any contribution size, to come see the facility in action and witness your donation put to great use. You will be forever changed by coming in to the facility and seeing and speaking with some of our clients and staff. While this might not be a charity you ever thought of, once you speak to them, it will become a mission you will never forget.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsoring NextStep is a perfect opportunity to make a tax-deductible donation, show your community you care about all its members and help make a difference in peoples lives.
To reserve a sponsorship or for further inquiries, contact:
Susan Moffat
NextStep Fitness Inc
310-546-5666
Susanm@nextstepfitness.org
Janne Kouri
NextStep fitness Inc
310-621-6176
Jannek@nextstepfitness.org
Fundraising
Help us reach those in need. NextStep Fitness is actively seeking your donations and partnerships with like-minded organizations. Your personal funds, or your organization, could help support additional services that are offered to clients, provide sponsorship to a prospective client for membership, or donate for the purchase of adaptive equipment.
Make a Secure Online Donation
Make an online donation now to support NextStep Fitness. We appreciate your support and no amount is too small. Use our secure online PayPal form by clicking the button below.
Send a Personal Check
Checks can be made payable to NextStep Fitness, Inc. and forwarded to:
NextStep Fitness, Inc.
Attn: Management
4447 Redondo Beach Boulevard
Lawndale, CA 90260