Outreach Membership 9/14/2016

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1 Outreach Membership By Kathy Mendez USA Swimming Diversity and Inclusion Chair Oklahoma Swimming Diversity and Inclusion Chair King Marlin Swim Club Co-Owner and Head Coach (405) S Mission Statement: USA Swimming is committed to a culture of inclusion and opportunity for people of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to race, age, income, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender expression and sexual orientation. (Committed to a culture of inclusion and opportunity for ALL) 1

2 Getting to know me Kathy Mendez: mom, wife, daughter, swimmer, coach, aunt, nana, empty nester USA Swimming Diversity and Inclusion Chair Oklahoma Swimming Diversity and Inclusion Chair Oklahoma Swimming Age Group Chair King Marlin Swim Club co-owner; co-head coach Getting to know you Get ready to move. Why are you listening? LSC position? Number of years? Previous positions? National position? Club position? Coach? Number of years? 2

3 USA Swimming Outreach Membership Why is outreach important? Each day families struggle to make ends meet due to the harsh economic time in which we currently live. According to the Bureau of Labor statistics, in September the number of unemployed persons was 9.3 million. Many people do not have the discretionary income that they once had for extracurricular activities due to an unforeseen job loss that has adversely impacted income in a negative way. Outreach membership plays a vital role in bridging the gap. USA Swimming outreach membership offers qualified individuals the opportunity to become a USA Swimming year-round athlete member at a reduced fee. USA Swimming s Year-round Athlete Outreach Membership USA Swimming is committed to providing outreach membership for families in need. In , there were 7,229 outreach members. The national fee for outreach membership is $5.00 and the Local Swimming Committee (LSC) has the option to set a local fee that may not exceed $2.00. The goal of offering outreach membership is to provide opportunities in swimming to economically disadvantaged youth in the United States. Each Local Swimming Committee determines how they will qualify athletes for outreach membership. They may use but are not limited to national guidelines based on Federal Food Stamps, Free School Lunch and/or Federal Poverty Guidelines. 3

4 Are LSCs required to offer Outreach Membership? YES!!!! Each LSC is required by USA Swimming to offer outreach memberships to qualified candidates. It is up to your LSC to determine who is eligible for outreach membership and who is not. LSC It s mandatory!! What to do if you cannot determine or your LSC does not offer an outreach program. If your LSC doesn t offer outreach membership or you need further assistance please contact USA Swimming s Diversity Membership Specialist Manuel Banks at (719) or mbanks@usaswimming.org. 4

5 LSC outreach examples Montana wim%20outreach%20policy% pdf North Dakota sc&_stabid_=34904 LSC outreach examples S Adirondack Swimming S m S Gulf Swimming S y_information.htm 5

6 FRAC Food Research and Action Center On a typical school day, 21.5 million of these 30.7 million total children, or 70.5 percent, were receiving free or reduced price lunches. Oklahoma Native American Hispanic, Latino African American Clinic, swim lessons, transition Central Zone Multi Cultural Meet 6

7 Native American Swim Clinic NATIVE AMERICAN KIDS DO SWIM!!! FREE SWIM LESSONS WHERE: Mitch Park, Edmond, OK WHEN: Sunday, February 05, 2017 TIME: 10:00am 11:15am Limited availability - Register today (1st registered 1st served) Register by Monday, January 30 by contacting Kathy Mendez Oklahoma Swimming Diversity &Inclusion (405) Youth ages 5 16 ALL METRO AREAS AND ALL NATIONS ARE WELCOME!!!! WEAR YOUR FAVORITE SWIM SUIT OR SWIM 7

8 Club Outreach What are clubs around the country doing? Medicaid and other low needs based health insurance programs WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (food stamps) Section 8 low income housing Household s income is within the limits on the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines. KMSC Outreach 2016 KMSC Awarded Multicultural Marketing Team of the Year KMSC offers financial and hardship scholarships New Day Camp Swim Clinic for socio-economically deprived school Upward Bound learn to swim program Native American Swim Clinic and Swim Meet Sigma Gamma Rho 8

9 New Day Camp 20 + years of involvement Beginning Formal Swim Lessons Retention Sigma Gamma Rho Over our more than 90 years of existence, we have partnered and aligned ourselves with a number of organizations with like values, foci and community thrusts, but none have been more impressive or impactful than our partnership with USA Swimming. Since our inception in 1922, we believe that education is the main vehicle to reach the youth. Secenario Jones, Sigma Gamma Rho 1922 Partnership Liason 9

10 Q & A Mission Statement: USA Swimming is committed to a culture of inclusion and opportunity for people of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to race, age, income, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender expression and sexual orientation S 10