THE PROBLEM:

IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS, MANY KIDS FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS—ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO DON’T MAKE THE TEAM, ARE TOO ANXIOUS TO TRY OUT, OR DON’T FIT THE TRADITIONAL MOLD. SOME ARE NAVIGATING LIFE WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, OR EMOTIONAL NEEDS THAT AREN’T MET BY COMPETITIVE SPORTS OR STANDARD SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. OTHERS ARE BEING RAISED BY GRANDPARENTS, FOSTER PARENTS, OR EXTENDED FAMILY—LOVINGLY, BUT OFTEN WITHOUT ACCESS TO RESOURCES OR INCLUSIVE ACTIVITIES.

MEANWHILE, FAMILIES EVERYWHERE ARE WORN DOWN BY BURNOUT, DIGITAL DISTRACTION, AND DISCONNECTION. PARENTS WANT TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR CHILDREN BUT OFTEN FEEL UNSURE, ESPECIALLY WHEN STRUCTURED LESSONS AND PROGRAMS ARE EXPENSIVE OR UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY. SCHOOLS ARE DOING THEIR BEST, BUT THEY CAN’T CARRY THE ENTIRE LOAD OF MENTAL HEALTH, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ALONE.

THERE’S A GROWING NEED FOR JOYFUL, JUDGMENT-FREE SPACES WHERE MOVEMENT, CONNECTION, AND HEALING COME TOGETHER—PLACES WHERE FAMILIES CAN SIMPLY BE, TOGETHER AND GROW.

THE SOLUTION:

FUSION IMPACT CENTER IS A LAUNCHPAD FOR PERSONAL GROWTH. BUILT FROM LIVED EXPERIENCE—INCLUDING RAISING THREE INCREDIBLY DIFFERENT CHILDREN—FUSION IS ROOTED IN THE BELIEF THAT MUSIC, MOVEMENT, AND CONNECTION CAN UNLOCK CONFIDENCE AND HEALING.

OUR 14-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WAS ADOPTED THROUGH FOSTER CARE AND IS AFFECTED BY PRENATAL OPIOID EXPOSURE. SHE IS NONVERBAL, DEVELOPMENTALLY DELAYED, AND FILLED WITH JOY. OUR SOON-TO-BE 12-YEAR-OLD SON IS NATURALLY ATHLETIC BUT STRUGGLES WITH CONFIDENCE AND ANXIETY. HE’S SMALL IN STATURE BUT BIG-HEARTED AND DEEPLY CARING. OUR 10-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IS A FORCE OF NATURE—SHE CHAMPIONS FAIRNESS AND SEEKS OUT ANYONE BEING LEFT OUT OR MISTREATED.

WE KNOW FIRSTHAND THE CHALLENGE OF FINDING A SPACE WHERE THREE VERY DIFFERENT KIDS—AND THE GROWNUPS RAISING THEM—CAN ALL FEEL INCLUDED, ACTIVE, AND CONNECTED.

THAT’S WHY FUSION OFFERS INCLUSIVE, AFFORDABLE PROGRAMS WHERE:

• KIDS WHO AREN’T “ON THE TEAM” STILL GET TO FEEL LIKE PART OF ONE.

• FAMILIES OF ALL KINDS—TWO-PARENT, SINGLE-PARENT, KINSHIP, AND FOSTER—CAN COME TOGETHER, MOVE, LAUGH, GROW AND FEEL SUPPORTED.

• DANCE, MUSIC, AND MOVEMENT BECOME TOOLS FOR EXPRESSION AND JOY.

• ENCOURAGEMENT REPLACES EMPATHY, ALLOWING CHILDREN TO OWN THEIR GROWTH AND BUILD HABITS AND GOALS THEY NEVER IMAGINED.

FUSION EMPHASIZES TEAMWORK OVER TROPHIES AND PRESENCE OVER PERFECTION. WE HELP FAMILIES:

• DISCOVER MENTAL FOCUS, CONFIDENCE, AND INNER STRENGTH.

• LEARN TO PROCESS SETBACKS AND LOSS WITHOUT FEAR.

• REFRAME FAILURE AS FEEDBACK—AND USE IT AS A SPRINGBOARD TO TRY AGAIN OR TRY SOMETHING NEW.

WE PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS, COACHES, MENTORS AND LEADERS TO FILL THE GAPS, NOT COMPETE. FUSION IS WHERE COMMUNITY MEETS CONFIDENCE—AND WHERE EVERY CHILD AND FAMILY CAN FEEL SEEN, SUPPORTED, AND INSPIRED TO GROW.