GymS.T.A.R. Kids Foundation is a publicly supported 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. GymS.T.A.R.’s unique comprehensive program encourages physical activity for healthy bodies, education for healthy minds, and positive morals and values that are fundamental for a healthy society. Each child has value, worth, and dreams for the future, and we foster those truths in our program. At GymS.T.A.R., we believe that every child is a shining star!

GymS.T.A.R.’s purposes are multi-faceted, and include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Encouraging physical activity through cheerleading, gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, dance, and martial arts, in order to promote exercise and help combat the childhood obesity epidemic;
• Encouraging healthy outlets for energy and natural mood management, as proven by numerous studies;
• Encouraging character development, such as self-esteem, confidence, self-discipline, patience, responsibility to self and others, integrity, determination, focus, goal setting skills, and a strong work ethic;
• Encouraging teen abstinence through participation in sports, as proven by numerous studies;
• Encouraging education as a tantamount goal to physical well-being by providing a classroom setting, enrichment, and tutoring for both after-school and home-school children, as well as organized physical education classes for home-schooled children;
• Encouraging the best in all children and teaching tolerance and compassion, regardless of physical or mental limitations, by providing services to the community such as classes for mentally and physically challenged children, and training for and hosting of Special Olympics events;
• Encouraging the prevention of juvenile crime by providing scholarship funds to allow disadvantaged and “at-risk” children the opportunity to become involved in physical and cultural arts programs such as GymS.T.A.R.. These programs are often times out of reach to the target group of socially and economically deprived children;
• Encouraging a sense of community service and friendship by providing community meeting space for celebrations, events, fundraisers, etc.;
• Encouraging the students to participate in fundraising ventures on behalf of their teams so that the students understand what it means to be invested in a cause and so that they can gain an understanding of basic budgeting and planning practices;
• Encouraging the participation and involvement in other charitable and worthwhile endeavors throughout the community;
• Encouraging the special talents and gifts of students who are training for competitions by providing scholarships for all levels of training and stipends for competition expenses.