Welcome to RAP

What kind of impact have you witnessed Responsible Athletes Program have in our community? “It creates bigger relationships within the students, not only do they interact at practice, from practice they take it to school which creates a better environment in our schools, there are less problems, less arguments and they create new friendships.” What, specifically, is your favorite part of the program, and why? “Not only the fact that they provide these sports programs for the kids that no one else offered but specifically the relationships that these kids create with one another. The sports seasons are continuous which allows the kids to communicate with one another at school or outside of school.” Can you think of a word or phrase that best describes our involvement in the community?“I would say,‘together everyone achieves more’ is the biggest factor in the program because everyone who's involved is a team player.”

Diana Enriquez
Career Advisor for Kings County office of Education

What kind of impact have you witnessed Responsible Athletes Program have in our community? “To see all the parents back, involved with the sports and we really have sports programs that both boys and girls enjoy.” What, specifically, is your favorite part of the program, and why? “I like the football camp and to see that people from other communities want to see what we have, it put us on the map. You can see all of our sport programs improving at the high school level, and that begins with Responsible Athletes.” Can you think of a word or phrase that best describes our involvement in the community? “I would say enthusiasm! What RAP has done is given us a stability, call it a corporate world meets youth athletes and that's what this program has created in our community.” “This community is thriving because of programs like this.”

Julie Moran
ACE Hardware Owner/Program Sponsor