SK8 TO $5K: A HAVEN for Every Neurodiverse Skater

Help Us SK8 to $5,000!

At Sk8 HAVEN, we believe every child deserves a place where they can feel safe, accepted, confident, and free to be themselves.

For autistic and neurodivergent youth, skateboarding can be so much more than a sport. It can be a way to build confidence, develop motor skills, practice social connection, overcome challenges, and experience the incredible feeling of saying, “I did it!”

That is why Sk8 HAVEN exists.

Founded in Long Beach, Sk8 HAVEN is an Autism × Skate nonprofit creating inclusive skateboarding experiences for autistic, neurodivergent, and all-abilities youth and their families.

Through adaptive skate lessons, ASD-friendly skate clinics, community giveback events, scholarships, equipment support, and social recreation programs, we are working to make skating more accessible to the kids and families who need it most.

🛹 Last Year, You Helped Us Start Something Bigger

During last year’s Long Beach Gives campaign, our community came together and raised $1,620.

Every dollar represented someone who believed that autistic and neurodivergent kids deserve opportunities to participate, connect, and thrive.

This year, we’re setting our sights higher.

Our goal is $5,000.

We are calling it:

SK8 TO $5K

With your help, we can turn $5,000 into more opportunities for our skaters.

❤️ Where Your Donation Goes

Your support helps Sk8 HAVEN provide:

🛹 Skateboards & Safety Equipment
Helping skaters access the boards, helmets, protective gear, and adaptive equipment they need to participate safely.

⭐ Adaptive & One-on-One Lessons
Providing individualized instruction that allows each skater to learn at their own pace.

🤝 ASD-Friendly Skate Clinics
Creating welcoming group experiences where skaters can practice skills, build confidence, and connect with others.

💙 Spectrum Skate Scholarships
Helping reduce financial barriers so families aren’t turned away because they cannot afford programming.

🏠 Building the Future of Sk8 HAVEN
Every contribution also helps us continue working toward our long-term vision of creating a permanent, inclusive skate and community space in Long Beach.

🌈 This Is About More Than Skating

When a child lands their first trick, we celebrate.

When a skater who was once afraid to step on a board finally pushes across the park, we celebrate.

When a parent watches their child connect with another skater for the first time, we celebrate.

And when a child realizes that they have a place where they belong—we celebrate that most of all.

Sk8 HAVEN is about creating those moments.

We want every skater to know:

You belong here.
You are capable.
You are celebrated.

🙌 Help Us SK8 to $5K

Last year, you helped us raise $1,620.

This year, we’re dreaming bigger.

Our goal is to raise $5,000 during Long Beach Gives 2026 so we can continue expanding inclusive skateboarding opportunities for autistic, neurodivergent, and all-abilities youth in Long Beach and beyond.

Whether you give $25, $50, $100, $250, or whatever you can, your contribution makes a difference.

And if you can’t donate, you can still help by sharing our campaign with your friends, family, coworkers, and community.

One donation can create one opportunity.

One opportunity can build confidence.

One moment of confidence can change what a child believes is possible.

Help us SK8 to $5K.

Help us create more moments of belonging.

Help us build a HAVEN for every skater.

🛹 Donate. Share. Skate with us.

Together, we can make skateboarding more inclusive—one skater at a time.