About RAIR Causes

Undertaking extracurricular educational activities, field trips, and organized sports can provide benefits that touch on many aspects of a child’s development. Research conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics found that participation in extracurricular activities have a positive correlation to the students’ attendance, GPA, and expected educational goals.

 

Despite this, nationally only 24% of low-income youth participate in organized physical activities, and Title One school classes take fewer than one field trip per year.

 

RAIR Causes offers a diversity of programs for Youth Development, Family Engagement and Community Outreach. Our directors and volunteers have a shared passion to eliminate the barriers preventing our under-represented youth from reaching their greatest potential in life.

 

​The Arts

Art delivers a wide range of advantages to our youth. Increased self-confidence and self-understanding, enhanced communication skills, and improved cognition are among the many reasons for teaching the arts.

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· Air brushing

· Dance

· Graphic Design

· Music Production

· Painting

· Photography

 

Health and Fitness

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24% of kids ages 6 to 17 participate in 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Regular physical activity can help children and adolescents improve cardiorespiratory fitness, build strong bones and muscles, control weight, and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression.

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· Baseball

· Basketball

· Football

· Nutrition

· Physical Training

· Soccer

· Yoga

 

​Educational

Education outside the classroom can establish enthusiasm for learning, provide real-world context and expose students to a range of topics that support personal development.

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· Act/SAT Prep

· College Preparedness

· Financial Literacy

· First Time Home Buyer

· Marketing

· MS Office

· Public Speaking

· Resume Building

· Web Design

· Work Study