ON-DECK ALLIANCE
On-Deck Alliance. A Toledo, Ohio based
Tax Exempt Organization. 92-1379390
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“I’ll tell you one of the great activities is skateboarding. To learn to do a skateboard trick, how many times do you gotta get something wrong til you get it right? …And you hurt yourself, and you learn to do that trick, now you got a life lesson. Every time I see those skateboard kids, I think ‘those kids’ll be alright.’ ”
- Jerry Seinfeld (Comedian)
Empower
Growth
OUR MISSION
At ODA we are dedicated to using Skateboarding as a Backdrop for Principle Based Youth Programming.
Our focus is to address Cultural and Economic Inequities. These Solutions address challenges faced by the communities we serve.
We believe in Long Term Change through the lens of Self Sufficiency and Efficacy.
"We seek to Engage with Families, Broaden Experiences, Build Communities, and Protective Factors within them."
-Malcolm Cunningham
Fun Stats & Facts
In September of 2008, Spohn Ranch teamed up with
world-renowned professional skateboarder Paul “P-
Rod” Rodriguez to create a concrete
skatepark for the youth of Wilmington, CA;
A community ranked as one of the most dangerous
communities in the US.
Since its opening, the park has averaged 250-300 skaters a day, has become a drop-off location for
seven neighborhood schools.
The park helped reduce violent crime in the area by 90%.