Move Conmigo

r-city organizations well established within a community to help these teens experience success, work with mentors, build skills, and ultimately believe that they are capable of achieving amazing things. No Surrender Running Club serves youth that live in the Garfield Park neighborhood. We focus on the Garfield Park area because youth from this neighborhood face many struggles and difficulties in their everyday lives. For example, youth may lose family members to deportation or violence. Virtually 100% of youth participating in NSRC from this neighborhood come from families that are at or below the poverty line. In addition, this area has one of the highest crime rates in Grand Rapids. This neighborhood has very limited resources for youth outside of school and many attend schools without athletic programming. Volunteers from local running groups, nonprofits, churches, and businesses are trained as mentors and run with our youth to complete races that will take commitment, dedication, and hard work to be able to complete. NSRC participates in at least three races per year, ranging from a 5k to the Grand Rapids 10 mile Bridge Run.