Stories of Stoke

Meet Vicki Redding, one of our 4 new Hanai Co-leads for the 2023 season! My name is Vicki Redding, I spent over 30 years in the Action Sports Industry and […]

Meet Ellen Hwang, one of our 4 new Hanai co-leads for the 2023 season! “How did you hear about US4K?” I started to volunteer in 2017 when working at Reef […]

Aloha! My name is Matthew and I’ve been part of the Urban Surf 4 Kids Hanai Mentorship Program since its inception in March of 2017 as a team lead, as […]

Hello! I’m Shara and I’ve been volunteering with US4K for 4 years! I was introduced through a good friend who worked for Urban and who brought me to one of […]

Hi guys, my name is Frederick. I’ve been a Hanai mentor and surf camp volunteer since 2018, and was asked to take on the role of being a co-lead in […]

My name is Eric Johnson and I have been a volunteer with US4K for about 10 years. I was introduced to the organization while working as a therapist at a […]

Hey everyone! I’m Scott, I have been involved with Urban Surf for over 3 years as a Hanai lead, co-lead, mentor, and surf camp volunteer. Over half a decade ago, […]

Hello, my name is Bryan Sorrentino. I spent most of my life in Colorado and moved to San Diego in 2015. I enjoy just about any outdoor activity, especially mountain […]

Hello All! My name is Candace and I have been involved with US4K for 2 years. I was introduced through a surf buddy who works for Urban and ultimately decided […]

Good Wave was born from being turned off by an aggressive, intimidating and overly sexualized surf industry. We are a proud 1% for the Planet business member and family friend […]

Introducing Craig Jenkins: Board President My name is Craig and I love everything about the outdoors. It’s where I feel the most free and grounded. Most of my life has […]

Introducing Hanai Mentoring Program Leader: Eric Johnson My name is Eric Johnson and I’ve spent most of my life on the ocean in Point Loma, from kindergarten thru High School […]

Introducing Matthew Goodrich: Hanai Mentor Group Leader My name is Matthew Goodrich and although I moved around a lot as a child, much of my development occurred in Filer, Idaho. […]

Introducing Shara Narsipur: Hanai Mentor Group Leader My name is Shara Narsipur – I’m an ocean loving girl. I work in ocean sustainability for a sustainable seafood company and run [...]

Introducing Corie Schneider: Hanai Mentor Group Leader My name is Corie Schneider. I am 33 years old and was born and raised in San Diego. My passions are surfing, sailing […]

In 2020, Seasalt Kids Swimwear adopted Urban Surf 4 Kids as a brand nonprofit partner contributing 100 custom beach towels and raising funds for US4K surf therapy camps throughout the […]

Meet Frankie and Luna! This adorable duo was partnered up together during a surf therapy camp in August of 2020 and hit it off so well that Luna decided to […]

Jason was a first-time attendee at our surf camps in 2020 and right away was partnered up with Audrey, an 11 year old athlete who’s been involved in US4K programs […]

The Power of a Mentor There’s something that happens when you give your time to someone else, teaching them about intangible parts of life that only someone who has experienced […]

I volunteered this summer with children who have special needs, foster children and at-risk youth, burn survivors and people with visual impairment and blindness. I quit my job as a […]

At Urban Surf 4 Kids we get to share this joy with others, kids in need. One of our kids once said “You have this one on one interaction with […]

“I believe that giving back helps us grow and understand others, but you just have to find something that you connect with. For me that’s surfing. You never know the […]

Some of my favorite memories are from time I spent at the beach. Playing in the water, riding long, smooth, peeling waves, feeling the surge of energy just sitting in […]

There’s this joy, it starts 93 million miles away Solar energy, waves of heat pulse across the universe They reach earth in the form of wind and push ripples across […]