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Row New York is a non-profit organization based in New York City focused on empowering youth through the sport of rowing. Youth from under-resourced backgrounds row for free. The organization offers a variety of rowing programs for youth, adults, and people with disabilities. The founding focus of Row New York is its rowing program for New York City girls from under-resourced neighborhoods. The organization and its staff have won several awards and recognition for positive impact on local youth and the sport of rowing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://row2k.com/news/news.cfm?ID=66597#.UGMd9xihAfJ )〕 Row New York was founded in 2002. Its first program had only eight participants. The organization has grown to serve over 2,000 participants a year. Programming has expanded from under-resourced high school girls to include boys, middle school students, athletes with disabilities, adult masters rowers, corporate team-building, and summer camps. Row New York’s main office is located in Long Island City, Queens and on-water activities are conducted on Meadow Lake at Queens’ Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and on the Harlem River at Manhattan’s Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse. == Mission == Row New York’s stated mission is to “empower young people from New York City’s under-resourced communities to build strength, gain confidence, and pursue excellence through the unique sport of rowing.” 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.waterfrontalliance.org/partners/row-new-york-inc )〕 The organization’s mission is predicated on observation and research demonstrating the mental health, physical health, and social benefits of youth athletic participation. Programming aims to capture these positive effects on youth, namely, improvements in academic performance, reductions in obesity, and increased self-esteem. The organization also views rowing as a way to demonstrate the relationship between hard work and reward, the importance of teamwork to success, and the possibilities of individual achievement for people from disadvantaged backgrounds.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100922082330.htm )〕 The history of female athletic participation in the U.S. influenced Row New York’s founding emphasis on empowering girls. Until the 1970s, female athletic competition was widely viewed as unnecessary and unladylike, even unhealthy. Subsequent societal changes, including the 1972 passage of Title IX legislation, tempered these views and increased female athletic participation. The 1976 Olympics were the first to feature women’s rowing. The organization's founder was motivated by continuing inequities, including a 3:4.5 ratio of girls to boys in high school sports participation. Row New York’s programming features academics as well. Many of the school-age participants attend weekly academic tutoring sessions at the organization’s Long Island City office. A college counselor guides high school participants through the college admissions process. The organization’s academic goal is for all participants to graduate high school and continue on to college. Many participants see test scores and grades improve after joining the program. To date, 99% of graduates have gone on to college. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Row New York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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