OUR Mission

Empowering Marginalized Youth to break barriers and build futures through sports, study and self development

HEALTH and
Wellness

Strengthen personal health/wellness and fitness, sportsmanship and teamwork through the racquet sports of squash and pickleball.

EDUCATION enrichment

Improve performance and motivation toward learning and
create and fulfill post-high school goals.

Social emotional development

Develop upstanding character and cultivate healthy mental and emotional health practices and concepts.

 

Breaking barriers. buildling futures.

 

94%

of students report they are certain they will graduate high school on time

100%

of seniors
graduate
on time

100%

of Beyond Walls students report having a trusted adult and peer group at our program

100%

of graduating seniors accepted into at least one four-year college or university

  • “I definitely owe Beyond Walls the greatest thanks and gratitude because of the support, love, and inspiration I have received. In many of my essays, I always turn back to thank the mentors and individuals in my life who have been the foundation and building blocks of my journey and growth. There is a saying that we should strive to cultivate the true happiness we’ve experienced and continue to expand on that into our daily lives, and I’m so grateful to have Beyond Walls in that part of my life. It truly is something that I think about a lot. Thank you for the constant aspirations to inspire and create equity for students like me.”

    - Yeng Yang, Program College Alumni

  • "Our two daughters have been part of Beyond Walls since the 6th grade. We are impressed with how much they have learned since they started the program. They have been more social with their peers and are willing to take on new challenges. What I love about this program is that my daughters get to play a sport that they haven’t played before and they get to volunteer to help the community.”

    — Kia Song, parent

  • “Beyond Walls has made a tremendous impact in my life as a youth and now as an undergraduate student. I was given time to develop attainable goals and find strategies to productively work towards them. My experiences at Beyond Walls have given me the right tools to stay on track. I am able to strive to be the best student, athlete, and youth worker that I can be.”

    —Phia Yang, 6-year participant in Beyond Walls and active alum

PARTNERS

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School Partners

Follow THE FUN

Before and After! Our Raise a Racquet gala was an amazing evening celebrating our high school and post secondary graduates in a truly spectacular way at the @umnrecwell. A tremendous thank you to everyone who attended and supported Beyond Walls- wha
Tomorrow's the big day! We are so excited to celebrate and support our graduates tomorrow. Our silent auction is still live until tomorrow at 7:30 pm for those not able to attend- bid, support, and potentially win while you can! https://cbo.io/bidap
Our Raise a Racquet Silent Auction is LIVE! Not able to attend our gala this Friday but still incredibly excited to support our mission (and potentially treat yourself to a fabulous donation prize?) Follow the link to register and bid! A few featured
National volunteer month means we get to shout out our favorite people on one of our favorite days at program- coach a mentor! Our academic mentors get to learn how to play squash one day a semester from the best coaches- BW students! Shout out to al
We're just under four weeks away from RAR supporting our students and celebrating the extraordinary work of our graduating high school and post secondary students! Follow the link to register while there are still tickets! Can't attend but eager to
Our community pickleball clinics through @minneapolisparks and University of Minnesota PARKS Study have been a blast! Here are a few of our youngest drop ins and their families from last weekend at Bottineau Rec Center. We're excited to offer more op
We are just over a month away from the Raise a Racquet Graduation Party, and we need to shout out our featured high school graduate, Harold. Below is a picture of a very skeptical 6th grader on one of his first days at BW program- fast forward 7 year
Health and wellness takes many different forms at Beyond Walls! In our classroom, students learn from U of M Med School Students through @ulink_umn the importance of nutrition and balanced eating. Through the @minneapolisparks in partnership with the
Important announcement! We have the best alumni❤ We had an amazing night reconnecting with our alums, hearing what they are working towards, and providing the help they need. At Beyond Walls, we support our high school graduates the first four years