Recreational Activities

The Exceptional Kids Organization (EKO) provides social and educational enrichment to individuals with special needs, their families and educators in a safe, inclusive and supportive environment, including the popular Annual Halloween Monster Bash.

The Friendship Foundation empowers youth and adults with disabilities to build lasting friendships, achieve independence, and lead purposeful lives through community-based social, arts, educational, and vocational programs. 

The Golden Heart Ranch Social Living Club is a host of community-based program for teens and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to build social skills, community and life-long friendships in a loving and supportive environment. Programs in the South Bay include a fitness club, supper club, and holiday events.

Mychals Learning Place provides support, training, and opportunities to youth and young adults with developmental disabilities to build their independence and pursue their goals and dreams. They host social & recreational activities, programs, and events to benefit youth and young adults with developmental disabilities. 

People Actively Learning and Sharing (PALS, Torrance) - Adaptive recreation programs for teens and adults ages 12 and older with intellectual disabilities. These programs focus on social connection, physical activity, and community involvement. Programs include social club, basketball, bocce, bowling, pickleball, soccer, softball and swim.

Drama Classes - Anchorless Productions is a non-profit theatre company that provides an opportunity for young adults with developmental disabilities to express themselves and grow through theatre.

Sensory Friendly Films - AMC Theatre has special showings of family-friendly films with the lights up and sound down on the second and fourth Saturday (family-friendly) and Wednesday evenings (mature audiences) of every month.

Sensory Friendly Performances - The Phantom Projects Theatre in La Habra holds a live-theatre productions with adjusted lighting and sound, a designated lobby quiet area, a flexible, relaxed environment permitting movement, talking, and exiting during the show.

Baseball

• Hermosa Little League Challenger Division is an adaptive baseball program for individuals with physical and intellectual challenges.

• Redondo Sunset PONY Champions League is a league that proudly champions diversity and inclusivity for children with special needs. 

Soccer

• AYSO EPIC provides athletes with disabilities the  additional support they need to fully participate in a quality soccer experience - Region 34 (South Redondo) & Region 17 (North Redondo) 

Surfing

• Therasurf is a collective of parents and professionals that puts on events to support the health and well-being of children with disabilities, providing the opportunity for kids to experience the power of the ocean and surfing as a form of therapy.

• The Jimmy Miller Foundation uses ocean therapy to work with people with disabilities and uses surfing as a medium for healing.  

Tennis

• Aceing Autism is a volunteer-driven non-profit organization dedicated to helping children with autism grow through the sport of tennis.  

Various Sports

• Best Day Foundation is a volunteer organization that helps children and young adults, ages 4 to 24, with special needs build confidence and self-esteem through safe, fun, adventure experiences such as surfing, bodyboarding, kayaking, and snow sports.

• People Actively Learning and Sharing (PALS, Torrance) is an adaptive recreation programs for teens and adults ages 12 and older with intellectual disabilities. These programs focus on social connection, physical activity, and community involvement. Programs inclue social club, basketball, bocce, bowling, pickleball, soccer, softball and swim.

• Special Olympics SoCal enriches the lives of athletes with intellectual disabilities through inclusive sports, education, and health programs - Region 2