Carpinteria Skate Foundation

Est.2009

Our Mission:

The Carpinteria Skate Foundation (CSF) is dedicated to fostering recreational and extracurricular opportunities in the community of Carpinteria.  Through the creation of the Carpinteria Skate Park and the PUSH PROJECT, CSF works to maintain inclusive spaces designed for creative self expression, with a focus on engaging a growth mindset.

A picture of the front window of our headquarters

PUSH PROJECT

A semester long youth mentor collaboration between Carpinteria Unified School District and Carpinteria Skate Foundation.

  • Carpinteria Middle School (CMS) students engage a semester long visual arts based curriculum designed to foster social/emotional growth, creativity and resilience.

  • A mentoring program in which CHS students expose CMS students to a range of activities in an effort to facilitate social and emotional growth.

  • Exposure to activities, hobbies, passion, financial literacy, creativity.

  • Guided intentionality

  • Tutoring

  • Access to skateboarding, recreation, creative self expression, graphic design

  • CHS students receive community service hours towards graduation

  • Building skateboards in house with 3D molds and our custom 40ton hydralic deck press.

  • Developing and applying graphics to skateboards

  • Developing graphics and screen printing on clothing

  • Student produced magazine