{"id":1820,"date":"2021-06-24T16:04:51","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T16:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=1820"},"modified":"2021-06-24T16:04:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T16:04:51","slug":"national-youth-sports-program-back-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/24\/national-youth-sports-program-back-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"National Youth Sports Program \u2013 Back in Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1820 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/24\/toledo-4-boxings-week-long-boxing-camp\/img_5804\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"170\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_5804.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/24\/toledo-4-boxings-week-long-boxing-camp\/img_5803\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"182\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_5803.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/24\/toledo-4-boxings-week-long-boxing-camp\/img_5802\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"183\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_5802.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_1775\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1775\" style=\"width: 261px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1775\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ruthie-Kucharewski-PhD-center-with-TPS-volunteers-Yvette-Blanchard-l.-and-Kentra-Smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"215\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruthie Kucharewski, PhD (center), with TPS volunteers Yvette Blanchard (l.) and Kentra Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sojourner\u2019s Truth Staff<\/p>\n<p>The National Youth Sports Program is back at the University of Toledo after a year\u2019s hiatus \u2013 the same hiatus that affected so many programs here and around the world during the COVD-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>From June 2 to June 22, 22 fortunate kids, ages nine to 12, were able to participate in a variety of sports activities \u2013 football, basketball, soccer, volleyball \u2013 along with recreational therapy to better understand good health and quality of life by developing cognitive, physical, mental emotional skills.<\/p>\n<p>Under the guidance of Ruthie Kucharewski, PhD, CTRS, professor Recreation Therapy Program, and a host of undergraduate and graduate interns, along with a number of volunteers from the education professional ranks, kids from Old West End and Grove Patterson elementary schools were put through their paces from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the three-week period.<\/p>\n<p>However, this year\u2019s NYSP is not exactly what is has been in the past \u2013 at least from the standpoint of participants. The number of students had been as high as 399 before the federal government cut funding some years ago, but even before the pandemic, 150 students were involved. The 22 kids in this year\u2019s program, says Kucharewski, is still a reflection of the pandemic\u2019s impact, but, hopefully, by next year there will be a dramatic increase in enrollment \u2013 community funding permitting.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1776 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_5785.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"133\" \/>Local funding, from such disparate sources as ProMedica and the Merickel-Farley Trout Club, is keeping NYSP afloat as the federal funding has been choked off.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the lingering impact of the pandemic, all of the outside activities the program provided have been curtailed \u2013 kayaking, fishing, Mud Hens games, the zoo, the library, for example. Community service projects have also been eliminated this year in the interest of keeping participants safe and healthy.<\/p>\n<p>The good news for this year\u2019s kids, says Kucharewski, is that the number of interns and volunteers has not dwindled as much as the number of youngsters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe kids get the best of everything,\u201d she says of the increased attention and assistance they have received.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sojourner\u2019s Truth Staff The National Youth Sports Program is back at the University of Toledo after a year\u2019s hiatus \u2013 the same hiatus that affected so many programs here and around the world during the COVD-19 pandemic. 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