Educating, inspiring, and empowering underserved youth through the magic of Mother Nature.

 

At the MeWater Foundation, we have witnessed first hand how exposure to the ocean and mother nature has the power to educate, inspire, and empower. We work to address trauma and stress in young people from backgrounds of poverty and violence in the San Francisco Bay Area and provide them a different way of relating to the world and communities they live in.  

 

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MeWater on Film

All Stars Helping Kids Accelerator Program – Cohort 2023

A Film by the all stars grant program

Each year, All Stars Helping Kids selects a cohort of innovative Bay Area nonprofits to participate in a three-year intensive program that is designed to help build the organizational capacity, financial sustainability and community impact of those organizations working to disrupt the cycle of poverty for Bay Area youth. All Stars and its portfolio of nonprofit partners work to ensure youth in low-income and marginalized communities have access to a quality education and the support needed to go on to college; the skills and resources they need not to just get a job but a career, and that they can stay healthy in body and mind. Learn more https://www.allstarshelpingkids.org

Float

A Film by Adam Warmington

MeWater Brings Surfing and Mentorship to San Francisco's Hunter's Point.

We are excited to share this special short movie made by our good friend Adam Warmington, starring Anthony Stepney.

Anthony has participated in MeWater programming up and down the California coast, even joining us for a day at Kelly Slater's Surf Ranch. When Keith Malloy contacted me about producing Fishpeople in 2017, he asked if I knew any kids who we could highlight, and I immediately knew Anthony and Shirley were perfect for his film! Please click here to read as Anthony shares some of his own words.

 
 

Fishpeople

A Film by PATAGONIA

The Patagonia and MeWater collaboration continues as we provide Patagonia backpacks filled with school supplies to our MeWater families. Check out the Patagonia film Fishpeople here featuring MeWater’s founder Eddie Donnellan. If you haven’t viewed it in the past, it is a must see. Click here to view other films on our FEATURES page.

 
 

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Another really special day spent today with #pajarovalleysurfclub and SF community youth down in Santa Cruz. Beautiful weather, fun waves, beach BBQ and lots of smiles and stoke! Special thanks to Craig and Shannon @mewater_santacruz for helping supp
We had a great day this past weekend with @cityofdreamssf and @mewaterfoundation community youth. Warm weather and some great waves were had! A highlight was the kids and volunteers playing a very engaged game of beach basketball with the @uball set
What a pleasure spending another rad day with the youth and teachers from #pajarovalleysurfclub yesterday at Manresa Beach. These kids are really fun to take to the beach and in the water, as they are just all in for the entire experience. Thanks to
Wonderful day spent yesterday with the youth and staff from @projectavary!!! The youth picked right back up where they left off in the Fall, riding some great waves! Thanks to all of the volunteers who came out! @dagnomie @juliagharbaugh @beachbritty
Spring Glory today at home with youth from @edgewood_center NPS program. Not a bad way to spend your day at school just down the street from Edgewood. The kids were stoked, and we had an all star crew of volunteers bringing the stoke. Sun was shining
Mewater was started with the idea of our community wrapping our hearts and arms around the youth in our extended community. The amazing individuals who volunteer come from all walks of life, each one bringing their own vibe and experiences to every e
Happy Easter!!! ❤️ We had a really rad day yesterday with @cityofdreamssf and community youth right here at home at Ocean Beach! In all the years of taking @cityofdreamssf youth surfing, we had never taken them out front, and they were so stoked to b
Today is a special day in our world as @mewaterfoundation OG Anthony @hbkanthony18_spammmm turned 18 today! Anthony has been engaged with our program literally since day 1. His story and perseverance is incredible, almost as special as he is as a hum
We had a really special day yesterday down in Santa Cruz with youth and teachers from Pajaro Valley High School. A few months back their teacher contacted me saying his students had formed a surf club, but have never surfed! How rad is that! The kids
We kicked off our camping season by doing our first #adventurepass event as a recipient of the Adventure Pass Grant with @parkscalifornia. Taking @tmcollins523 4th grade class surfing at Stinson, and then for an overnight at Samuel P Taylor Park. The
We had a wild and fun day yesterday with @friendssfbay staff, youth and their mentors. Sun was shining and another late season bombing swell provided the kids with lots of waves and smiles for days. @friendssfbay is a great program from top to bottom
Spent a very special day with youth from @edgewood_center NPS school program. The kids were fantastic, so stoked and in the water the entire time, as what a great way to spend a school day! It is always special for Tim and I to take the Edgewood kids