SOS Outreach - Awards/Accolades

Awards/Accolades

• Up2Us Model Program in Pro-Social Behavior, 2012, recognition of SOS Outreach as a best practice provider of Sports-Based Youth Development Programs nationally.
• Royal Robbins Arward, March 2009, Recognition of efforts to instill a great appreciation of the natural environment in future generations.
• SAMMY Leadership Award, April 2009, Recognized Arn Menconi as a leader in serving minority kids and getting them more involved in winter sports.
• The 2006 Active Youth Summit sponsored by Harvard University Program in Education, Afterschool & Resiliency (PEAR), recognized SOS Outreach as a best practice provider of sports-based youth development programs. In 2009, Dr. Gil Noam, founder of PEAR, observed SOS programs in action and commented, “SOS’s programs offer leadership training, positive interactions and mentorship that have proven to provide youth with the tools they need to overcome their adversities and become confident, contributing adults.”