FOUNDATION FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC YOUTH

TO SERVE AS A GOVERNING BODY TO PROVIDE INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS COMPETITIONS AMONGST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. THE FOUNDERS BELIEVE THAT OFFERING SPORTS IN AN INTERSCHOLASTIC SETTING PROVIDES CHILDREN AT THE CRITICAL AGES OF 10 TO 14 AN OPTIMAL COMBINATION OF LEARNING CORE VALUES, STAYING PHYSICALLY ACTIVE, AND MAKING THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FUN AND REWARDING. CONSEQUENTLY, FIYA'S MISSION IS: "STRENGTHENING SCHOOLS THROUGH SPORTS."WHILE PARTICIPATION IS OPEN TO ANY ELEMENTARY OR MIDDLE SCHOOL, FIYA FOCUSES ON WORKING WITH SCHOOLS IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AREAS. FIYA HAS SERVED OVER 20,000 STUDENT ATHLETES AND 400 SCHOOL TEAMS IN ITS FIRST TWELVE YEARS. FIYA'S GOAL IS TO CONTINUE EXPANDING ITS REGIONAL LEAGUES THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY WITH NEW SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING EVERY YEAR.