The Getaboard "Ocean Safety Environmental Awareness" (OSEA) program provides a fun–filled lifeguard chaperoned, day at the beach, teaching central Florida's at-risk youth (who know how to swim) about ocean safety, the environment, and how to surf. Some of these kids have lived their whole lives less than an hour from the coast, yet have never seen the ocean, spent a day at beach, or walked barefoot in the sand. The OSEA program introduces them to a whole new world of opportunities that most had never considered. Kids need a focus to help them stay out of trouble. The OSEA program provides that focus by teaching kids how to surf in a safe environment, and by showing them how much fun it is to be outdoors, in the sun, enjoying life. Surfing builds, self-esteem, self-confidence and self-reliance in young people. Surfing teaches kids to respect others, Mother Nature, and themselves. Supporting the OSEA program will also help teaches kids about the environment, cultural diversity and the importance of physical fitness in their everyday lives.

The Getaboard "Just Skate" Program is offered year round, at various public and private skateparks, public recreational facilities, and community centers through out the central Florida area, with a special emphasis on lower income communities. The Get A Board Foundation uses only quality skateboards and safety equipment and provides free skateboarding instruction to at-risk youth associated with our partner organizations. This program teaches novice-beginner skill level children and at-risk youth how to:

• Stand, push, and keep their balance on a skateboard
• The different parts that make up a skateboard
• How to properly put a skateboard together
• How a skateboard works

And for children with more advanced skill levels, we will work on basic old school and new school maneuvers on flat ground, flat bars, launch ramps, ollie boxes, and half pipes. The Just Skate Program makes the action sports lifestyle accessible to kids who need a daily positive outlet to express them creatively.

The Getaboard "Just Skate" program is the avenue which the Getaboard Foundation plans to reach the most amount of at-risk youth from central Florida by teaching them how to enjoy the sport of skateboarding. Skateboarding provides an outlet for at-risk youth through both physical and mental fitness in a fun-filled and exciting atmosphere. Skateboarding builds self-esteem, self-awareness, and the ability to express abstract thought though the combination of athletisism and creativity.

The Getaboard Art Program provides art shows, periodical art contest for limited edition artwork products, art and media production training, seminar lectures from industry professionals, photography, graphic design and writing contests and lessons. Our goal is provide a positive outlet for at-risk youth to interactively express themselves through the arts and media production.

The Each One Teach One program is a grassroots effort to help advanced surfers and skaters properly teach their friends and family how to surf or skate for free by inviting them to a Getaboard Each One Teach One event where the newbies will get to use proper Getaboard surf or skate equipment and get proper instruction from the Getaboard Staff while sharing the experience with the person who invited them, as that person assist in helping teach their guest how to surf or skate and enjoy the sport.