Team IMPACT, Inc.

Raising awareness all over the country ?? One of the ways our Team IMPACT Fellows share our program with their community is through awareness events. These events often take place during games on campus, where all of the Team IMPACT matches are honored and get to spend time with their teams and other matched families. Read what some of our Fellows have shared about awareness games at their schools! #AllInAllTogether #TIFellow

??,?????? ??????-???????? ???????? ???????????? ??????????????. Today, we have matched our 4,000th child and team since our inception in 2011. For over a decade, we've had the privilege of connecting children and their families with more than 100,000 NCAA student athletes across the nation. We are incredibly proud of what the power of sport and team can do for so many. Thank you to our entire community of families, teams, schools, medical partners, volunteers and donors for helping make this accomplishment possible. #AllInAllTogether

It's time for ?????????? ?????????????? ?? This year Team IMPACT has ???? ?????????????? whose teams made it to the NCAA DI, DII, or DIII men's or women's basketball tournaments. Stay tuned to see if we'll have any national champions ?? #AllInAllTogether

"Archer has been able to feel, learn and live within one of life's greatest moments - that special moment where he truly felt he was a part of a team by choice, not just due to medical necessity." Archer's life has changed thanks to the Toledo basketball team. Living with Epidermolysis Bullosa has not been easy for him and his family, but the Rockets have helped Archer grow in confidence, strength and helped him gain a new understanding of character and meaning. Read more from Archer's dad, Kirk, Archer's case manager, Sarah, and his match-up specialist, Erin, at the link. ??: https://bit.ly/42d6925 #AllInAllTogether #SocialWorkMonth #CCLSMonth

Every day at Team IMPACT, we witness the incredible role that certified child life specialists (CCLS) and social workers (MSW) play in the lives of children and families facing medical challenges. Read Scarlett's story with Dean College Field hockey and see how Team IMPACT's intake coordinators, match-up specialists, and case managers make every match the best it can be at the link. To all the CCLS and Social Workers at Team IMPACT and beyond, you make the world a brighter place, and we are endlessly grateful for the impact you create every day. ??: https://bit.ly/4hu0wB0 #AllInAllTogether #socialworkermonth #CCLSMonth

A new approach and philosophy of ?????????? ?????? ????????. E-Motion, Inc. has facilitated a Grief Literacy Series for Team IMPACT’s Clinical Team, including case managers, intake coordinators, and match-up specialists, as well as for the Team IMPACT Fellows at the Fellowship Summit. Team IMPACT staff members and fellows gained a new approach and philosophy of grief and loss, as well as frameworks, language, and skills to provide grief-conscious support to families, student-athletes, and other key Team IMPACT stakeholders. #AllInAllTogether #SocialWorkMonth #CCLSMonth

Dr. Sarah McCarthy, a pediatric clinical psychologist and member of the Team IMPACT Medical Advisory Board, shares more about Certified Child Life Specialists and the strengths of Team IMPACT’s clinical model. #AllInAllTogether #SocialWorkerMonth #CCLSMonth

“Knowing that there are licensed social workers and Certified Child Life Specialists makes me much more comfortable referring families to Team IMPACT. What I have seen with this model is that they are able to determine fit in the same way that I would do as a Clinician myself.” Hear from Dr. Sarah McCarthy, a pediatric clinical psychologist and member of the Team IMPACT Medical Advisory Board, on the strengths of Team IMPACT’s clinical model and how masters-level social workers and certified Child Life Specialists play a role in every Team IMPACT match. #AllInAllTogether #SocialWorkerMonth #CCLSMonth

Today, and every day, Team IMPACT is proud to ?????????? ?????????????????? and ???????????? ?????? ?????????? of children diagnosed with over ?????? rare diseases in our program. By matching children with rare diseases with college athletic teams from across the country, we have seen 93% of student-athlete participants report being more aware of people whose lives are different than their own, 93% are more aware of their ability to make a difference in the lives of others, and 86% are more civic-minded because of their involvement in Team IMPACT. You can read more on Team IMPACT’s ability to provide a community of support for children with rare diseases, while raising much-needed awareness, at the link: ??: https://bit.ly/3ZEoqTn #AllInAllTogether #RareDiseaseDay

"We have that service leg that is built into the whole Division II message and I think Team IMPACT is a great way to execute that." On DII Day, Team IMPACT is proud to partner with a division of schools that has built amazing relationships with Team IMPACT matches nationwide. Hear from Marina Maerkl and Kaelyn Figueras, two Team IMPACT Fellows and NCAA Division II student-athletes, on how DII and Team IMPACT have built the perfect partnership. #AllInAllTogether