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Soaring High with So Kids SOAR

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“Soaring High with SKS” is a dive into a beneficial organization for the disabled community. So Kids SOAR, or SKS for short, is a group that assists and educates those with disabilities, both in helping to get employment and improving certain skills or hobbies. In this podcast, PodTechs apprentice and SKS graduate Michael Simmons will be talking with the director of the program, Glenda Fu Smith, to discuss the history of SKS, as well as the various types of courses and activities the program offers.

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Riding to the Goal 18.06.2026 32:04

Welcome to a special episode of Soaring High with So Kids SOAR (SKS), Hosted by Michael Simmons (SKS Podcast Manager) and new co-host Clay Weintraub (SKS YPTS 2025 graduate)! Join us as we take a dive into SKS and learn how they help youth to Strive, Own, Achieve, and Realize their potential! In this episode, we talk with Ben Dalley and Melissa Parsons of Bike to The Beach, in preparation for thei...

Driven to Succeed 03.04.2026 23:42

Thank you to our sponsors, Podtechs and Aspen Spark! https://www.podtechs.com/ https://www.aspenspark.org/ Join us as we celebrate resilience, community, and the power of believing in every individual's ability to SOAR. https://www.sokidssoar.org Welcome back to Soaring High with So Kids SOAR (SKS), hosted by Glenda Fu Smith and Michael Simmons! Join us as we take a dive into SKS and learn how the...

Community and Culture 06.02.2026 27:28

Welcome back to Soaring High with So Kids SOAR (SKS), hosted by Michael Simmons and Glenda Fu Smith! Join us as we take a dive into SKS and learn how they help youth to Strive, Own, Achieve, and Realize their potential! In “Community and Culture”, we talk with Rebecca Gore of D.C. United, as well as Elias Hernandez, a 2022 graduate of Your Path to Success (SKS' vocational building program). Tune i...

Accomplished Activists 12.11.2025 33:28

Welcome back to Soaring High with So Kids SOAR (SKS), hosted by Glenda Fu Smith and Michael Simmons! Join us as we take a dive into SKS and learn how they help youth to Strive, Own, Achieve, and Realize their potential! In this episode, we are given a chance to talk with drummer and YPTS graduate Jacob Varghese and the creator of Eric’s ID Law, Eric Carpenter-Grantham! Join us as we discuss the im...

Ode to OT 15.10.2025 26:34

Welcome back to Soaring High with So Kids SOAR (SKS), hosted by Glenda Fu Smith and Michael Simmons! Join us as we take a dive into SKS and learn how they help youth to Strive, Own, Achieve, and Realize their potential! In this episode, we discuss the importance of occupational therapy with Mikkayla Lindgren of Lindy’s Lineup and Cortney Mosle of The Point Occupational Therapy. Listen in as we dis...

Funders to Family 02.06.2025 37:10

Welcome back to Soaring High with So Kids SOAR (SKS), hosted by Glenda Fu Smith and Michael Simmons! Join us as we take a dive into SKS and learn how they help youth to Strive, Own, Achieve, and Realize their potential! In this episode, we talk with the founders of Panda Exteriors and The Alzner Foundation, two important organizations and funders for So Kids Soar. Listen in as they discuss how the...

Realizing the Potential with Kai and Pier Penic 02.05.2025 24:40

Welcome back to Soaring High with So Kids SOAR (SKS), hosted by Glenda Fu Smith and Michael Simmons! Join us as we take a dive into SKS and learn how they help youth to Strive, Own, Achieve, and Realize their potential! In this episode, we talk with Kai Penic, a talented DJ who graduated from the Your Path to Success program in 2020, and his mother, Pier! Discover how Kai was able to find his voic...

How We SOAR with Kierra Johnson 19.03.2025 21:55

Welcome to the debut episode of Soaring High with So Kids SOAR! Hosted by Michael Simmons and Glenda Fu Smith, this podcast highlights the inspiring stories of participants, graduates, parents, and partners of the So Kids SOAR (formerly Dreams for Kids) community. In this episode, Glenda, Executive Director of So Kids SOAR, shares the mission of this incredible nonprofit—empowering youth with phys...