Project Action Foundation's mission is to prevent juvenile crime by providing disadvantaged and "at risk" children the opportunity to obtain training in the physical and cultural arts of dance, gymnastics and martial arts. Project Action Foundation, created as a public charity 501( c )(3) in October 1994, currently has participating sponsor studios in over 4,000 U.S. cities. Project Action provides underprivileged children scholarships to attend these established and recognized studios. Project Action received the 1997 Governor's Community Investment Award in Florida from the late Governor Lawton Chiles and was recognized the same year by California Governor Pete Wilson for it's work fighting juvenile crime and keeping children out of gangs. Law enforcement agencies and school counselors account for most of the children who are referred to Project Action.  Project Action closely monitors school grades, attendance and behavior. Many of our current scholarship children have shown remarkable scholastic turnarounds, sometimes from straight F's to honor roll, after becoming involved in Project Action's scholarship program.

Across the United States, there are over 4,000 gymnastic studios, 21,000 dance studios and 18,000 martial arts studios providing numerous benefits to several million children. The physical and cultural arts are uniquely suited for the personal development of children, stressing such values as respect, discipline, courage and integrity while also teaching goal-setting skills and instilling a positive work ethic. However, at an average annual participation cost of over one thousand dollars, these studios are completely inaccessible to our target group, socially and economically deprived children. Many times this leaves them no other alternative than to choose far less desirable activities. Project Action was created to provide these schools a vehicle to reach out and help these youth. The children earn their continuous participation in Project Action through attendance, maintaining good grades in school and exhibiting good behavior, all of which are closely monitored.

Project Action is supported entirely by community-based fundraisers which means ....WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Martial Artists KICK Juvenile Crime

& World Record

On Saturday, October 14, 2006, National Martial Arts Day, thousands of martial artists across the United States will be attempting to break a World Record for the most kicks executed in one hour simultaneously across the country. Every kick snapped will be raising money for Project Action to fight juvenile crime and keep children out of gangs.

National Martial Arts Day (NMAD) is being organized by the National Association of Professional Martial Artists (NAPMA), Martial Arts Professional Magazine and the Project Action Foundation to recognize the millions of people who participate in the martial arts, promote the many positive benefits of martial arts training and attract new participants.  Governors across the country are issuing proclamations giving NMAD official recognition and mayors and other public officials are attending events and festivities in their communities. The Project Action Foundation is a national award-winning children’s charity whose mission is to prevent juvenile crime by providing disadvantaged and “at-risk” children the opportunity to become involved in physical and cultural arts programs, working with martial arts, dance and gymnastics schools.

The current World Record was set October 15, 2004 and stands at 8.3 million kicks performed in one hour. 

Be sure to go to our Events Calendar to see how your studio can participate in this year's  Kick-A-Thon on National Martial Arts Day!

Martial Artists SMASH Juvenile Crime & World Record at Project Action's Fifth Annual World Record Break-A-Thon

On Saturday, May 21, 2005, 1,984 martial artists throughout the United States succeeded in breaking a World Record for the most breaks executed in one hour simultaneously across the country.  There were 95,501 breaks performed nationwide by students and instructors, raising $133,430.88 which will benefit over 450 needy children.  The participants, at 104 martial arts studios, got sponsors for their breaks to be used in their local communities to fight juvenile crime and keep children out of gangs. The previous World Record was set in May 2004 at 80,014 breaks performed in one hour. 

The Sixth Annual World Record Break-A-Thon was held Saturday May 20, 2006.

Martial Arts, dance and gymnastics studios may host a Project Action fundraiser on any given day of the year of their choice. Project Action will custom make each Fundraising Kit to the studios' own specific specifications. Some examples of events are... Kick-a thons, Break-a-thons, Spar-a-thons, Kata-thons, Throw-a-thons, Perform-a-thons, Dance-a-thons and Cartwheel-a-thons. Participating studios also host Movie Nights, Carwashes and Coin Donation Campaigns. Project Action provides support material and fundraising kits for these and other events. To order your studios free Fundraising Kit call toll free 888-343-KIDS(5437) 

For more information or to donate call toll free : 

        888-343-KIDS (5437)

E-Mail: paction@tampabay.rr.com