InnerCity Weightlifting
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| Founded | 2010 |
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| Founder | Jon Feinman |
| Location(s) | Boston, Massachusetts and in Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Website | www |
InnerCity Weightlifting (ICW) is a 501(c) non-profit organization founded in Boston, Massachusetts. The organization originated as a gym, that wanted to keep youth off the streets, and now is as well a source of education, job-training, and employment in personal training for young people who have been imprisoned and/or connected to street gangs.
ICW focuses on working with the young people characterized as the highest risk population in Boston for violence.
History
[edit]InnerCity Weightlifting was founded in 2010 by Jon Feinman. Feinman has a background in Olympic weightlifting and personal training.[1]
In 2015, ICW expanded into a second location in Kendall Square, Cambridge. ICW's second location is designed as a fitness studio where its most devoted student trainers earn a living by training several clients a week, and traveling to nearby offices for corporate workout sessions.[2]
Services
[edit]ICW offers numerous services.
- Educational services such as GED tutoring
- Finding safe affordable housing
- Job placement and training
Impact
[edit]Innercity Weightlifting has engaged with 150 "high risk students" and has seen a 78% reduction in student trainer arrests after joining ICW.[3] Many students of ICW have celebrated record periods out of prison.[4]
Personal training
[edit]ICW offers an apprenticeship program that primes its most dedicated students for a career in personal training. ICW opened a second location in Kendall Square, Cambridge in 2015 with the goal of improving the economic and social mobility of its student trainers.[5] In Kendall Square, student trainers are able to take on clients, and travel to nearby offices to train corporate employees.
Media and recognition
[edit]InnerCity Weightlifting has been featured in articles from The Huffington Post,[6] The Boston Globe,[7] Boston Magazine,[8] and has been featured in video segments of the CBS Evening News,[9] ESPN's SportsCenter,[4] New England Sports Network,[10] and ABC News.[11]
Additionally, ICW has received various local and national awards from the Boston Celtics,[12] Babson College,[13] Year Up, Good Sports, Cabot Creamery,[14] and Anytime Fitness.[15] Founder Jon Feinman was named one of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce 2014 Ten Outstanding Young Leaders,[16] and was named a 2012 Social Innovator by Social Innovation Forum,[17] Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year;[18] ICW won the 19th annual Rosoff Award for workplace diversity.[19][20]
References
[edit]- ↑ Waterman, Toni (20 October 2011). "Weightlifting Program Helps At-Risk Kids". PBS. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ Leung, Shirley (4 December 2014). "Guys with criminal records get a new start in Kendall Square". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ "Guys with criminal records get a new start in Kendall Square". Boston Globe. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- 1 2 "SC Featured: Redefining Strength". ESPN. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ "Benefits of Custom Weightlifting Belts". gunsmithfitness.com. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ↑ Klein, Sarah (January 15, 2013). "nnerCity Weightlifting: How Gyms For At-Risk Youths Change Lives Through Physical Fitness". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ Yvonne, Abraham (5 May 2013). "Staying alive, building a life after battling on streets". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ Malamut, Melissa (13 August 2013). "From The Streets To The Gym". Boston Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ Glor, Jeff (23 December 2013). "Inner-city weightlifting offers oasis to ex-convicts". CBS Evening News. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ Hartwell, Darren (6 March 2015). "T.Y. Green Using Boston's Inner-City Weightlifting To Turn Life Around". New England Sports Network. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ Reinstein, Ted (11 December 2013). "Boston Strong: Inner City Weightlifting". ABC News. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ "Heroes Among Us- November 2012". NBA. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ "Babson College Recognizes Outstanding Students And Alumni With Changemaker Awards". Metro MBA. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Meet the Nonprofits, Men and Boys of color". Associated Grant Makers. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Anytime Fitness Honors InnerCity Weightlifting with 'Inspiration' Award". Club Industry. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Boston Chamber Ten Outstanding Leaders" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
- ↑ "2012 Social Innovators". Root Cause. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 New England". Ernst and Young. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ Chmura, Michael (20 May 2015). "InnerCity Weightlifting Honored With Ad Club's Rosoff Award". Babson Blogs. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ "InnerCity Weightlifting". The Lynch Foundation. Retrieved 22 June 2015.