Our Mission

North Star Community Rowing empowers individuals, transforms lives and builds community through the sport of rowing.

NSCR promotes diversity and inclusion in the sport of rowing by expanding access to two populations who traditionally have been excluded from the sport. Our programs create recreation opportunities for Minneapolis youth and adults beyond those that are currently available, particularly youth from under-served communities and individuals with physical disabilities.

• Creates recreation opportunities for Minneapolis youth and adults beyond those that are currently available, particularly youth from under-served communities and individuals with physical disabilities

• Engages youth from under-served communities in a positive activity that will help them build strength, gain confidence, and pursue excellence and address the educational achievement and graduation gap

• Promotes community access and enjoyment of our parks and natural resources in a way that promotes health, well-being, community, and develops respect and appreciation for natural resources and the environment.

North Star Community Rowing is providing:

• opportunities for members of our community to build strength, gain confidence, and pursue excellence through rowing.

• programming that combines rowing and academic support for middle school and high school youth from under-resourced communities in the Twin Cities.

• adaptive rowing opportunities for individuals with physical disabilities.

• rowing for veterans and community members at large.