BORP News & Updates
Thank You For Your Feedback!
For the past year, BORP has been participating in Listen4Good, helping us gather data on participant experiences and make choices informed by your feedback. Here is what we heard from our 119 respondents in our survey during winter 2025. To read this in an alternative format, read
Honoring Chris Finn: BORP Hosts Inaugural “You Are Able” Power Soccer Tournament
On May 16–17, BORP hosted the first-ever Chris Finn Memorial Invitational — “You Are Able” Power Soccer Tournament at James Kenney Community Center in Berkeley. While BORP regularly hosts a power soccer tournament in May, this year’s event marked something new: the naming of the
BORP Accessible Bus: from Classmates to Friends
This past weekend, several youth were able to ride the BORP bus together for a chilly hike, and roll through the Reinhart Regional Redwood Park trail in search of wintering lady bugs. They also visited the Chabot Space and Science Center to see a rocket
BORP Celebrates 35 Years of the ADA
BORP Celebrates 35 Years of the ADABy Ahmad Seyar Rahimi July 26 marked the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and BORP had several occasions this month to celebrate this landmark community milestone. On the 26th, we closed down our Berkeley
BORP High Fives Sweep the Wheelchair Rugby National Championship
Last month, the BORP High Fives won 1st place at the US Wheelchair Rugby Association Division II National Championships, held in Tampa Florida. In addition to clinching the gold, the team left the championship undefeated. Although entering as underdogs with a low seed and facing
Blasting Off: The Meteorites’ First Nationals Was One to Remember
Congratulations to our women’s wheelchair basketball team, the BORP Bay Meteorites, on an incredible showing at their first-ever NWBA Nationals in Fort Wayne, Indiana this past weekend! Coming in as the 15th seed, this squad improved every game and pulled off two upset victories against
Dana and Christopher Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grant
BORP receives $40,000 Quality of Life Grant from the Dana and Christopher Reeve Foundation to support expanded outreach and engagement of people with paralysis in the Latino/a/x communities in the Bay Area. Reeve Fdn Award Press Release “We are honored to receive this award,” says
BORP March Madness!
March is always a big month for basketball—and BORP was no exception! We hosted two exciting tournaments this past month packed with skill, hustle, and community spirit. On March 8–9, two of our newly NWBA-registered teams, the Bay Area Ballerz and the Meteorites, hosted a
BORP High Fives place Second at Paralyzed Veterans of America Tournament
The BORP High Fives wheelchair rugby team finished in 2nd place of Division II at the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) tournament held in Louisville, KY February 14 through 16. The tournament was open to Division I, II, and III teams of the US Wheelchair Rugby
BORP Wheelchair Basketball at UC Bears half-time
UC Basketball fans got a special treat on Wednesday (2/26/25) when BORP Adult Basketball players took over the court at halftime. Thank you to Kelly Cox at KLCƒotos for sharing these great photos of the event.