FOCUSfish

FOCUSFish is an artistic fitness program that inspires people of all ages, abilities and identities with its unique and passionate approach to the art of physical education.

FOCUSfish is a 501c3 nonprofit organization helping people, with issues such as: obesity, diabetes, autism, down syndrome, school social dynamics, violence prevention, and sedentary lifestyles.

​We empower these communities with FLIGHT by offering aerial arts education grounded in sound physical education principles; and lift these communities with Family Circus and Community Theatre entertainment.

​FOCUSfish is an inclusive, safer space that celebrates the creativity of ALL people, in its hiring practices, and in all its programming.
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Programs

In-Person Classes Still Going Strong!

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FOCUSfish is operating in-person aerial classes in its outdoor aerial pavilion this Summer.  There are new protocols put in place to keep our specialists and clients safe, that are based on county mandates and outdoor sports rules and regulations in Los Angeles County, and the property's CUP.  These will be changing and looking more like normal soon.  Stay tuned.  

In the meantime...
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  1. All students will arrive with masks, and leave with masks.  Masks during class time are mandatory unless the student is doing a vigorous, aerobic activity; or, drinking water from their personal water bottle.
  2. Parents must drop-off and wait in their cars in the parking lot.  Caretakers may come up 10 minutes early, in a mask, to watch their child's last few minutes in the air.  (No seating, standing room only)
  3. All rigged points are 8ft apart.
  4. All students will own and use their own aerial equipment for classes. Silks for purchase are available on site.
  5. Teachers will wear a mask and use spotting practices that require little to no contact, unless there is an emergency.
  6. Entrance to the open-air pavilion is possible on all four sides.
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FOCUSfish is also available for theatre/dance programs, online conditioning and movement classes, and private aerial coaching.  Please inquire at info@focusfish.com

If you'd like to become a sponsor of any size,
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Registration
Click here to register and enroll! 
...and for Lankershim Summer Program, click the link above!  #dcaperf   #culturela

Store
Purchase your silks package and other goodies in the FOCUSfish Store. 

Donate

Thank you so much for your support of FOCUSFish and all of our partnerships in the schools, and communities of special needs.  We couldn’t do it without your help.  With growing insurance costs and specialty training for coaches… as well as the current reduction in our theatre and school programming due to COVID-19, we need your help. 
​It's tax-deductible and our TAX ID (EIN) # is: 26-0530647. 
With much gratitude and LOVE!


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​"If life is a circus, we might as well train for it." ~ Kristy Beauvais, Flounder for FOCUSfish
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FOCUSfish is a nonprofit 501c3 organization | EIN # 26-0530647 | View Guidestar Profile
FOCUSfish is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, FOCUSfish expects that all relationships among persons in the workplace will be business-like and free of bias, prejudice, discrimination, and harassment.

In order to keep this commitment, FOCUSfish maintains a strict policy of prohibiting unlawful harassment of any kind, including sexual harassment and harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sex, age, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by state, federal or local employment discrimination laws. This policy applies to all FOCUSfish agents and specialists, including supervisors and non-supervisory employees, and to independent contractors who engage in unlawful harassment in the workplace.

Sexual harassment includes, but is not limited to, making unwanted sexual advances and requests for sexual favors where either:
  1. Submission to such conduct is made an explicit or implicit term or condition of employment; or
  2. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis of employment decisions affecting such individual; or
  3. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.

Employees who violate this policy are subject to discipline up to and including the possibility of immediate discharge. Examples of unlawful harassment include, but are not limited to:
  • Verbal conduct such as epithets, derogatory jokes or comments, slurs or unwanted sexual advances, invitations or comments.
  • Visual conduct such as derogatory and/or sexually oriented posters, photography, cartoons, drawings, e-mail and faxes or gestures.
  • Physical conduct such as assault, unwanted touching, blocking normal movement or interfering with work directed at an employee because of the employee’s sex or other protected characteristic.
  • Threats and demands to submit to sexual requests in order keep one’s job or avoid some other loss, and offers of employment benefits in return for sexual favors.
  • Retaliation for having reported or threatened to report unlawful harassment.

Any employee or other person who believes they have been harassed by a co-worker, supervisor, or agent of FOCUSfish or by a non-employee should promptly report the facts of the incident or incidents and the names of the individual(s) involved to their program coordinator or advisory council contact, or in the alternative, to a board member. Upon receipt of a complaint, FOCUSfish will undertake a prompt, thorough, objective and good faith investigation of the harassment allegations.

If the organization determines that harassment has occurred, effective remedial action will be taken in accordance with the circumstances involved. Any employee determined by the FOCUSfish to be responsible for harassment will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

​Employees will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint and/or assisting in a complaint or investigation process. Further, we will not tolerate or permit retaliation by supervisors or co-workers against any complainant or anyone assisting in a harassment investigation.