{"id":10007,"date":"2026-04-29T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org\/?p=10007"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:22:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:22:25","slug":"columbia-university-athletics-deepens-commitment-to-team-impact-expanding-opportunities-for-children-facing-serious-illness-and-disability-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org\/about\/blog\/columbia-university-athletics-deepens-commitment-to-team-impact-expanding-opportunities-for-children-facing-serious-illness-and-disability-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia University Athletics\u00a0Deepens Commitment to Team IMPACT,\u00a0Expanding\u00a0Opportunities for\u00a0Children Facing Serious Illness and Disability\u00a0in New York\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New York, NY&nbsp;<\/strong>(April&nbsp;29, 2026)&nbsp;\u2014 Team IMPACT, a national nonprofit that connects children facing serious illness and disability with college athletic teams,&nbsp;today&nbsp;announced&nbsp;an official partnership with Columbia University Athletics. This collaboration formalizes a longstanding relationship and&nbsp;creates new opportunities to&nbsp;expand&nbsp;the program\u2019s reach&nbsp;across Columbia\u2019s campus and athletic community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re excited&nbsp;to deepen our partnership with Columbia&nbsp;Athletics,\u201d said&nbsp;Krissie Kelleher, Team IMPACT CEO.&nbsp;\u201cThe Columbia community has already&nbsp;shown&nbsp;a strong commitment to our mission, and&nbsp;together we can&nbsp;create more opportunities for children and student-athletes to experience the&nbsp;power of&nbsp;belonging and&nbsp;team.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Columbia University Athletics has&nbsp;historically&nbsp;welcomed more than 15 children through Team IMPACT matches, integrating them into varsity teams where they gain a sense of belonging, confidence, and support. Through this&nbsp;expanded&nbsp;partnership,&nbsp;the&nbsp;organizations&nbsp;will&nbsp;build on that momentum&nbsp;by&nbsp;increasing&nbsp;the number of matches and deepening engagement across&nbsp;campus in the years ahead.&nbsp;Together,&nbsp;our goal is to match at least&nbsp;80% of Columbia University\u2019s varsity sports&nbsp;teams&nbsp;with&nbsp;children through&nbsp;Team IMPACT.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis partnership reflects the values at the heart of Columbia Athletics,\u201d said&nbsp;Peter Pilling,&nbsp;Campbell Family Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education. \u201cWe are proud of the relationships we\u2019ve built through Team IMPACT and look forward to expanding our involvement and welcoming even more children into our teams.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Columbia University Athletics will formally celebrate the partnership during a&nbsp;Team IMPACT Awareness Day when the Columbia&nbsp;softball team hosts Harvard on&nbsp;<strong>Saturday, May 2, at 12:30 p.m<\/strong>.&nbsp;The event will bring together student-athletes, matched children, and their families to&nbsp;celebrate the relationships&nbsp;formed through the program and to raise awareness for its continued growth.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team IMPACT matches children with college athletic teams, where they become official team members\u2014attending practices and games, building relationships, and gaining a support system that extends beyond the playing field. The experience&nbsp;also shapes&nbsp;student-athletes,&nbsp;strengthening&nbsp;empathy, leadership, and perspective.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Team IMPACT and Columbia University Athletics look&nbsp;ahead, the partnership&nbsp;reflects&nbsp;a shared commitment to enhancing the student-athlete experience while making a lasting difference&nbsp;for&nbsp;children and&nbsp;their&nbsp;families.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Team IMPACT<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Team IMPACT\u2019s unique multiyear program signs children facing serious illness and disability onto college athletic teams across the country. Based on a clinical model, Team IMPACT guides a symbiotic relationship between teams and children focused on socialization,&nbsp;empowerment, and resilience, ensuring everyone involved has the personalized game plan they need to win \u2013 effectively building confidence and independence. 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