Challenged Athletes Foundation

The CAF community is still celebrating the incredible impact that athlete stories like Morgan's made at the Celebration of Heart Gala in San Francisco this weekend, bringing our community together to honor the athletes, supporters, and partners who help move lives forward. When you join CAF for events, you celebrate resilience, shared belief, and create momentum around a common purpose. #TeamCAF #CaliforniaLifestyle

Melissa rediscovered sport after a below-knee amputation and later represented @TeamUSA in paracanoe development competition. With support from a CAF Grant for sports expenses, she continues training while empowering others through adaptive fitness and her nonprofit, Adaptively Abled. #TeamCAF #PowerInMotion #ParaCanoe

Tonight at the Celebration of Heart Gala in San Francisco, supporters are seeing first-hand what happens when access, support, and purpose come together. The stories they're hearing from athletes like Ajay remind us that through sport, athletes with physical disabilities gain confidence, independence, and connection that reach far beyond the field of play. [Video description: Shots of a creek, tubing, and underwater. People speaking straight to camera. A man in a hospital bed and exercising in physical therapy. People playing wheelchair rugby, up-close shots of a rugby chair and a smiling man rolling in a rugby wheelchair with various photos of him participating in sports activities at CAF events.] #TeamCAF #BreakingBarriers #AthleteLife

More than three decades ago, CAF began with a bold belief: that access to sport can change lives. CAF is proud to announce the distribution of 4,033 grants totaling over $7 million in support. A CAF grant provides adaptive sports equipment, training, travel, and opportunities for athletes with physical disabilities. Each grant represents more than support—it represents Power in Motion. This year also marks a milestone for the organization, with more than $200 million raised since its inception 33 years ago. Athletes are notified about acceptance for the 2026 Grant Distribution season via email. Please reach out to cafgrants@challengedathletes.org with any questions. [Video description: People hugging, smiling, and engaging in various sports, with screenshots of happy celebrations of grantees on social media.] #TeamCAF #PowerInMotion

Team Operation Rebound showed up BIG at IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside, on and off the course. 💥 33 athletes took on the heat and one of the toughest courses, while raising an incredible $63K+, crushing their $50K goal and making a lasting impact for athletes with physical disabilities. Huge shoutout to top fundraisers JeiMar Spell, Richard Wallace, and Andrew Copley, and to Team CAF Spartans & Team Quality Time for leading the charge. 👏 This is what grit, heart, and community look like. #TeamCAF #OperationRebound #IRONMAN703

Miles That Matter 🚴 Epic rides. Real impact. One powerful community. Join CAF Cycling Clubs in San Diego or NorCal, or ride from anywhere. Register now: challengedathletes.org/caf-cycle-club #TeamCAF #CycleLife

CAF’s story began with Jim MacLaren, a former Yale football offensive lineman, who became a competitive endurance athlete after losing his leg to a motorcycle accident. When a second accident resulted in quadriplegia, three friends - Jeffrey, Rick, and Bob - held the San Diego Triathlon Challenge to raise funds for an adaptive van (since most insurance companies do not cover adaptive sports equipment). The phrase “from one came many” sparked the founding of CAF and a movement, changing perceptions of what is possible. If Jim hadn’t passed at just 47 years of age, today would have been his 63rd birthday! #TeamCAF #BreakingBarriers #AthleteLife #AdaptiveSports

Bullseyes, breakthroughs, and five weeks of growth 🎯 CAF-Idaho’s Intro to Archery series brought athletes together at the Idaho Outdoor Fieldhouse to focus on range safety, proper form, and skill development. Guided by elite coaches every step of the way, this crew went from first shots to refined technique. #TeamCAF #ParaArchery

Law enforcement officer Jesse David is breaking the ice. Literally. 🥶🧊 Comfort zones don’t live here! [Video description: Person with lower limb difference breaking a block of ice off of an icy lake and taking an ice bath in the frozen water.] #TeamCAF #IceBaths

When the impact goes beyond words, you know it's real. 💙 This is the transformative power of community, purpose, and possibility. #TeamCAF

So many ways to ride with CAF-Idaho 🚴 From Mountain Biking Basecamp + Apex Weekend to Adaptive Greenbelt rides starting in May and our Adaptive MTB Cycling Club, there’s something for every rider! Gem state, let’s go 💥 challengedathletes.org/region/idaho #TeamCAF #AdaptiveMTB #RecumbentBike #Handcycle

The 14th Annual ROTH x CAF Social Sunday raised over $100,000! The day was a mix of movement, competition, and connection. CAF Global Partner @GoEOSfit helped host a high-energy Spin Class and Yoga + the 14th Annual Duane Roth Legacy Ride supported by @quintanarootri with 50 riders. @SheppardMullin sponsored the always-competitive ROTH Pickleball Tournament, and participants enjoyed a wheelchair basketball tournament supported by @SDSU Adaptive Athletics. CAF is grateful for this tradition that continues to build awareness and raise funds to fulfill CAF's mission, empowering lives through sport. [Video description: A person in a wheelchair dancing, surfboards with letters that spell ROTH, people cycling on stationery cycles and doing yoga, playing wheelchair basketball, and playing pickleball.] #TeamCAF #DisabilityAwareness #AdaptiveSports

It's World Health Day, celebrated annually on the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization! The 2026 theme is "Together for Science," celebrating the power of scientific collaboration to protect the health of people, animals, plants, and the planet. This day spotlights the cooperation needed to turn evidence into action. CAF is proud to contribute to global health by helping individuals with physical disabilities participate in sports and live an active lifestyle. #TeamCAF #HealthforAll #HumanRightsWatch

Absolutely magical. ❄️🩵 "Nothing beats the feeling of a perfect carving session on empty blue slopes," says Antonio. #TeamCAF #SnowSports

In honor of Paralyzed Veterans Across America Month, meet Leigh Sumner 🇺🇸 A Marine Intelligence Officer who sustained a spinal cord injury while responding to Hurricane Fran, Leigh fought her way back through rehab, met active-duty fitness standards, and served 23 years before retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. Today, with support from Operation Rebound, she’s thriving as an avid rower and hand cyclist 💪🚴 #TeamCAF

CAF athletes enjoyed a fun day on the ice during our sled hockey clinic powered by the Devils Youth Foundation, and then caught a Devils Hockey game together at the Prudential Center! #TeamCAF #SledHockey

Walk it out — it’s National Walking Day! 🚶♿🔥 However you choose to walk, run, or roll, we love seeing CAF athletes getting after it and moving their bodies. Keep stepping, keep pushing, keep showing what’s possible 💙 #TeamCAF #NationalWalkingDay #LimbDifference

April is Limb Loss Awareness Month! Did you know that @OssurCorp and CAF organize Running & Mobility clinics to help amputees regain independence using various kinds of prosthetics? Stay tuned for upcoming clinic announcements soon at challengedathletes.org/programs/ossur [Video description: Clips of people speaking directly to camera along with people who have lower limb differences running on a field at a clinic while wearing prostheses and cheering each other on.] #TeamCAF #LifeWithoutLimitations #LimbDifference #AmputeeStrong

1st track meet of the season. Blessed to set the meet and school records for both the 100m and 200m (8th grade) and won the long jump in between. 100m - 11.31; 200m - 23.54

Baseball is the best!!!