the PAL Boxing program has its home at Gateway. Once a member of the boxing community as a youth, Ramirez brings character and will out of the many individuals that participate in the program. Mountain View Volleyball Club started in 2009 to provide a competitive club for the lower Bay Area. Through volleyball, Mountain View Volleyball Club hopes “to support anyone who has a desire to play� (Wahl). Although Gateway Neighborhood Center is tailored to help the low-income area of Sunnyvale, the volleyball club provides higher level competition with a high cost, but provides scholarships to those who are willing to pursue the sport of volleyball. All organizations at Gateway are extremely passionate at progressing character, sports, and education to increase the success and sense of unity found in Sunnyvale, California. However, gang activity, average low-income rates, and lack of advance education among the parents, has led some students astray from becoming well-developed, young adults. It is important to identify and target the issue of education in communities consisting inadequately supported students. There is a need for organizations like Gateway, to provide a place to foster education, as well as foundations in character.
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