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Aquanauts Adaptive Aquatics Inc

Dive into Life

aka ADAPTIVE SCUBA PROGRAMS   |   Fort Lauderdale, FL   |  http://www.adaptivescubaprograms.org

Mission

The goal of AQUANAUTS ADAPTIVE AQUATICS is to provide the adaptive sport of SCUBA diving to benefit people with disabilities, military veterans, and other special needs groups for the purpose of wellness, social interaction, life enrichment, and rehabilitation.

Ruling year info

2014

Executive Director

Worth O'Brien

President

Serena Barghahn

Main address

801 NE 33 St

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334 USA

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EIN

46-3960661

NTEE code info

Military/Veterans' Organizations (W30)

Other Recreation, Sports, or Leisure Activities N.E.C. (N99)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Blog

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Atmosphere of inclusion instead of seclusion.
Reintegration into society for veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Whole person therapy program available.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Sponsor a Veteran

Sponsor a Veteran to become a qualified volunteer for the program.

Population(s) Served
Veterans

This provides a SCUBA Diving adventure for people with disabilities. Working with our specially trained volunteers, people with disabilities can experience the independence of SCUBA diving and the therapeutic value of the water.

Population(s) Served
People with disabilities
Veterans

With this program, a person living with disability makes diving an extension of their rehabilitation program. This provides for diving once or twice a month (depending on the physician's authorization) to help promote exercise of the whole body and serenity for the mind. Some health insurance plans may cover or supplement this program.

Population(s) Served
Veterans
People with disabilities

Partners with local research group to maintain coral reef nurseries in the Florida Reef Tract, and then restore the coral reef by utilizing our participants (veterans and individuals with disabilities) to plant new coral in the Atlantic Ocean.

Population(s) Served
Veterans
People with diseases and illnesses

Where we work

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of veterans with PTSD served

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Diving Inclusion Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

2023 Marked a change when this number times any veteran with PTSD has been served by our programs in an SCUBA event.

Number of veterans who report a decrease in depression

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Diving Inclusion Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

We strive to make SCUBA Diving an available recreational therapy for veterans, individuals with disabilities, and other special need groups. As a therapy, SCUBA Diving treats the whole person, not just the impairment.

Diving Inclusion Program:
Brings individuals to Discover SCUBA Experiences to discover the benefits of diving as a recreational therapy.

Sponsor a Veteran Program:
Provides for a veteran to get certified, obtain SCUBA Diving equipment, and do followup dives at regular intervals to achieve the maximum benefit of the SCUBA Diving as a therapy. Providing the SCUBA gear allows them to continue the therapy beyond our programs.

We have strict, enforced guidelines for our providers of services. With a large, ever-growing, network of well-trained volunteers we are capable of assisting for individuals with many different levels of impairment or disability.

Our organization, since inception, has provided SCUBA Diving events for more than 1,300 veterans and individuals with disabilities. Next, we are looking for increased grant and corporation sponsorship to increase that number.

In addition, we are looking for qualified preferred providers and sponsors in other areas to expand the program across the nation.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Aquanauts Adaptive Aquatics Inc

Board of directors
as of 06/27/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Serena Barghahn

AQUANAUTS ADAPTIVE AQUATICS, INC

Term: 2013 -

Worth O'Brien

AQUANAUTS ADAPTIVE AQUATICS, INC.

Marvin Wolf

Retired Attorney

Melina Degelsmith

Financial Planner

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Not applicable
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 6/30/2023
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Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Gender identity
Male

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Gender identity
Female

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 06/27/2024

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Policies and processes
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.