This year for the 2025 Kicking for Causes fundraising event at Rocky Silva’s American Karate, we will be partnering with Learn to Cope and their Forget-Me-Not Initiative. Our event will help support the many efforts of the organization as they try and double the aid they provide to families for their 2025 initiative. We are trying to raise over $40,000 at this year’s Kicking for Causes event to help them reach their goal!

Learn to Cope is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and a peer-led support network that offers education, resources, and hope for family members and friends who have loved ones affected by substance use disorder. Learn to Cope is proud to announce the completion of the first year of the Forget-Me-Not Initiative. This heartwarming pilot program was launched to provide financial assistance to families who have lost a parent to substance use disorder, or who are raising children (18 and under) after the loss of a parent, or due to a parent’s inability to care for them. Learn to Cope has distributes one-time grants to families which aim to address the growing and basic needs of children who have experienced the loss or absence of a parent, and to provide them with the resources and support they need to thrive.