WE CREATE SPACES
WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE
PLAY, DEVELOP AND
FIND OPPORTUNITY.
Ideas become experiences. Experiences become opportunities. REC8 operates through both business ventures and community initiatives—creating experiences and opportunities that can grow into sustainable programs, businesses and community assets.
AFTER SK8
REC8'S FIRST ACTIVATION
A place for young people to ride, learn, progress and discover what's possible.
Active Progression Hub
A PERMANENT INDOOR SKATEPARK FOR TORONTO.
Building upon our first activation, REC8 is designing a world-class permanent indoor facility to anchor action sports culture and youth opportunity year-round in the city.
WHAT'S NEXT?
AFTER SK8 is the beginning. REC8 is looking for spaces, people, resources and opportunities that could become what's next.
SPACE
- Vacant storefronts
- Warehouses & garages
- Commercial spaces & land
- Schools & facilities
- Underused or overlooked spaces
EQUIPMENT & RESOURCES
- Tools & equipment
- Materials & technology
- Vehicles & furniture
- Inventory & useful assets
EXPERTISE
- Tradespeople & artists
- Designers & entrepreneurs
- Coaches & creators
- Professionals with valuable skills
BUSINESSES & OPPORTUNITIES
- Businesses looking to expand
- Owners seeking next generation
- Businesses without succession plans
- Underused commercial assets
CAPITAL & PARTNERS
Corporate partners, foundations, community organizations, property owners, sponsors, investors, and funders who want to fuel community growth and youth opportunity.
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU LOVE
UNTIL YOU
TRY IT.
TRY IT gives people the chance to experience something new, discover what excites them and explore where it could lead.
EXPERIENCE SOMETHING NEW
Stepping outside routine into spaces built for exploration.
DISCOVER WHAT EXCITES YOU
Finding authentic personal passion through hands-on participation.
EXPLORE WHERE IT COULD LEAD
Connecting curiosity directly with long-term opportunity and mentorship.
Creating Access. Building Opportunity. Strengthening Communities.
REC8 Community Initiatives is the community-impact arm of REC8. We create experiences, programs and opportunities that help people discover new interests, develop skills and connect with pathways to recreation, employment, entrepreneurship and economic opportunity.
Through partnerships with community organizations, businesses, governments and funders, REC8 CI helps bring ideas to life that might otherwise be difficult for communities to access.
IMPACT &
POSSIBILITY
We are starting here. Watch what happens as new spaces and activations launch across Toronto.
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YOUTH REACHED
Growing with every active space.
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SPACES ACTIVATED
Underutilized urban real estate transformed.
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EXPERIENCES CREATED
Hands-on programs and activations.
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OPPORTUNITIES CREATED
Pathways unlocked for participants.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE
THAT COULD CREATE
AN OPPORTUNITY?
Sometimes the next opportunity begins with a space. Sometimes it's equipment, expertise, an existing business or simply something others have overlooked.
HAVE A SPACE?
Have a building, storefront, garage, facility, land or other space with potential?
HAVE RESOURCES?
Equipment, materials, technology, inventory or other useful assets?
HAVE SOMETHING YOU KNOW?
A skill, trade, craft, profession or experience that could create opportunity for someone else?
SEE AN OPPORTUNITY?
A business that could grow.
A space that could become something.
An overlooked asset or idea worth exploring.