AVS has a philosophy of people first, not grades or accomplishments. I now look at my kids that way -- kids first. It's not about their disability or their ability to accomplish anything. It's about who they are.

Dayna Kimball

Kids People Philosophy

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I was standoffish at first, but they opened me up because they wanted to get to know who I was. Without AVS, I would have dropped out of school.

— Dayna Kimball

I was bored. I didn't like the time constraints, and the assignments seemed tedious and redundant.

— Dayna Kimball

Now that our kids are getting older, we don't want them to go anywhere,

— James Kimball

Our philosophy has always been, you have to want to be there. We probably turn down twice as many kids as we accept.

For the most part, coaches have the same philosophy, they are there for the kids. I've made a lot of great relationships with coaches. It's a working relationship for all of us.

— Dave Flurie