Empowering the historically excluded youth of the Far Rockaways through surfing

 
 
 
 
Get Involved

We are accepting volunteers for our Summer Surf 2023 program now!

We offer Intro to Surfing lessons every summer starting in June. Whether it’s helping out with surf and water safety instructions, providing mentorship, helping with beach clean-ups, photography, etc—we’re looking forward to working with you!

Want to get involved before beyond our outdoor sessions? Email us at volunteer@larubeyacollective.com!

 
 
Make a donation

Have a gently used wetsuit, board or surf gear? Want to aid our transportation? Help us reach our goals!

 
Upcoming Events
Events
Back to the Beach Fundraiser
May 17
Back to the Beach Fundraiser
Sustainable Brooklyn
Station RBNY
Breakwater Surf Co.
Surfrider NYC

Follow our journey.

🚨Beach Clean Up UPDATE!! 🚨Postponing due to tomorrow’s weather forecast! We’ll see you on SUNDAY, May 21st. “Keep the beach clean and celebrate 50 years of the Endangered Species Act with our friends of the @nycploverproject. 💫
Our mentees' excitement for our upcoming surf camp is C O N T A G I O U S! 1 DAY LEFT to our Summer Kickoff fundraiser! We’re at 33% of reaching our fundraising goal of $35,000. Last year, we provided FREE surf lessons to over 130 MENTEES th
🪩 R S V P 🪩 …. The Laru Beya Collective Summer Kickoff Fundraiser is in full effect! R S V P details below. 2 DAYS LEFT to reach our goal of $35,000. We’ve reached 30%, so far. LET'S GO Fam! We can do it🏋🏿‍♂️ ✨ PURCHASE ENT
Happy #internationalwatersafetyday 💦 Drowning is a global health crisis. An average of 10 lives a day are lost in the U.S. due to drowning – and BIPOC children die from drownings at a much higher rate than white children. We (NYC Water Safety
Keep the beach clean and celebrate 50 years of the Endangered Species Act with our friends of the @nycploverproject. 💫 We’ll be collecting debris and addressing our local endangered species, the Piping Plover! 🐦 We will use our findings to m
Only 9 DAYS LEFT to reach our $35,000 goal for our Summer Kickoff Fundraiser ☀️ 💫 PURCHASE ENTRIES VIA THE LINK IN OUR BIO💫 Every donation of $20 is one entry to our giveaway. All prizes are available to friends across the continental US. *Board s
👀 A closer look at some of the prizes up for grabs in our upcoming raffle… Massive amounts of gratitude + love to our partners who have generously donated the following prizes. 

- Golden Ticket to Skudin Surf Indoor Wave Pool at American Dre
This past weekend, our friends at the Rockaway Film Fest // @rockawayfilmfest and Buena Onda Collective // @buenaondacollective came together with us to have a special Earth Day clean up in Far Rockaway. Post clean up we headed the Arverne Cinema fo
🚨DATE CHANGE!!! Join us for an Earth Day Clean Up! We’ll be gathering debris and litter from Dubos Point in Far Rockaway on April 23rd. *Location shown in the sevond slide. We will use our findings to make surfboard sculptures and hand plan