Northeast Passage : Explore health, wellness, access, sports and recreation with Northeast Passage, serving individuals with disabilities, their friends, families and communities since 1990

Northeast Passage, founded in 1990, is a nationally recognized leader in the provision of innovative therapeutic recreation services. Northeast Passage delivers disability-related health promotion and adapted sports programs throughout New England. Northeast Passage is a program of the University of New Hampshire’s College of Health and Human Services and is an affiliate of Disabled Sports USA.

Based at the University of New Hampshire’s Durham campus, Northeast Passage runs three core programs for people with disabilities, their families and friends:

Sports & Recreation
Providing A-Z service, from entry-level instruction, to casual recreation, equipment rental and competitive sports. This program also includes an Athlete Development component, a unique opportunity for competitive athletes with disabilities to attend UNH as student-athletes.

TREK
(Therapeutic Recreation Empowering Kids)
Working with parents, school administrators, teachers and other related service providers to ensure equal opportunity for students with physical and developmental disabilities

PATH
(Promoting Access Transition Health)
Empowering individuals living with disabling conditions by providing 1:1 support so that they reach their maximum potential to lead active, healthy lives.

Northeast Passage also works with students, faculty and staff at the University of New Hampshire to improve disability awareness. Northeast Passage provides services to individuals with disabilities on campus and education to students in their field of study (including therapeutic recreation, engineering, and outdoor education).

Come explore the possibilities with us!