Program

Our vision for the future.

Kids 4 Sports intends to remove financial barriers so that all kids can participate in team sports, regardless of ability to pay. Currently we are funding co-ed volleyball, girls and boys basketball, and providing equipment for these sports and spring soccer and Fall flag football for the new Ravenswood Athletic League that Kids 4 Sports helped to start.

Benefits

• Athletes are less likely to drop out of school show more effort in class, are better prepared, and complete their homework. (NEA Today, 2001)

• Athletes have higher self-esteem. Positive self-esteem is key to psychological well-being. Children who have positive self-esteem are better able to cope with wins and losses in sports and in life. (Anita Gurian, Ph.D., NYU Langone Medical Center)

• Girls who participate in sports:

• have higher grades than students who don’t.
• have lower pregnancy rates.
• are less likely to use drugs.
• are more likely to graduate college.
• learn skills that will help them all of their lives.

Reference: (Southern Connecticut State University Women’s Center)

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