Spotlights
318 Foundation
The 318 Foundation is empowering girls through basketball. Founded by former WNBA player for the Washington Mystics and Los Angeles Sparks, Alana Beard, this afterschool program provides basketball training, leadership development, and mentorship for high school girls in northwestern Louisiana.
Lakshore Foundation
The Lakeshore Foundation is making play possible for everyone. This afterschool program in Birmingham, Alabama is adapting programming and breaking down participation barriers to ensure young people with disabilities have inclusive opportunities to engage in sports.
Boys & Girls Club Collaborative of Western New York
By offering sports in a supportive environment under the guidance of caring mentors and coaches, the students of the Boys & Girls Club of Holland and Boys & Girls Club of Elma, Marilla, and Wales are gaining essential life skills, building connections, and boosting their academics.
Downtown Boxing Gym
At Downtown Boxing Gym, they don't train champions for the ring; they equip young people to become champions in life. Their program combines sports sampling, academic support, skill-building, and team bonding to transform futures for youth in Detroit.
Project Play
Our partners at the Aspen Institute’s Sports & Society Program have been developing a robust set of resources for building positive youth development-focused youth sports ecosystems through their ambitious Project Play initiative for more than a decade. Below you can find a few of their resources that can help afterschool programs around the country learn about what it takes to do this work well, and initiatives they are leading to bring high-quality, youth-development focused youth sports to all young people: