Every Kid Sports

Our goal is to level the paying field of youth sports. We provide the resources to help kids from income-restricted families gain access to recreational sports so they can experience all the benefits that come from participation. Sports is a valuable youth development tool. Participation in youth sports provides lessons in teamwork, self-discipline, how to follow instructions in addition to opportunities to build self-confidence, friendships, and positive relationships with adults outside of a child's immediate family. Every Kid Sports wants to ensure that all kids have the opportunity to participate in sports, regardless of their family's income level.

Fundraising: We work with corporate partners and individual donors who share our mission in helping income-restricted kids across the country gain access to recreational and school sports.

Outreach: Staff members at Every Kid Sports connect with organizations that currently serve underserved youth so that they can help us spread the word about our program to the families we intend to serve.

Champions Program: We recruit sports industry individuals and youth advocates who can help connect us to potential sponsors and donors. They help us with brand awareness by sharing information about Every Kid Sports on their social media channels and within their professional affiliations.

We have successfully developed two national programs that have effectively engaged communities, corporations, and families to get more active. We take the success we have gained and use that to expand our programs and reach. We understand what companies are looking for and design implementation methods to meet their internal needs. We operate with complete transparency and work with individual donors to ensure their desires are met.

Every Kid Sports has provided several programs over the last decade to increase physical activity among school-aged kids, including the Pass program and AMPED, a school-based running program. We are now focused solely on the Pass program to ensure kids from any socio-economic status have the opportunity to play sports.

Below is a brief history of the Pass program.

In 2019, we launched the Pass program during the federal government shutdown with the support of Nike. In three days, we dispersed $80,000 to families across the country who were furloughed. These funds were used by families to cover sports registration fees for their families. Recognizing a need, we launched the Pass program throughout six states in the Pacific Northwest in August of 2019 with the support of the Pritt Family Foundation. Over 3,000 applications have been approved since that time.

In 2020 and 2021, Every Kid Sports was selected by T-Mobile and Little League International to administer the T-Mobile Call Up Grant. Using our Pass program, we approved over 16,000 applications for kids to play little league.

In 2021, we began fundraising to launch a National Pass program, with a goal of impacting 100,000 kids. We have developed relationships with the NBA Players Association, the NFL Alumni Association, Under Armour and other corporate sponsors and individual donors who will support the national launch in June of 2021.

In addition, we are working on our brand awareness through outreach, social media, and networking with the goal of becoming a household name for families who need assistance covering their child's sports fees.