Helen Cox High School in New Orleans is in an extremely low-income area. The school has no funding for girls volleyball and many other sports at the school. When the girls varsity and junior varsity teams reached out to All Kids Play to help ensure that they would have funding to play their seasons, All Kids Play was happy to help keep the teams on the court.
All Kids Play is committed to helping kids in need wherever they are across the country. Mable and Edith play softball in Alaska. They have a team player attitude, quick ability to learn, and willingness to accept instruction and make changes. They love the sport and are hard workers. The family values softball not only because it is a physical activity, but because it gives Mable and Edith the opportunity to learn so many life skills, teamwork, dedication, hard work, disappointment, success, and commitment. When the family reached out to All Kids Play for assistance keeping the girls connected with the sport they have grown to love, All Kids Play was eager to help.
Tarex loves playing soccer. This is the sport he enjoys the most. His family found a local program that does an excellent job with youth soccer programs. Unfortunately, affording the program was a challenge for the family. All Kids Play was able to provide a youth sports grant to Tarex. The grant will enable Tarex to not only continue developing as soccer player but the program’s focus on sportsmanship skills will enable Tarex to also continue growing as a person.
Acalia’s mom reached out to All Kids Play wanting to get her daughter involved in youth sports. They chose soccer. The family was particularly eager to get Acalia playing since the family recently moved and they were hoping that soccer would enable Acalia to make friends in their new town. All Kids Play helped the family get Acalia in the game.
Jaiden is an Honor Roll student. Endurance Athletics is an organization that teaches the basic fundamental of track and field and athletic competition. Endurance Athletics also builds self esteem, confidence, and future leaders in the community by applying the FOUR D’s: Dedication, Determination, Desire, and Discipline. The coaching staff of the track program takes on a mentoring role for the kids in the program and they are positive and stabilizing figures for the student-athletes. When All Kids Play was contacted to assist Jaiden, we were happy to help.
Tayla participates in dance. As an athlete that uses a wheelchair at times, dance has been a great outlet for Tayla. Tayla’s parents are small business owners who have been greatly impacted financially by the pandemic. This has made it very difficult for them to afford the sports registration fees for their kids. All Kids Play was able to help keep Tayla involved in her dance program and she continues to enjoy the program.
Jaye wanted to be a part of a local cheer program. In addition to cheer training, the cheer program provides leadership training and mentoring to its participants. The program aims to be a positive outlet for the kids in their community.
Jaye’s mom reached out to All Kids Play for assistance with the cheer registration fees. All Kids Play was happy to help get Jaye involved in the cheer program.
Jackson participates in taekwondo. This year he was the world champion in Creative Forms. Jackson’s parents are small business owners who have been greatly impacted financially by the pandemic. This has made it very difficult for them to afford the sports registration fees for their kids. All Kids Play was able to help keep Jackson involved in his sport and he continues to excel.
Avenly loves sports, especially gymnastics! She trains at the Jaycie Phelps Training Center which was founded by Olympic Champion Jaycie Phelps. Due to financial issues associated with the pandemic, Avenly’s mom reached out to All Kids Play for a youth sports grant to enable Avenly to continue taking gymnastics classes. All Kids Play was happy to help keep Avenly enrolled in her gymnastics program.
Deron has been wrestling since he was 5 years old with the same team. Deron’s sister is also on the team. Deron is a senior in high school this year and he really wants to put in the work he needs to get a scholarship to go to college. He has been working very hard on his academics and believes the wrestling team and coaches can help him further develop his wrestling abilities. Deron is a very bright student and wants to go to college to be a physical therapist for low income youth. All Kids Play is pleased to help support the family to ensure that Deron is back on the wrestling mat for his senior year.
Destiny is a very athletic teenager. She has been wrestling since she was 5 years old. Her brother wrestles in the same club. Destiny wants to wrestle at the collegiate level. Her coaches believe that she can potentially earn a scholarship and go very far in the sport. She is doing well academically and she is a part of the Black Student Union at school. She also volunteers at school events. Destiny envisions herself going to college to earn a degree focused on assisting autistic kids. When her family reached out to All Kids Play for assistance in keeping Destiny enrolled in her wrestling program, All Kids Play was happy to help Destiny pursue her dreams.
Long Middle School is a Title 1 school in which 100% of its students qualify as low income. The school only receives a small annual stipend to fund all 14 middle school sports teams for the entire year. As is typical for most Title 1 schools with limited funds for sports programs, girls’ programs tend to get cuts first. For Long Middle School, the girls’ volleyball program struggles the most. The team started from scratch 9 years ago with the families of the student-athletes bearing the expense. They haven’t had new uniforms since they started the team and the old ones were starting to fall apart. They also had old volleyballs that were also falling apart. When Long Middle School contacted All Kids Play for assistance with new uniforms and volleyballs, All Kids Play was eager to help the team.
Kalyn, Vince and Jake are three siblings that love karate. In addition to the physical benefits of the sport, the kids are building their self-confidence, discipline and leadership skills from their karate classes. When the kids’ mom reached out for some help ensuring that the kids would be able to continue with their karate classes, All Kids Play was pleased to be able to assist.
Savanah started playing ice hockey last year. She is in love with the sport. She has always been very shy and never wanted to be part of a team or play a sport because of her shyness. Hockey has really brought her out of her shell. Savanah’s mom applied for a youth sports grant from All Kids Play. As a single mother with one income and three children, the sports bills became impossible to pay. All Kids Play was happy to assist the family in helping to keep Savanah on the ice playing the sport she loves.
Zebadiah is a young student-athlete in Colorado. He loves soccer. His single mom contacted All Kids Play requesting assistance to keep Zebadiah enrolled in his soccer program. The program is well known for doing a very good job of developing the love of soccer in young players that are learning the game. All Kids Play was happy to assist in helping to keep Zebadiah enrolled in his soccer program. Zebadiah continues to love the game and is doing very well in the soccer program.