Head in the Game

Focus: Using a wide array of sports to improve mental wellbeing outcomes for young people.

Geographic Scope: California, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York (initial target states)

Program Focus Areas:

• Mental health and wellbeing
• Youth development through sports
• Diverse sports programs (lacrosse, soccer, fencing, figure skating, baseball, basketball, etc.)

Grant Period: 2023-2025 grantee cohort identified

Eligible Applicants: Youth nonprofits using sports for mental wellbeing

Recent Grantees Include (2023-2025):

California: 49ers Foundation, Access Youth Academy, America SCORES, Bay Area, Beat the Streets, Los Angeles, Community Youth Center, Exposure, Skate, First Tee – Central Valley, First Tee – Monterey County, Girls Leading Girls, Harlem Lacrosse – Los Angeles, Jamestown Community Center, KEEN Los Angeles, L.A.C.E.R. Afterschool Programs, Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, Netball America, Oakland Lacrosse, PureGame, Rainbow Labs, Soccer Without Borders

Illinois: Box United, Boys & Girls Clubs of The Northwest Suburbs, Chicago Fire Foundation, Chicago Run, Chicago Voyagers, KEEN Chicago, MetroSquash

Minnesota: Homegrown Lacrosse, Phyllis Wheatley Community Center, The Sanneh Foundation

New York: NYC in the Community Foundation, Fencing in the Park Inc., Figure Skating in Harlem, Girls on the Run, I Challenge Myself, Kings County Tennis League & Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program, New Heights Youth Inc., Row New York, Run4Fun, South Bronx United, StreetSquash, Uptown Soccer

Multi-State: Chill Foundation (Los Angeles and New York City), PeacePlayers (Brooklyn, Chicago and Los Angeles)