Category: YSFG
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Youth Empowerment Through Circus
Circus can be a great way for kids to get active and build social skills. The School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts (SANCA) works to share the joy of circus with youth of all ages and abilities. Check out this Story Map to learn about how our Youth and Amateur Sports Grants program helped…
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How much do our kids play? Not as much as you think. And here’s what we’re doing about it.
On Tuesday, September 10, we were excited to release the analysis and recommendations from a two-year effort conducted by the University of Washington’s Center for Leadership in Athletics and The Aspen Institute, in coordination with King County Parks and many other partners. The study, called the State of Play: Seattle-King County, found that less than…
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Celebrating Our Partner Soccer Without Borders on World Refugee Day
June 20th is World Refugee Day, a global day to celebrate, recognize and honor contributions made by displaced people across the world. According to the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), today, an unprecedented 68.5 million people around the world have been forced from homes, including over half of who are under the age…
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Go sports ball!
We are excited to announce the awardees of our latest round of youth sports grants!! Read the news release here. What are the youth sports grants, you ask? In an effort to remove barriers and disrupt the cost-prohibitive pay-to-play model, our grants are aimed at providing resources to government agencies and non-profit organizations to support…
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Youth Sports Facilities Grant Awardees Announced for 2015
Earlier this month, Executive Dow Constantine announced that the King County Youth Sports Facilities Grant (YSFG) program would match grants totaling $837,880. Since the program’s inception in 1993, King County has awarded $14 million in grants. YSFG seeks to create community and public partnerships that develop, renovate and repair sports facilities to serve our youth.…