MVP360 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INC
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Mission Statement
Our Mission: Empowering youth to become leaders and productive members of society through equal opportunity athletics and educational programs within the communities we serve.
About This Cause
Key Objectives • Provide girls of color with • Low cost, high-level athletic opportunities. • Opportunities to actively engage in a variety of indoor and outdoor physical activities of choice, including both individual and team sports • The information needed to prepare for college-level competition • Meet the needs of girls of different ability/disability levels, ages, and cultural backgrounds • Ensure a fun and inviting atmosphere along with opportunities for girls to socialize and meet new people. Location: Philadelphia, PA and surrounding area Scale: Local and Regional Target Audience: Girls of Color from low-income, disadvantaged communities. Ages 6-18. VISION Sports are seen as a way to develop communities. It often provides youth with somewhere safe to congregate, and it usually fosters community spirit. However, providing sports opportunities alone cannot fix the gender and financial inequality. We need to do more than just get kids off the streets. Our long-term vision is to establish a gateway for elite female athletes living in impoverished, low-income, and disadvantaged communities to transition from recreational sports to college, professional and Olympic level training and competition. This process will develop productive members of society who will in turn; lead others as positive and productive role models in and outside of sports. Sports has predominately been the physical activity of choice for all youth primarily, because of their fascination with college, professional, and Olympic athletes. We want to create role models within the communities we serve. At it’s best; our initiative will be developing future Olympians. At it’s worst, we will be developing a healthy, and vibrant community of women who strive for greatness at all levels. Our Short-Term Vision: Sports, in one form or another, is part of everyday life for youth regardless of social and economic circumstances. However, the opportunities to train and compete at an elite level have all but disappeared imparticular for girls of color in urban areas. We want to establish programs that will focus on player development in the areas of physical fitness, education, emotional, and social wellbeing. We will utilize this program as a way to introduce our participants and their families to the process of applying for colleges and the benefits of education and fitness. FOCUS AREAS Promoting gender equality in all level of sports: According to an Olympic.Org article, “There are still, everywhere in the world, too many highly accomplished women who are refused access to sport, or socially stigmatized when they decide to excel in a sport. Similarly, women face discrimination at all levels and continue to endure violence and abuse” This is a problem even at the grassroots level. This is because most girls of color come from low-income areas and cannot afford to pay the fees required to be part of competitive teams in the area. Unfortunately, these competitive teams are the ones playing in front of college coaches and recruiters. They receive specialized training and practice all year. We want to level the playing field. Not just for us but for girls of color across this nation and beyond. Bringing sport and physical activity to the urban setting: according to a recent report from the Aspen Institute, “The share of children ages 6 to 12 who play a team sport on a regular basis declined from 41.5 percent in 2011 to 37 percent in 2017, among richer families, youth sports participation is actually rising. Among the poorest households, it’s trending down. Just 34 percent of children from families earning less than $25,000 played a team sport at least one day in 2017.” We are experiencing this firsthand. Our kids are left out. Even worse, programs that are supposed to be for inner-city girls are now being used to recruit suburban players because they have more financial support. Meaningful sports for the urban community have all but disappeared. Families no longer believe in athletics as a way to become a better all-around individual. It’s not just that access to sports is a challenge, it’s that when we do have access, the upside is limited and conditions horrendous. One of the trends we are up against is the idea that our communities deserve whatever we have and must accept worn out hand-me-downs. Imagine being a child who is transported from a run down home, only to find themselves playing with worn down equipment on an ill-kept field or in a less than adequate facility. This cycle has broken the inner-city spirit of competition. With your assistance, we can change this. We have space we just need the funding to fix it. Engaging youth in physical activities: There’s a myth that all kids have been sucked into playing video games and as a result, shy away from sports. In our area, kids are afraid to go outside, parents are working two jobs and access to sports in schools has all but evaporated in the urban areas. We need to create meaningful and accessible opportunities. Physical activities can improve children's health and self-esteem, build strong interpersonal skills, and actually help improve a child's academic performance. Unfortunately, about 48% of schools have done away with physical education due to budget cuts. Physical education has often been overlooked for years despite the tremendous values it offers to children. Here’s how this all ties in to our mission. Kids who participate in schools sports need the skills to at least make the team. However, since schools have reduced and/or eliminated physical education, the skills needed must be acquired elsewhere. In order to acquire these skills families pay an enormous amount of money for specialized trainers and coaches. Unfortunately, low-income families don’t have this option. As a result, kids from poor neighborhoods are not only left out of community sports but are left out of school sports.