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The Level Field Foundation is a non-profit organization that fosters learning and growth for disabled and inner-city youths by giving them access to quality athletic facilities.

Sports form the fabric of American society. We spend our nights and weekends watching our favorite games, and sometimes we may even run to the nearest field or court, ball in hand, to try and find our own greatness, if only for a moment. Whether we succeed or fail, whether we drain the shot or drop the ball, the thrill of the game is ours – and there isn’t anything quite as satisfying or invigorating. Nothing else compares.

Unfortunately, many kids across the nation are deprived of their chance to experience the joy of sports. Inner-city athletic facilities, in places where they actually exist, are often dilapidated or just plain dangerous. The pursuit of sports’ simple pleasures are marred by broken rims, broken glass, and the many dangerous elements that thrive under such unseemly conditions, threatening to taint the kids like they’ve tainted the neighborhood.

With your help, we can build better, safer facilities – and help low-income kids build character and self-esteem.

Conversely, many mentally and physically disabled youths are all-too-safe in a world where they’re unable to take chances and experience new things. The excitement of playing games and making friends is theoretically possible, but often impractical amidst the landscape of athletic facilities built without them in mind. Their parents and guardians, wanting to give their children an opportunity to have fun and increase their self-worth, often have no place to bring them.

With your help, we can create facilities for disabled kids, giving them their own place to play and achieve.

We’ve formed The Level Field Foundation to give underestimated and under-funded kids a chance to safely and fully experience the games that many of us take for granted. Sports have no color, no creed, and no religion – we think that they should also leave no one behind.

So please take a moment to support our most deserving youths by donating to the athletic facilities that can shape their character and their lives. Every donation, large and small, is greatly appreciated. We’d love for you to tell your friends, too.

As we admire our favorite athletes on TV, fixated on their feats of greatness, it’s easy to forget that many of them began with nothing more than a ball and a dream. It’s also easy to lose sight of the tangible and intangible impact of sports on millions of kids who will never play a professional game. The hard work, dedication, and fun inherent to athletics build character and all-around well-being.