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At its very simplest, baseball/softball is a game that is played by boys and girls in backyards, parks, playgrounds, and sandlots. It is a time to be outdoors and spend with friends – old and new, an opportunity to be part of a team, and experience the highs of winning and the agony of defeat. This is what childhood is about – to play, be carefree, and just have a chance to a kid. In addition to its pure play element, the is also a powerful vehicle for youth development teaching important life lessons like teamwork, respect, keeping a commitment, and the art of winning and losing. It also helps build self-confidence, offers a constructive alternative for the key after-school hours, and gives kids positive role models in their coaches. It is a game that brings communities together - unifying people from different backgrounds, religions, ethnic groups, and socioeconomics as well as offering parents a way to connect with their kids. Founded in 2005, Pitch In For Baseball & Softball (PIFBS) believes in the power of sport to contribute to positive youth development and build community. PIFBS exists to remove equipment as a barrier to participation for underprivileged children around the world. PIFBS serves as an intermediary and connector between fans of the game, industry leaders, and the broader community to the kids who need the support the most. Over the past 20 years, PIFBS has donated $40 million in equipment to help more than 2.4 million children play ball in every state in the U.S. and 119 countries globally.

As the leading Latino-serving organization in East Tennessee, Centro exists to connect, celebrate, and elevate our community, and we envision an East Tennessee in which all Latino/a/e/x people can thrive culturally, educationally and economically. Our mission is to promote empowerment and civic participation through education, workforce development, youth and family engagement, and community-strengthening initiatives.

The purpose of Unsteal is to reduce the harms of shoplifting in society.

The mission of the Tiyya Foundation (Tiyya) is to provide economic and educational opportunities for families of refugees, immigrants, and indigenous communities. Through our work, we create a community that fosters the development of self-sufficiency, ultimately helping our program participants overcome obstacles and actively participate in society.

The mission of A Bike for Every Child is to have our community come together to have every child experience the joy, confidence, and well being of owning and riding a bike. We believe in turning dusty bikes into shiny smiles and supporting our youth to ride into a happier, healthier futures!

The Village Method is a holistic approach to enhance the individual, interpersonal, and community relationships between culture, education, and inclusion of families of African ancestry. Our mission is to build capacity for social change and advancement in Black communities combining family, school, and community engagement to promote child development and improve student achievement. We do this using a multi-pronged approach combining youth development, family engagement and community outreach.

Kids in Focus is dedicated to empowering at-risk youth to strengthen their sense of self-worth. Through the restorative power of photography, the kids are inspired to open their eyes to their own potential and to a world of new possibilities.

Their Mission: We inspire hope in women who were sexually abused as children or adolescents by providing healing services through retreats, survivor communities, and online resources. We empower parents and caregivers to protect children from sexual abuse through education and online resources. We make it safe to openly discuss sexual abuse through community dialogue and social awareness.

The mission of Smart Fit Girls is to support and conduct non-partisan research of adolescent girls. We do this by introducing girls to resistance training and having them participate in activities aimed at improving self-esteem and body image.

The mission of Orlando/Orange County COMPACT is to function as an education and business partnership assisting underachieving, disadvantaged or challenged students, encouraging them to stay in school and reach their maximum potential. Our vision is that all COMPACT students become responsible, contributing members of society. COMPACT is first and foremost a dropout prevention program that stresses the reinforcement of core subjects, service learning, goal setting, study skills, career exploration, social responsibility and civic awareness. The program strives to select students who fit one or more of the following characteristics: overage for the grade level, low grades and/or test scores, poor attendance, irresponsible behavior, low self esteem and those with personal and/or family problems. These characteristics affect students at all levels of schooling, elementary, middle and high school. COMPACT also attracts students who may be the first in their family to graduate high school and/or the first to seriously consider college as an option post high school.

Our mission: To rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home God’s neglected or abused equine through programs of shelter, adoption, education, and assistance. Horse Haven of Tennessee, Inc. was formed in 1999. Since then, more than 1,000 horses have been cared for by the only nonprofit equine rescue serving the entire state of Tennessee. The organization assists law enforcement officials by transporting and caring for horses that are seized during criminal abuse and neglect cases. The horses are then cared for while the cases are litigated in court.

The mission of Wasatch Community Gardens is to empower people to grow and eat healthy, organic, local food.