How we help
At Athletics4Kids, we believe that every child should have the chance to play. Through our Sport4Life Grant Program, we provide grants to families to cover sport registration fees. The average grant we provide is $200 per sport.
Our goal is to ensure that kids between the ages of 5-18 are able to play and participate in sports. Whether that's swimming lessons at the rec center, community lacrosse, or joining a gymnastics club, we provide financial assistance to help low-income families cover registration fees for over 55 non-school-based amateur sports.
We champion families across BC
We champion low-income families across BC and our province's most vulnerable children. Through a simple, discreet granting process, we help parents and caregivers say "yes!" to their kids by ensuring they have the funds to help cover their registration fees for over 55 different organized sports — season after season, year after year. In 2024, we are excited to expand our program to include funding registration fees for multi-week summer sports camps.
We work with the community
Through our growing network of coaches, counselors, educators, and administrators, we connect with families across BC that need our support to get their kids in the game. We focus on serving communities where child poverty rates are high, and access to sport is low. In 2023, the communities we prioritized were Surrey, Delta, and Coquitlam.
We partner with donors
We believe in the power of our collective action and partner with individual donors, foundations, businesses and government to ensure we are able to fulfill every grant application we receive. With a small, talented team and efficient processes, we maximize the impact of every dollar given to ensure as many kids as possible are able to play sports.
Mother of Sport4Life Grant recipients
“When I found Athletics4Kids, I had two kids under the age of five and was on my own. I knew my daughter wanted to do gymnastics, so I started letting her do it. Eventually, I realized I wouldn't be able to maintain that on one income. After a lot of searching, I found Athetics4Kids. I don't remember when we started using A4K but it has kept my two kids in the sports they love — like softball for my now 16-year-old daughter, Kaylie.”
Get involved with Athletics4Kids
GIVE NOW
For the families we serve, the Sport4Life Grants are an essential part of ensuring that their kids can stay in the game. The average grant we provide is $200 per year. These grants are only possible because of our generous donors. From private individual donors to companies and foundations, it takes a large community of passionate people who believe in the power of sport to ensure that we can say "Yes!" to every child who wants to play.
APPLY FOR A GRANT
We partner with families to get their kids into sports by providing financial assistance with their registration fees. We provide 100% of a child's sports registration fee for over 55 amateur, non-school sports. We will also continue to fund athletes for multiple sports seasons a year, and multiple years in a row to develop a love of sport for life.
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