TeamSports4All connect financially disadvantaged boys and girls, and their families, into their local sporting communities using the power of team sport.
We cover fees, uniforms and gear, but just as importantly, provide wraparound support that helps them stay in the game, and truly belong.
More than 500,000 Australian kids grow up in welfare-dependent households and miss out on sport, and we exist to address this need.
TeamSports4Girls is one of our programs that ensure we meet the specific needs of girls. We also work closely with different multicultural communities to ensure we are able to support kids from all backgrounds.Inclusion and ongoing participation is core to what we do, so we ensure children look and feel the same as their teammates, by providing them everything they need.
This helps them building friendships, confidence and resilience in all aspects of their life.
It is well documented that children from lower socio-economic backgrounds experience a higher level of social isolation through their childhood and into adulthood. Sporting clubs offer a way to reduce social isolation.
Children who participate in club sports are more likely to engage with school, and attain a higher level of secondary and tertiary education.
With each successive generation, our lives are becoming more sedentary. The incidence of Obesity, Type II Diabetes and other diet/lifestyle health conditions are all on the rise in Australia despite improved education and awareness of these conditions.
Participation in team sport reduces rates of juvenile delinquency, drug use, and involvement in criminal activity. Sporting clubs give marginalised kids a chance to be part of a good gang, not a bad gang.
“I can!t imagine how tough it must be for the kids – and families – who just want to get out there and have a go, but their financial circumstances don’t stretch that far. TS4A is a great program which allows for all kid’s to play sport no matter what their circumstances are.” – Harry McKay
How we are helping disadvantaged youth reduce social isolation through ongoing participation in team sport.
We are incredibly grateful to the generous supporters who make TeamSports4All possible. Your support helps remove financial barriers so children from low income families can play community team sport, feel included, and belong.
Because of you, kids are not just getting on the field for one season, they are staying involved, building confidence, friendships and resilience over time.
Thank you for believing in the power of team sport and for standing with us to ensure no child misses out. Your contribution, in all its forms, is helping change lives and strengthen local communities.
