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Lacrosse Unlimited’s donation of $136,000 worth of equipment to Leveling the Playing Field will be spread to under-resourced lacrosse programs within five cities. Our press release has all the details on our new partnership with Lacrosse Unlimited, the Long Island, NY, based international lacrosse retailer.

Learn more about three seniors at Severna Park High School who are collecting sports equipment in this article from Eye on Annapolis

Three time NFL Pro Bowl TE and current FOX broadcaster Greg Olsen recaps his time hosting the 2024 Project Play Conference in this interview with USA Today. Olsen mentions Leveling the Playing Field as an organization he learned about at the Summit that provides important resources for youth in income restricted families

With Baltimore as the center stage for this year, Project Play Summit, The Aspen Institute’s Jon Solomon wrote an opinion piece for the Baltimore Banner explaining not only why youth sports is important, but the steps that local non-profits, including Leveling the Playing Field, are taking to ensure that the progress built since 2017 is […]

With the 2024 Project Play Summit hosted in Baltimore, Leveling the Playing Field is mentioned as an organization working to fill the youth sports gap in the city.

Leveling the Playing Field is one of several non-profits mentioned that are working to give youth more access to sports and sports equipment in Western New York. LPF Executive Director Max Levitt, LPF WNY Program Director Taylor Cicoria, and the WNY warehouse are featured in the article.  

LPF is not only around to help ease the financial burden on parents, but also to give kids an equal opportunity to thrive in youth sports.

“April is National Volunteer Month and we are highlighting an organization whose work succeeds through its volunteers. Leveling The Playing Field is a national organization working to address the growing inequities in youth sports by collecting used athletic equipment through donations.”

Since 2018, LPF Baltimore has donated $4.8 million in sports equipment to the Greater Baltimore Community. In this article from the Aspen Institute’s Project Play features LPF Baltimore as one of 12 developments which have improved the local youth sports landscape since 2017.

D.C. United is teaming up with LPF to host “United We Serve,” their signature volunteer program, and a sports equipment collection drive at Audi Field.