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LPF is teaming up with New Jersey State Senator Troy Singleton, Malamut & Associates Law Office, and the Philadelphia Union to collect sports equipment through June 12th. The drive was highlighted on KYW Newsradio via Audacy

The Buffalo Bisons have teamed up with ‘Leveling the Playing Field’ to hold a Used Sports Equipment Drive for the team’s World Softball Day Game, Thursday, June 13 as the Herd hosts the Worcester Red Sox (6:35 p.m. | Drive begins at 5:00 p.m.)

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.”