Dodgers Dreamteam, an affiliate of Nike RBI, is a comprehensive sports-based youth development program that uses the power of sport to provide critical resources and services to communities experiencing social injustices. Rooted in baseball and softball, LADF aims to significantly increase youth’s social and emotional skills, which promote positive mental health and buffer against mental health risks, while also providing opportunities to build relationships with peers and positive role models, which can further impact their lives. Understanding that low-income communities also have immediate needs in health and education, LADF works with partners to deliver wraparound services that connect youth with resources and provide access to basic necessities that promote healthier life outcomes.
Dodgers Dreamteam Goals:
- To provide an inclusive, barrier-free sports-based youth development program that is typically reserved for those with substantial financial resources and opportunities.
- To deliver programs, services, and resources that address basic needs, education and health care.
- To train parents and coaches to create a youth sports environment that fosters social and emotional learning opportunities.
- To increase participation of underrepresented groups, specifically Black youth, girls, and teenagers
- To build capacity for partners and share knowledge and best practices across the field.
- To provide tools for parents and coaches to create a youth sports environment that fosters social and emotional learning opportunities.