Our Mission

Our Mission

Sports Gift is focused on providing sports to impoverished and disadvantaged children throughout the world and promoting sports related community service. Sports provide children a means to strengthen their minds and bodies and a safe environment to develop godly character. Unfortunately, many children living in poverty will never have the opportunity to enjoy sports without the assistance of Sports Gift. We offer students and adults a variety of community service programs as a practical way to serve others through the collection and donation of sports equipment.

There are 2.2 billion children in the world, 1billion live in poverty. Poverty encompasses all people who are deprived of basic human needs due to economic and social factors. Although poverty is defined differently around the world, these basic human needs include clean water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing, and shelter. The effects of poverty lead to health issues, violence, drug use, and increased negative performance in school. Children born into poverty have a daunting challenge to lift themselves out of poverty. Sports Gift believes that sport can be a powerful influence to lift these children out of poverty.

Sport is a universal activity that transcends geographies and cultures. Children living in extreme poverty can be stripped of joy and their life can take on a sense of hopelessness. Not only do the children receive a special blessing through sports, but parents in these communities are lifted in hope and optimism seeing their children run, play and laugh through the gift of sports equipment. The gift of sports equipment along with the gospel message can transform an entire village or orphanage.

We offer sports related community service programs to individuals, youth groups, schools, churches, businesses and other groups which allow them to serve others by providing the gift of sports to impoverished and disadvantaged children around the world.

Sports Gift has collected over 250,000 pieces of sports equipment to help impoverished children all over the world play sports including communities in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Pacific, Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The stories of these children are truly amazing, both in terms of the challenges and hardships these children must overcome and the immense joy and appreciation they experience upon receiving the gift of sports.

Who Can Help?

Just about anyone can participate in Sports Gift; students, schools, churches, teachers, youth leaders, coaches, college and pro athletes and teams, league officials, sports clubs, sporting goods manufacturers and retailers, families and professionals in the workplace. Sports Gift has a program that allows you or your group to help impoverished and disadvantaged children play sports. Help us provide the gift of sports to impoverished children around the world! Get Involved