ABOUT US
We provide ACCESS TO and Use the platform of
Sports to Develop youth for Success In Life!
OUR HISTORY
Calling and Experience
Calling and God's love paves the way
Sport was a significant part of our founder's life. Kevin Good found success as an athlete and a context to apply himself and find the motivation to perform in school. Through God's provisions and much effort, determination, and practice, he received a scholarship to a Division One School for Soccer and played professionally. Without a scholarship, he would not have had the opportunity to attend college, develop essential character traits, and expand his horizons.
In his mid-twenties, he received a sense of calling after mentoring a few of his students. The calling was to share the Love of God through providing support and services for boys with limited resources who lived in challenging situations.
To pursue the calling, He and his wife moved to Baltimore City, where they lived and raised their family for over twenty years. During that time, he started two Christian Nonprofits and continued to develop his youth programming and executive skills. He also deepened his understanding of youth and the challenges that can cause them to lose hope and a sense of the future. By walking alongside boys and families who experienced loss, pain, and injustice, he became more equipped to create effective solutions.
In 2022, he pulled from his over 25 years of experience and created a unique nonprofit that combined various proven strategies and created BSA.
THE NEED
For many youths, having access to leagues, training, camps, after-school programs, academic support, and enriching relationships is limited due to financial constraints, lack of transportation, and other family and community dynamics.
Without intervention, they miss out on the benefits of participation and can become isolated and more vulnerable to at-risk behaviors. Unfortunately, they often experience mental illness, low school performance, anti-social behaviors, addiction, and other destructive patterns, that can lead to violence, and early death.
FACTS
- BSA is a Christian Nonprofit organization that began in 2022. Its board governs it, and a professional, experienced bookkeeper manages its finances.
- BSA spends over 80% of funding on programming costs, which is above industry standards.
- BSA serves youth in grades 1-8 and prepares them for success as they transition into middle school and high school.
- BSA focuses on communities in East Baltimore County, where over 2000 youth attend local schools. BSA serves youth in Inverness, Dundalk; in its first year, over 150 participated.
- BSA has a community-based program model with a vision to serve its community intentionally develop youth leaders, and hire local staff.
- Over 90% of our players have never played in a league and received training.
- We are the only Christian Nonprofit in the area that combines sports clinics, summer camps, and before and after-school programs.
- Parents pay minimal fees for programs that are affordable to all.
GOALS & VISION
Short Term goals during grades K-5
1. Improve sport-related skills.
2. Improve fitness and athletic movement skills.
3. Express interest in knowing God
4. Develop character, social skills, and leadership
5. Improve motivation and performance in school.
Our longer-term goals, by the 6th grade, are to prepare players to
- Compete on their school, recreational, or travel teams as they progress into middle school.
- Maintain a 2.8 grade point average or above
- See players who know God and are growing in that relationship.
- Be ready to serve as an assistant coach in the BSA middle school leadership track
- Be ready to work for BSA in high school, participate in sports, and be a good student.
Vision
See youth become complete athletes with strong bodies, souls, and spirits prepared to make a successful transition into young adulthood.
Values
- Excellence- committed to glorifying God by providing high-quality programs through evaluation and learning to serve others well.
- Dedication- committed to serving with passion, knowledge, and persistence for the wellness of those we are called to serve.
- Service- committed not to titles but primarily to our mission and applying talents for the well-being of others.
- Integrity- committed to seeking righteousness, truth, and a genuine disposition regardless of circumstances.
FINANCIALS
As a nonprofit, we rely on the donations of our partners who value our mission. All donations are tax-deductible and are tracked with our proven donor management and financial software systems. Our bookkeeper has years of experience and training in the for-profit and non-profit sectors.
We charged minimal program fees, covering only 25% of our budget.
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