HPS Receive $13k to Help Remove Barriers to Sports Participation
The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation recently awarded HPS a Sports Matters Foundation grant for $13,000! The grant will launch a pilot program to provide transportation to students who may not otherwise be able to participate in afterschool athletic programs otherwise due to transportation issues.
The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation believes that sports have the power to change lives, which is why in 2014 it created the Sports Matter program to provide more opportunities for youth to play sports.
We are excited to share that Holland Public Schools is one of the most recent recipients of a Sports Matters Foundation grant. In HPS’s desire to address barriers that may make it difficult for all children to be able to participate in youth sports.
Students in 3rd through 5th grade have the opportunity to participate in afterschool athletic programs in partnerships with the Holland Recreation Department, Girls on the Run, and Total Trek Quest. While students participate after school in their school buildings, some students face a hardship getting home following a practice or games.
We are incredibly grateful that The Dick’s Sporting Good Sports Matters Foundation for providing Holland Public Schools thirteen thousand dollars to pilot an effort to address this need and provide transportation for students who may not otherwise be able to participate in afterschool athletic programs otherwise due to transportation issues.
DICK'S believe in supporting youth sports creates a lasting impact in kids and communities. We love our HPS students and are thrilled with the opportunity to increase participation for all 3rd through 5th grade students.
Thank you very much to Anne for your advocacy and to Dick’s Sports for your support, we are very grateful and look forward to the joy and strength that this can bring to our students.