Kids Need Sports. This Jumpstart Month, We Need You.

By: Jumpstart Staff

June 1, 2023

June is Jumpstart Month, the time of year when our community comes together to support kids and remove barriers to sport and play. Over the next four weeks, we will be working with a wide variety of fundraisers to help kids from coast to coast get into sport and play.

Your support matters! It matters to the more than 780 organizations that received Jumpstart funding in 2022; and it matters to the 440,000 kids we helped last year.

The Impact on Kids

“Skating is my daughter's favorite sport. Whenever she is skating she feels happy and healthy. We are lucky to have support from Jumpstart which lets her continue skating!”

– Mom of Nicole, 12

“With the help of Jumpstart, my son is in hockey which gives him a sense of belonging and plays an important role in his life. It’s a major outlet for stress and he's much happier when he's part of a physical activity. Team building activities like hockey have helped him grow as a person and have had many positive outcomes in shaping him."

– Dad of Elijah, 7

"Every child needs the chance to play in sports. My son loves soccer and Jumpstart helps him continue to play his favorite sport.”

– Mom of Andrew, 10

"Julianna enjoys many sports but being able to continue her competitive training in wushu is more than simply a “sport” to her. It has become a part of her lifestyle. Jumpstart helps her participate, and participation has helped her develop herself in many ways, beyond athleticism. Her participation in the sport impacts her entire life by benefitting her character so that she could become a better person."

– Mom of Julianna, 15

A photo of the Sway Fun Glider at the Jumpstart Inclusive Playground in Toronto, ON.

The Impact on Organizations

“We are an Edmonton-built charity that provides vulnerable and marginalized youth a safe place to play every day after school. We use sport as the pull to get kids in the door and then we surround them with social, emotional, and mental health support to ensure they have a place to belong and grow.

Jumpstart has been our largest partner for over 10 years. They have supported us more than any order of government, granting agency, or private investor.

I say concretely, every day we’ve been open in these three years, we saved a life. That sounds like a line. I assure you it is not. I saw it and continue to see it. It would not be possible without Jumpstart.”

– Tim Adams, Founder and Executive Director of Free Play for Kids

How You Can Help

Together, we can help more kids like Nicole, Elijah, Andrew, Julianna, and the hundreds of others served through Jumpstart partner organizations.

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