RAVENS TO OUTFIT LOCAL YOUTH FOOTBALL PROGRAMS
The Ravens Foundation, Inc. has awarded grants to over 150 total youth football teams from 19 nonprofit programs throughout Maryland and Delaware. In their continued commitment to enhance the quality of area youth football, the Baltimore Ravens and Under Armour have provided grants for new football apparel and equipment to over 3,000 local youth athletes who represent outstanding programs and who make a positive impact in their communities. The selected programs serve diverse populations in 10 Maryland counties – Baltimore, Carroll, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, Talbot, Wicomico, Worchester – and in Baltimore City and Harrington, Del.
Now in its 14th year, the grant serves as a pipeline between the Ravens and youth football programs to help promote, improve and facilitate the healthy development of children in the community. Each recipient will utilize their grant to purchase packages that include Under Armour jerseys, field equipment and emergency response accessories.
All programs that were awarded emergency response accessories have been invited to attend a Hands-Only CPR and AED training at the Under Armour Performance Center on Monday, June 17. Led by the American Heart Association and Rescue One, the training will teach grant recipients the proper way to use their new devices in case of emergency. Additionally, all teams will be invited to visit training camp later this summer to receive their new equipment and apparel.
Through Ravens RISE, the Ravens' football outreach program, the team annually serves both youth and high school football by contributing cleats to area football programs, donating equipment, honoring area high school coaches through the Ravens Coach of the Week program, and recognizing outstanding high school football matchups through the Ravens High School Football Showdown. Additionally, the Ravens invite area football teams to attend training camp and home games throughout the season. The team also hosts various tournaments and clinics, presented by Under Armour. Most recently, these have included the Ravens 7-on-7 High School Football Tournament and the "Play Like A Raven" Football Clinics.
2024 Ravens Youth Football Grant Recipients:
St. Charles Bears Youth Organization
Westminster Wildcats
Reisterstown Mustangs
UNITY Youth Development
Beltsville Adelphi Boys and Girls Club
Harrington Little Spartans
Bay Bulldogs
Damascus Sports Association
Woodlawn Secret Society Panthers
Worcester County Pop Warner
FCA Park Heights Saints
Northeast Hawks
Dundalk Junior Owls
Thomas Johnson Youth Athletic Association
Shore Hawks
Charm City Youth Development
East Howard Jaguars
WFFL NFL Flag Football
LTRC Knights
Additionally, USA Football, the sport's national governing body and the NFL's official youth football development partner, and the Ravens recently awarded Riddell equipment grants to youth football programs throughout Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. These grant packages from Riddell are valued up to $1,000 each and were awarded based on need, merit and an organization's commitment to coaching education and best practices.
For more information on the Ravens Foundation, Inc. or the Ravens' outreach initiatives, please visit www.baltimoreravens.com/community.
