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LPF is not only around to help ease the financial burden on parents, but also to give kids an equal opportunity to thrive in youth sports.

“April is National Volunteer Month and we are highlighting an organization whose work succeeds through its volunteers. Leveling The Playing Field is a national organization working to address the growing inequities in youth sports by collecting used athletic equipment through donations.”

Since 2018, LPF Baltimore has donated $4.8 million in sports equipment to the Greater Baltimore Community. In this article from the Aspen Institute’s Project Play features LPF Baltimore as one of 12 developments which have improved the local youth sports landscape since 2017.

D.C. United is teaming up with LPF to host “United We Serve,” their signature volunteer program, and a sports equipment collection drive at Audi Field.

Leveling the Playing Field’s objective is to find eager hands and homes for gear that others no longer need or have outgrown

Founded in 2013, Leveling the Playing Field opened a Philadelphia location two years ago. They have since had 496 distributions, impacting 258 high schools and youth programs in the area this year. This article appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on November 22nd, 2023.

This article is about our partnership with the Washington Commanders

This NBC4 article highlights our work in the Greater Washington community.

This article is about the launch of our Western New York location.

This article is about Cohesion Foundation student-athletes collecting gently-used sports equipment with the Lindy Infante Foundation. All equipment, new and gently-used, will be donated to Leveling the Playing Field.