SportsWorks

SportsWorks Vision and Core Values

​Our Vision
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SportsWorks seeks to enrich the lives of economically disadvantaged children and youth in the Raleigh-Durham area through FREE basketball and tennis instruction in a Christian values-based setting.  Our pilot project began in Southeast Raleigh, North Carolina in March 2005.

​Our purpose is guided by the desire to provide underprivileged children and youth the ability to engage in exercise, interact with other children, and strengthen their morality, all of which are key drivers in building self-esteem and confidence.
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Additionally, we provide sports equipment to impoverished communities around the world with the purpose of providing joy and physical well-being to the children who live in those communities.

SportsWorks also now offers tennis lessons at affordable rates to ALL children between the ages of 5 and 12 with scholarships made available for families who qualify based on financial need.


Additionally, SportsWorks offers nutritional counseling and educational services such as tutoring, mentoring, homework assistance, an annual reading contest, and a financial literacy curriculum.

NOTE: Children are eligible for a full scholarship if they qualify for the free or reduced-price school lunch program or if their family's household income is determined to be at or below the poverty level. Partial scholarships are also available.
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Our Core Values
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"The Four Pillars" of SportsWorks

1. Explain and demonstrate God's love, plan, and purpose for each child.
As a faith-based nonprofit, SportsWorks believes in the veracity and truth contained in the Bible, and, therefore, teaches principles, values, and morals from the Bible to the children, and also shares the gospel with the children  who attend our programs. By doing so, we believe children will then be more likely to make good choices and decisions in life and be less likely to use drugs and alcohol, experience teen pregnancies, have abortions, drop out of school, join gangs, resort to violence, get into fights, go to jail or prison, be chronically unemployed, or live in poverty as adults.
2. Provide the educational support necessary to equip each child for academic success.
By partnering with First Book, SportsWorks has the ability to provide books and educational resources to the children who attend our programs. Studies show that children are more likely to graduate from high school and enroll in college if they are able to read at grade level by the 3rd grade. Therefore, SportsWorks offers an annual reading contest, a summer reading program, and teaches financial literacy to its students. Each child who attends our programs will receive books that they personally own so that they have the opportunity to read when they are home with their families. SportsWorks will also provide tutors and mentors to the children who attend our programs so that they will have the support needed to be successful academically.
3. Offer nutritional advice to the children who attend our programs.
SportsWorks provides only healthy refreshments at its events and counsels the children who attend our programs on the importance of maintaining a healthy diet. Childhood obesity is a serious problem in North America. SportsWorks aims to curb this epidemic as obesity in adults can later lead to health problems such as diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure. 
4. Provide athletic training to each child so that they will be healthy - both mentally and physically - so that they may perform at their highest level and reach their full potential in life.
By participating in the sports offered through SportsWorks, children will be less likely to be obese, to be bullied, and have a greater likelihood of performing better in school. They will also have fun, make friends, and develop greater self-esteem. Currently, we partner with the United States Tennis Association, the Jr. NBA, and NFL Play 60 flag football. In the near future, we may also offer soccer and other sports at our program. 
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Contact: John Klintworth, MBA
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