Florida Citrus Sports Foundation Inc

FLORIDA CITRUS SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BENEFITING CHARITIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT FLORIDA CITRUS SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF AT-RISK YOUTH IN CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S MVP PROGRAMS.

THE CURRENT PRIMARY CHARITABLE INITIATIVES OF THE FLORIDA CITRUS SPORTS FOUNDATION (FCSF) INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: SUMMER CAMP - FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, FCSF HOSTED A SUMMER CAMP FOR ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GRADES FIVE THROUGH EIGHT. DUE TO THE ON-GOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, OUR FOCUS SHIFTED TO K-8 EFFORTS IN THE LIFT FOOTPRINT. WITH THE OPENING OF THE JACQUELINE BRADLEY & CLARENCE OTIS BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IN 2021, AND THE LIFTING OF THE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND MEMBERSHIP, IN ADDITION TO EIGHT WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP ON THE GROUNDS OF THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART CLUB TO MORE THAN 30 NEIGHBORHOOD FAMILIES IN NEED. FC SPORTS FOUNDATION PROVIDES THE YEAR-LONG MEMBERSHIP AND THE EIGHT-WEEK SUMMER CAMP SESSION FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL THE FAMILIES OF THESE PARTICIPANTS. WE ARE DELIGHTED TO FILL THIS ESSENTIAL NEED TO THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR GOAL REMAINS PROVIDING A SAFE HAVEN, A PRODUCTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO THE STREETS AT A TIME WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION TO HELP THESE YOUNG PEOPLE BUILD LONG-TERM SKILLS. WE ALIGN WITH THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB TO EMPOWER YOUTH TO EXCEL IN SCHOOL, BECOME GOOD CITIZENS AND LEAD HEALTHY PRODUCTIVE LIVES. THE B&G CLUB FOCUSES ON SIX KEY AREAS: MENTORSHIP, YOUTH ADVOCACY, DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION, SAFE PLACES, MENTAL HEALTH AND WORK FORCE READINESS. THE PROGRAMS THESE CHILDREN PARTICIPATE IN INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: SPORTS & RECREATION, EDUCATION, THE ARTS, HEALTH & WELLNESS, AND CHARACTER & LEADERSHIP.DAY FOR KIDS - ALMOST 200 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, WHO RESIDE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF CAMPING WORLD STADIUM, ENJOYED A MORNING OF FOOD, FUN, AND FESTIVITIES AT FUN SPOT AMERICA THEME PARKS, WITH THE PLAYERS PARTICIPATING IN THE CHEEZ-IT AND CITRUS BOWLS. THESE EVENTS ALLOW THESE DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN FROM THE LIFT FOOTPRINT TO INTERACT WITH PLAYERS IN A ONE-ON-ONE ENVIRONMENT IN THE SPIRIT OF CAMARADERIE, FELLOWSHIP AND FUN.DREAM TICKET CLEARINGHOUSE - THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE FCSF ANNUALLY DISTRIBUTES COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS TO THE FLORIDA CLASSIC, CITRUS BOWL AND CHEEZ-IT BOWL, FEAST ON THE 50, AS WELL AS OTHER COLLEGE AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTING EVENTS TO ECONOMICALLY, PHYSICALLY AND/OR EMOTIONALLY CHALLENGED CHILDREN AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CENTRAL FLORIDA AREA. 250 COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS WERE DISTRIBUTED.