Our Core Outcome Areas
We support the growth of non-profit organizations that use sport/physical activity to intentionally achieve impact in one or more of the following areas (based on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals):
- Education - More youth attending and completing school with increased attainment
- Health and Well-being – Reducing childhood obesity, increasing physical activity, and/or increasing social-emotional learning assets in children and youth
- Employment – Increasing technical skills, qualifications, and soft skills of youth that help prepare youth for employment
- Inclusive Society – Creating communities that embrace ethnic, cultural, sexual, and physical difference and promote racial equality
- Peaceful Society – Resolving conflict, supporting community peacemaking, and access to safe spaces
- Women and Girls - Increasing participation and leadership of women and girls and promoting equity, empowerment, and safety
Impact Highlights – From Our Work
We currently fund over 70 sport for development programs. In 2022, we have reached more than 26,000 young people so far. Of that population, approximately:
- 77% are low-income
- 49% are female
- 40% are African American
- 42% are Latinx
Out of our program portfolio, we measured the following impact on youth in our Laureus Social Focus Areas:
Health and Wellbeing
- 82% of youth improved physical health
- 81% of youth improved social-emotional health
Education
- 82% of youth improved educational outcomes
Peaceful and Inclusive Society
- 95% of youth improved community cohesion
Employability
- 51% of youth improved employment indicators
Women and Girls
- 49% of youth served identify as female
Laureus USA also provides evaluation support in partnership with Hello Insight. Our 2021-2022 Laureus cohort surveyed close to 6,000 youth spread across 44 organizations, 87 programs, and 199 sites to capture social emotional learning growth.
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