In Los Angeles, Laureus USA Partners with the Rams, NBCUniversal and Woodcraft Rangers

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The Los Angeles Rams teamed up with Laureus Sport for Good USA, NBCUniversal and after-school program Woodcraft Rangers to host a flag football clinic for over 200 elementary school and middle school students. Rams players John Johnson and Xavier Smith, mascot Rampage and Rams Cheerleaders visited the Multicultural Learning Center in Canoga Park for the event that featured opening remarks, Rams inflatables, a skills and drills clinic, as well as a flag football game.

NBCUniversal and Laureus Sport for Good USA have partnered together since 2019 to positively impact the lives of young people and communities through the power of sport. Through Laureus USA, NBCUniversal’s funding has provided access to quality sport-based youth development programs for youth in Los Angeles and across the country. This year, the organizations are focusing on supporting local LA non-profit, Woodcraft Rangers, an organization that has been a member of Laureus Sport for Good network since 2015.

Woodcraft Rangers provide free and quality enrichment to over 25,000 youth at more than 110 K-12 schools across greater Los Angeles through before- and after-school programs, summer learning, and sleepaway camps. Their offerings include robust sports and enrichment experiences, providing children and youth from under-resourced communities with the opportunities to explore interests and discover passions towards healthy, purposeful lives. At the event, Woodcraft Rangers received grant from NBCU and Laureus USA to bolster afterschool sports and educational programming.

The Rams’ efforts throughout Southern California have helped bring flag football to young athletes wanting to pursue the sport through numerous camps, clinics and talent identification camps. The 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games will introduce the sport of flag football for the first time in the Olympic Games. With Los Angeles being the host city for the 2028 games, the Rams are committed to sharing pathways for local youth to compete at the highest level in flag football on home soil.

About Laureus USA:

Laureus USA is a non-profit, grant-making organization that works to improve the lives of youth and unite communities through the power of sport. Since 2012, we have impacted the lives of over one million youth by investing $33 million in sports-based youth development organizations around the country that unleash the power of sport to enhance physical and mental health, improve educational and employment outcomes, and address critical social justice issues.

Laureus USA is a member of the global Laureus network, which includes 7 National Laureus Sport for Good Foundations, 1 Global Foundation, the Laureus World Sports Academy (and Ambassadors), and the Laureus World Sports Awards. Globally, Laureus funds, supports, develops and implements initiatives that use sport to create equality, access and opportunity.

To learn more about Sport for Good, visit LaureusUSA.com