PLAY BALL APPLICATION

Play Ball is Jays Care equipment distribution program. Aligned with a major initiative launched last season by Major League Baseball, it is designed to increase access to the equipment and tools required to lead great baseball programs for children and youth facing multiple barriers.

Non-profit and charitable organizations working with under-served children and youth are eligible to apply. Please complete the questions below with as much detail as possible. The more information we have the better equipped our Jays Care Foundation team will be able to properly review your application.

ORGANIZATION INFORMATION

Name of organization:

Mailing address of organization:

Mission and vision of organization:

Name of local champion (key contact person for this initiative) and position:

Email Address of contact person:

Phone number of contact person:

1. Are you a non-profit or charitable organization?

2. Who are the primary beneficiaries of your organization?

3. Does your organization work with or involve children with disabilities?

4. Does your organization work with children/youth facing multiple barriers?

5. Is your organization located in a high needs/marginalized community?

6. Has your organization ever been involved or partnered with Jays Care Foundation in the past? JAYS CARE FOUNDATION – PROUD PART OF TORONTO BLUE JAYS BASEBALL CLUB 1 BLUE JAY WAY, SUITE 3100, TORONTO, ONTARIO, M5V 1J1 WWW.JAYSCARE.COM

BASEBALL PROGRAM INFORMATION

1. Why is baseball equipment needed? What will the impact be?

2. How many children/youth will be able to benefit from the equipment? What age groups?

3. How frequently will baseball programming be run?

4. Will receiving this equipment help your organization increase the number of new participants attending programming? Please explain.

5. Does your organization have approved access to indoor and outdoor space for baseball programming?

6. Does your organization have an existing staff member(s) or volunteers who can and will lead the baseball programming? Please describe.

7. Does your organization provide any other sport or physical activity programming? Please explain.

8. If your organization receives the equipment, will you be able to fulfill the reporting requirements (one standardized report completed within 6 months of receiving the equipment as well as 3 photos of the equipment being used)?

9. Please provide any further details that we should take into consideration for your application:

Thank you for taking the time to complete this application. All completed applications should be submitted via email to [email protected]. Include in the subject line “PLAY BALL APPLICATION”.

JAYS CARE FOUNDATION – PROUD PART OF TORONTO BLUE JAYS BASEBALL CLUB 1 BLUE JAY WAY, SUITE 3100, TORONTO, ONTARIO, M5V 1J1 WWW.JAYSCARE.COM