Tag: Urban Initiative

Gatorade and Little League® Team Up to Provide Hydration Kits, Donations to 54 Little League Urban Initiative Programs

Gatorade, the Official Sports Performance Beverage of Little League® Baseball and Softball, has stepped up to provide more than 5,600 Gatorade Hydration Packs and $54,000 in donations to 54 local leagues and their players within the Little League Urban Initiative program. “For years, Gatorade has helped support hundreds of local Little League programs through their […]

Seven Little League® Urban Initiative Jamborees Set for 2023

Starting in mid-April, the Little League® Urban Initiative Jamborees are set to return with seven events taking place across seven different states in an effort to provide players and their families with a fun, exciting, and memorable experience available only for those leagues affiliated with the Urban Initiative program. “One of the unique benefits of […]

Little League® Urban Initiative Jamborees Return in 2022 to Provide Fun Opportunities to Players in Underserved Communities Across the U.S.

After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Little League® Urban Initiative Jamborees are returning in 2022 with six events being held across the United States this summer. “We are thrilled to be able to bring back the majority of these annual events this summer and provide opportunities for players from underserved communities […]

Local Little League® Programs Can Request Playing Equipment During The Players Alliance “Pull Up Neighbor” Tour

Throughout December 2020, and January 2021, several U.S. cities will welcome the “Pull Up Neighbor” Tour supported by The Players Alliance (TPA). As part of this initiative to provide aid to Black communities, local Little League teams or players in need of playing equipment may contact TPA and submit requests. The Players Alliance is a […]

Little League® Urban Initiative Jamborees to Provide Memorable Opportunities in 2020

NOTE: Due to the rapid spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and in an abundance of caution for all of the participants and volunteers, all of the Little League® Urban Initiative Jamborees have been cancelled for the 2020 season. For all the latest coronavirus information, please visit LittleLeague.org/Coronavirus and coronavirus.gov. This spring, thousands of children will have the unique […]

Thousands of Little Leaguers® to Enjoy Unique Experiences at 2019 Little League® Urban Initiative Jamborees

Over the next few months, more than a thousand Little Leaguers in metropolitan areas and underserved communities across the United States will have the unique opportunity to participate in a Little League® Urban Initiative Jamboree. Established in 2004, the Little League Urban Initiative Jamboree offers boys and girls across the nation participating in Little League […]

Urban Initiative Jamborees Announced for 2018

Eight Jamborees will be held in six different states across the United States between April and July. Little League® Baseball and Softball is excited to announce the official dates and locations of its eight Little League Urban Initiative Jamborees for 2018, held in six different states throughout the United States between April and July. Established […]