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Check out our 2024 Annual Report! Learn about our work over the past year.

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Coalition Strategic Plan Completed

Earlier this summer, after a year and a half long process that included input from Coalition members, an equity-focused consultant, and many hours of work between Coalition leadership and staff, the Coalition has passed a strategic plan to drive its work through 2024.

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COVID Impacts on the Youth Sports and Outdoor Recreation Sector

One challenge in advocating for play equity is the youth physical activity, sports, and outdoor recreation sector is decentralized. Youth physical activity happens across a broad range of other “sectors” including schools, parks and recreation, nature/environment, out of school time, youth development, and youth sports. Unfortunately, few of these other sectors view equitable access to and engagement in physical activity as a high priority. In fact, from a policy and funding standpoint, youth physical activity and education is often the lowest priority leaving it vulnerable to cuts from the very institutions - schools and municipalities - best positioned to provide access.

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