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SUPPORT FIYA'S MISSION

FIYA is a comprehensive competitive after-school athletics program that invites high need elementary and middle school communities throughout Los Angeles to have their students play sports, engage in healthy competition, build connections, and strengthen lifelong social and emotional skills.

While FIYA is open to all school communities, we invest our resources almost exclusively on high need school communities. In fact, the majority of FIYA's participating school communities are high need meaning they have identified student populations where forty percent or more of enrolled students are directly or separately certified as eligible to receive free or reduced lunch.

FIYA directly provides a low cost turnkey opportunity for our high need school communities to seamlessly implement an after-school competitive athletics program as part of their extended learning curriculum. FIYA takes on all the organizational heavy lifting from establishing leagues and rules, and providing referees and officials, arranging and equipping facilities and venues, to scheduling games and resolving conflicts.

Our participating school communities only need to concentrate on forming the teams for the sports which they select. For our high need schools with tight budgets, this low cost turnkey direct services approach throws open the door into youth sports without having to clear a lot of hurdles and immediately creates opportunity for the advancement of their students.

Our short term goals are: (1) Increase the number of high need schools that participate in one or more sports in FIYA in the 2024-25 school year by seven and one-half percent (7.5%); (2) Increase the number of high need schools that participate in three or more sports in the 2024-25 school year FIYA by twenty percent (20%); and (3) Increase the number of participation by girls in FIYA in the 2024-25 school year to forty percent (40%).

To achieve our short-term goals, our 2024-25 Annual Fund goal is to raise $15,000 which will continue to assist us with providing direct services at low cost to the high need school communities throughout the Los Angeles area.

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WHY YOUR DONATION MATTERS

As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, your support is greatly needed each year to help FIYA continue providing youth sports, the life lessons and values that come with them, and endless positive experiences and memories to thousands of elementary and middle school students all across Los Angeles County.

Because of YOUR HELP, we were able to serve a record number of teams and students this past year! We really couldn't do it without people like you, our donors, our school participants, our coaches, our parents, our referees, and our entire community that supports our mission in "Strengthening Schools Through Sports."

When you support FIYA, remember that you are providing the opportunity to participate in team sports for our wonderful community:

12,000 students participating annually throughout Los Angeles County
80% of FIYA student-athletes are students of color
Over 33% are female
67% reside in neighborhoods that are of low to moderate income
Majority of students from families that do not have the resources for “club” sports

Please consider making a gift to invest in FIYA's future.

All donations are tax-deductible, and 100% go directly to support our school based athletic programs. Even in times of crisis, our work is essential. Your support is greatly appreciated. Our student athletes are counting on you!

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OUR DONATION GOAL

Our ultimate goal is $15,000 for our 2024-25 annual fund.

All donations are tax-deductible and 100% of the proceeds will go towards supporting FIYA’s school-based sports programs for middle and elementary schools. With your help we will be able to provide additional new sports offerings for our student athletes, invest in our operations, support the vital need for new sports equipment and support our student athletes and coaches with the recognition they deserve with distinguished achievement awards.