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State of Play Western New York
To inform Aspen’s work across this 8-county region, we engaged the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo to create a local taskforce of youth sports practitioners and leaders who provided insights, expertise and feedback throughout the research process.
The following report represents thousands of local voices—young and old across the region—gathered through interviews, roundtables, focus groups and online surveys. When asked the question, what grade would you give Western New York in getting kids active though sports, surveyed stakeholders gave the region an average grade of C+. We can do better!
Download ReportState of Play Southeast Michigan
To inform Aspen’s work across this 7-county region, we engaged the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan to create a local taskforce of youth sports practitioners and leaders who provided insights, expertise and feedback throughout the research process.
The following report represents thousands of local voices—young and old across the region—gathered through interviews, roundtables, focus groups and online surveys. When asked the question, what grade would you give Southeast Michigan in getting kids active though sports, surveyed stakeholders gave the region an average grade of C+. We can do better!
Download ReportState of Play Greater Rochester & the Finger Lakes
To inform Aspen’s work across this 6-county region, we engaged Rochester Area Community Foundation to create a local taskforce of youth sports practitioners and leaders who provided insights, expertise and feedback throughout the research process.
The following report represents thousands of local voices—young and old across the region—gathered through interviews, roundtables, focus groups and online surveys. When asked the question, what grade would you give Greater Rochester & the Finger Lakes in getting kids active though sports, surveyed stakeholders gave the region an average grade of C+. We can do better!
Download ReportReport: Just 16% of WNY local youth are physically active
Youth sports have fundamentally changed over the generations – from casual, unstructured play to more organized programs run by adults – and the end result has been noticeable: Fewer kids playing and staying active, and more kids overweight and obese. But a new report – touted as the first of its kind nationally – outlines some of the specific problems and solutions for the Buffalo region, so it can get more kids off the couch.
Read the full article at The Buffalo News »Survey: Only 13% of kids in southeast Michigan are getting enough physical activity
Michigan kids need to get moving, according to a study of youth sports released today. The study found that while 85% of parent think their children would benefit from playing a sport or being active, only 13% of kids are getting the recommended daily hour of physical activity. The study, called State of Play, was funded by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, which is hoping to create programming for low-income youths and others that is aimed at increasing physical activity.
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