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- EIN 46-5626903
- (504) 894-5415
- 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans LA 70118-5720 USA
- miracleleaguenorthshore.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Health, Health Care
Mission: The miracle league is designed to serve kids who cannot be accommodated by established league sports due to the special needs of their disabilities. The vision of the program is to provide any child with special needs, regardless of their level of disability, the opportunity to play league sports and enjoy the emotional and physical benefits of being part of a team sport. We provide these children with the chance to play through our miracle field, a specially constructed sports field that uses a cushioned, synthetic turf to accommodate wheelchairs and other walking-assistance devices that, along with appropriate support facilities, is designed specifically for use by children with disabilities. Every player is partnered with an able-bodied buddy volunteer (age 12-years and up) to assist him or her at each sport.
Programs: The miracle league continues to offer baseball, basketball and soccer to children with special needs. League sports are year-round starting in the spring as we kick off the new year with soccer at coquille recreation park. In the summer, when it is too hot to play outside, we move inside to play basketball. After the heat is over, we then play our fall season of baseball. Each summer the miracle league is invited to participate in the faux pas invitational fishing rodeo, pre-fishing trip. We take 20 players and a guardian fishing down in venice. This event is sponsored by "wish to fish" an organization made up of wildlife and fishery volunteers. The miracle league is also invited to participate in the royal teddy bear tea at christmas time. The miracle league north shore also works with several area partners and organizations to ensure the program is successful. The coquille recreation district 14 and children's hospital continue to partner with the league, making both financial contributions and lending years of experience to the league's leadership. The miracle league continues to partner with the st. Tammany public school system, their principals and special education teachers. The miracle league is also working with counselors at area public and parochial schools to provide information about participating in the league to the children with disabilities that attend these schools as well as recruit volunteers for player buddies and help with fundraisers. The league is also asking several area agencies and non-profits for help in informing their constituents about how a child can join a team, including: children's hospital, northshore families helping families, etc. North shore year-in-reviewspring north shore soccer - march - may 20164 teams 43 players 16 volunteerssummer north shore basketball - june - july 2016 48 players 21 volunteersfall north shore baseball - september - november 20162 teams 50 players 55 vols.