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Causes: Children & Youth, Education, Educational Services, Golf, Sports, Youth Development - Citizenship
Mission: The mission of Pro Kids, First Tee - San Diego is to challenge underserved youth to excel in life by promoting character development, life skills, and values through education and the game of golf.
Results: In 2021 Pro Kids… • Enrolled 453 new members with an 80% retention rate • Served more than 40,000 free meals to kids and families in need • Introduced new activities through 40 field trips for students in partnership with Outdoor Outreach, Coastal Roots Farm, Feeding San Diego, and more • Hosted over 15 special golf clinics and playing opportunities • Provided 1,760 hours of academic support for students In 2021 and in partnership with First Tee, we launched the Hello Insight evaluation tool at both Pro Kids campuses. Hello, Insight uses outcomes in social and emotional learning (SEL) to help evaluate youth sports development programs. We had 73 participants for the initial survey. The Survey identified the organization’s greatest strengths as Engaging Authentically, Challenging Growth, Promoting Peer Bonds, and Expanding Interests.
Target demographics: underserved youth excel in life - on and off the golf course
Direct beneficiaries per year: 600
Geographic areas served: City Heights and Oceanside
Programs: Pro Kids programs are designed to cultivate kids' aspirations and to foster their academic, social, and physical development. Our programs include Golf and Life Skills, The Academy (afterschool academic support), College and Career Prep, and the Pro Kids Scholarship.
It appears that the information upon which you based your evaluation and scoring is behind the times and does not reflect the current state of Pro-Kids. You need to do an investigation of this non-profit and then review and update your rating. Perhaps their late filing of a 990 form has left you with insufficent data. I am sure that if you take another look at this organization, you will agree that it merits 5-stars.
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