They also take donations of used sports equipment and redistribute it to a child in need. Another local group, Every Kid Sports, pays registration fees for kids who meet a certain income level.

Youth sports can require lots of specialized equipment that kids quickly outgrow. There are ways to save, but it takes a little extra time and effort.

Nonprofit Leveling The Playing Field, which is approaching its 10th anniversary, operates like a food pantry for sports equipment. Every year, with the help of about 1,000 volunteers and a few ...

Mike Hoff, owner of the Play It Again Sports store on Elder Drive in Baxter, works at the counter with D.J. Johnson checking on equipment Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in preparation of the grand ...

SALISBURY, MASS. (WHDH) - Residents in Salisbury are coming together to make sure everyone has a chance to play sports in town by donating used equipment as the community deals with a shortage.

Leveling the Playing Field is a nonprofit that accepts new or gently used sports equipment and offers them free of charge to coaches, teachers, schools and leagues that serve youth.

Underdog Sports & Fanfare in Peoria now has a full roster. When the roughly 4,500-square-foot storefront opened last fall, it wasn't yet fully stocked, owner Paul Layton told the Journal Star .

On Saturday, May 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Publix Sports Park, families can claim gently used sports equipment. All equipment claimed is free of charge.

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - There is an upcoming youth sports equipment swap meet and community day. It will take place Saturday May 18 from 9-11 a.m. at Publix Sports Park in Panama ...

Parents can find gently used, affordable sports equipment and sell some of their own when SportSwap comes to Glen Ellyn.