During the 2022-2023 academic year, the NYSPHSAA collaborated with the W20 Foundation’s Project Team Up 4 Community to promote community involvement among young athletes through the NYSPHSAA Community Service Challenge!

By utilizing the Team Up for Community portal, schools were given the opportunity to highlight their community service initiatives, which aimed to cultivate a sense of civic engagement and community among youth while assisting them in attaining their educational, personal, and social objectives. Following the culmination of each sports season, NYSPHSAA recognized the Community Service Challenge Champions for the fifth consecutive year.

Throughout the school year, a total of 476 projects were submitted, with 20,160 student-athletes actively participating in various community service endeavors. In aggregate, these individuals dedicated 114,273 hours of their time and raised $466,042 for charitable causes.

Excitingly, Team Up 4 Community will once again join forces with NYSPHSAA for the NYSPHSAA Community Service Challenge in the upcoming 2023-2024 academic year!

Starting on August 30th, you can submit your application by visiting:
www.teamup4community.org/nysphsaa