Bridge Alliance Education Fund
Project Title
For project support of The Team's athlete civic ambassadors high school expansion program
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
15 months
Description
Research from CIRCLE at Tufts University shows that peer-led, culturally relevant outreach—especially by athletes—can boost youth civic participation. The Team, a project of the Bridge Alliance Education Fund, is a national nonprofit that embeds year-round civic engagement into the culture of athletics and has reached more than 250,000 individuals nationally through their work with college athletes and coaches as trusted civic messengers. With Corporation support, The Team aims to bring their signature youth leadership development, peer-to-peer organizing, and civic storytelling programs to high schools nationally, ensuring that more young people are inspired and prepared to participate meaningfully in civic life. The Team will also engage students online through virtual events and youth-created media that promotes civic leadership and a pro-democracy culture. This high school expansion initiative aims to reach more than 5,000 students during the 2025-2026 school year.