Amandla

Playmaker program: the playmaker program is designed to provide young people with meaningful work, professional development, and future readiness exposure while building them as leaders and role models within the community. In 2024, safe-hub worked with 9 high school beneficiaries from january through december with on- and off-field post-secondary preparation activities. The 2024 year concluded programming that amounted to 2,346 total hours of coaching, playing, workshop participation, and volunteering. Each playmaker was paid an average of $3,512 for their engagement over the program cycle.

Collective impact program: to reinvigorate and reclaim community ownership of public spaces to expand access to physically, socially, and emotionally safe spaces for young people and their communities. In 2024, safe-hub hosted 6 major community events that brought together over 3,500 community members and over 50 partner organizations to bring resources directly to the community. Safe-hub also distributed over 2,000 meals to program participants throughout the year.

Global development: the global support services initiative is designed to support safe-hub's global mission to create collective impact ecosystems, bringing together the power of sport and holistic development to empower youth and change lives. In 2024, safe-hub staff contributed learnings, knowledge, and expertise to developing and refining best practices in positive youth development and community engagement.