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Building from there, Kids & Pros achieved several major milestones by 2008, including becoming a non-profit, hosting their first out of state camps in Danville, VA and Tallahassee, FL, holding their first Pros & Joes game in Tallahassee, and producing their first Coaches Clinics.
The next few years would see continued growth and success. Receiving a 2009 grant from the Atlanta Falcon’s Youth Foundation, adding One-Day Clinics in 2010, and expanding to 10 summer camps in 2011. By 2013, Kids & Pros had trained over 15,000 kids throughout the Southeast–with over 2,000 of those attendees receiving scholarships thanks to sponsors. In 2016, that 15,000 had grown to over 40,000.
Committed to supporting young athletes and promoting player safety, Kids & Pros has also been involved in various initiatives. In 2011, Kids & Pros launched an equipment donation program to benefit Atlanta public schools and the Atlanta city Parks & Recreation Youth Football Program. In partnership with the Atlanta Falcons, Kids & Pros and the Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation began hosting parent info sessions across Georgia. We taught parents about equipment fitting, concussion awareness, and other relevant topics. And in 2014, Kids & Pros Executive Director Buddy Curry was invited to serve on the National Council on Youth Safety.
Today, Kids & Pros has reached more than 63,000 young athletes through camps, clinics, #Gamechangers presentations and other events. And past Kids & Pros special guests have included Dan Reeves, Jerome Bettis, Levon Kirkland, Tommy Nobis, Chris Slade, Jesse Tuggle, DeAngelo Williams, Morten Anderson, Brian Finneran, Dave Archer, William Andrews, Kevin Butler, Joe Hamilton, Joe Jacoby, Brad Nessler, Gerald Riggs, Dan Quinn and Jeff Bostic.
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