SportPort
Removing barriers to play.
Only 13% of youth in Southeast Michigan are active one hour a day, and barely half of all children participate in sports even once a year. We know that active children go on to live happier, healthier and more successful lives. That’s why, at the Y, we are working to change that statistic and remove the barriers youth face to access sports and free play.
What is SportPort?
SportPort is a collaborative that provides access to sports sampling, free play and free sports equipment to kids so they can play in their own neighborhoods. Through both stationary and mobile partners, SportPort provides access to free sports equipment for traditional and non-traditional sports like baseball, basketball, football or even hockey, disc golf and lacrosse.
SportPort’s Goal
The sandlot era is over, meaning kids making up games and playing with friends in the neighborhood is largely gone. Our goal is to help bring that kind of neighborhood fun and interaction back, because every child—regardless of location, income, or ability—should have access to fun and fulfilling activities. To support this mission, we embrace the principles outlined in the Project Play Children’s Bill of Rights, which advocate for every child’s right to play and engage in healthy sports experiences.
We are proud to partner with the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation’s Youth Sports & Recreation focus area as well as the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan on this powerful initiative.
Parents and Caregivers – Your Feedback is Important!
Share the impact SportPort has in your child’s life by taking our Parent Survey.
SportPort Sites
The YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit offers SportPort at locations across Wayne, Macomb, and Oakland County. Weather permitting, you can find Y staff at sites listed below.
Sign up for SportPort updates with the Remind app by texting the code listed for your community to 81010.
Detroit – Brightmoor SportPort Sites
Text @BRIGHT9688 to 81010.
- Rosedale Park Baptist Church
14179 Evergreen, Detroit, MI 48223 - Stoepel #1 Park
Outer Dr. W & Evergreen Rd, Detroit, MI - Riordan Park
Puritan and Lamphere, Detroit, MI 48223 - St. Suzanne Church
9357 Westwood St, Detroit, MI 48228 - Rouge Park
21415 Plymouth Rd, Detroit, MI 48228
Detroit – North End SportPort Sites
Text @NORTH9688 to 81010.
- New Paradigm Loving Academy
1000 Lynn St, Detroit, MI 48211 - Glazer Academy
2001 La Belle St, Detroit, MI 48238 - Bennett Playground
444 Smith St, Detroit, MI 48202 - Bradby Park
1641 Cardoni St, Detroit, MI 48211 - Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan: Lloyd H. Diehl Club
4242 Collingwood St, Detroit, MI 48204 - Central Detroit Christian
1550 Taylor St, Detroit, MI 48206 - Franklin Wright Settlements
7375 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202 - Cass Community Social Services
11745 Rosa Parks Blvd, Detroit, MI 48206
Highland Park SportPort Sites
Text @HIGH9688 to 81010.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan: Fauver-Martin Club
24 Ferris St, Highland Park, MI 48203 - Ernest T. Ford Rec Center/Ives
10 Pitkin St, Highland Park, MI 48203
Wyandotte SportPort Sites
Text @WYAN9688 to 81010.
- Washington Elementary
1440 Superior Blvd, Wyandotte, MI 48192 - Thomas Jefferson Elementary
1515 15th St, Wyandotte, MI 48192 - Garfield Elementary
340 Superior Blvd, Wyandotte, MI 48192 - F.O.P Park
Lindbergh St & Bondie St, Wyandotte, MI 48192 - Memorial Park
1940 Ludington St, Wyandotte, MI 48192
Hazel Park SportPort Sites
Text @HAZEL9688 to 81010.
- United Oaks Elementary
1001 E. Harry Ave, Hazel Park, MI 48030 - Hoover Elementary
23720 Hoover Ave, Hazel Park, MI 48030 - Webb Elementary
2100 Woodward Heights, Ferndale, MI 48220 - Hazel Park Schools Ford Administration Building
1620 E. Elza Ave, Hazel Park, MI 48030 - Hazel Park Junior High School
22770 Highland Ave, Hazel Park, MI 48030 - Hazel Park Community Center
620 W. Woodward Heights Blvd, Hazel Park, MI 48030 - Green Acres Park
620 W. Woodward Heights Blvd, Hazel Park, MI 48030 - Scout Park
Russel Ave. & E. Otis Ave, Hazel Park, MI 48030
Ferndale SportPort Sites
Text @FERN9688 to 81010.
- Ferndale Upper Elementary
24220 Rosewood St, Oak Park, MI 48237 - Ferndale Lower Elementary
2610 Pinecrest Dr, Ferndale, MI 48220 - Wilson Park
University & Hilton, Ferndale, MI 48220 - Martin Road Park
1615 E. Lewiston Ave, Ferndale, MI 48220 - Harding Park
Paxton & Mapledale, Ferndale, MI 48220 - Wanda Park Pop-Up
Wanda St. & E. Hazelhurst, Ferndale, MI 48220 - Kulick Community Center
1201 Livernois St, Ferndale, MI 48220
Pontiac SportPort Sites
Text @PONT9688 to 81010.
- Pontiac Middle School
1275 Perry St, Pontiac, MI 48340 - Owen Elementary School
1700 Baldwin Ave, Pontiac, MI 48340 - Rogers Elementary
2600 Dexter Rd, Auburn Hills, MI 48326 - Oakland County Academy of Media & Technology
48980 Woodward Ave, Pontiac, MI 48342 - Center For Success Pontiac
245 E Rundell St, Pontiac, MI 48342 - United Wholesale Mortgage
585 S Blvd E, Pontiac, MI 48341 - Jaycee Park
450 Walton Blvd., Pontiac, MI 48340 - Aaron Perry Park
353-403 Edison St, Pontiac, MI 48342
Hartland SportPort Sites
Text @HART9688 to 81010.
- Hartland Child Care Center
10235 School, Hartland, MI 48353 - Cromaine Library
3688 Hartland Road, Hartland, MI 48353
Mt. Clemens SportPort Sites
Text @MT9688 to 81010.
- Seminole Elementary School
1500 Mulberry St, Mt Clemens, MI 48043 - Joy Blvd Park
Clinton Twp, MI 48036 - Wilson Park
S. Wilson Blvd & Church St, Mt. Clemens, MI 48043 - Olson Park
Harrington St & Hampton Rd, Mt. Clemens, MI 48043 - Shadyside Park
155 Shadyside Dr, Mt Clemens, MI 48043 - Cairns Community Center
58 Orchard St, Mt Clemens, MI 48043
Bring SportPort to Your Community
If you are interested in learning more about SportPort and bringing the SportPort team’s high quality youth sports programming to your community, please use this form to send us a message.
What is Project Play?
Project Play: Southeast Michigan is driven and funded by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation’s Youth Sports & Recreation focus area in partnership with the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and the Aspen Institute Sports & Society Program.
Project Play is powered by the Y Positive Play Initiative (YPPI) a collaborative of four YMCAs including the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit, Ann Arbor YMCA, Blue Water YMCA, and the Monroe Family YMCA, and serves seven counties across southeast Michigan: Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, St. Clair, Monroe and Livingston. Learn more at projectplaysemi.org.
Read the Aspen Institute: State of Play Report to learn more about trends in youth sports and the State of Play in 2024.
Healthy People 2030 and 63×30
Through the Healthy People 2030 program, the federal government has set for the first time a national target for youth sports participation: 63% by the year 2030.
To help reach the target, Project Play convenes leading organizations that have made multi-year commitments to measurably grow sport participation rates among youth. Learn more about Project Play’s commitment to achieving the first ever national goal for youth sports participation at 63×30.
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