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Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Launches Science of Baseball Home Kits to Address Learning Loss

The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF), in partnership with Science of Sport, announced today the distribution of 100 at-home Science of Baseball Kits to support students from Tibby Elementary School in the Compton Unified School District, and the Girls Academic Leadership Academy (GALA) and Boys Academic Leadership Academy (BALA), which are the first only all-girls and all-boys public STEM academies in all of the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state of California. To support the demands on teachers with distance learning and the need to provide STEM resources, LADF and Science of Sport are providing monthly teacher trainings and classroom visits, “Dugout Chats,” from the Dodgers’ Baseball Operations team focused on careers in STEM.

Dodgers Foundation Gives Away New Shoes to 800 Families With ‘Shoes That Fit’ In Watts

Dodgers Dreamfield built Ted Watkins park for a shoe and food distribution for 92nd street elementary school students. Because of the pandemic, the distribution has shifted to a contactless drive through giveaway. They strive to ensure families will walk away with food boxes that include produce, dairy, and more. Dodgers issued assessments in April and May to ask the community surrounding Dreamfield and RBI locations to see how the pandemic impacted them during the trying times.

L.A. Dodgers Dreamfield Will Host Miracle League Baseball Program

The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) and Miracle League Los Angeles had a field day last Saturday on the universally accessible Dodgers Dreamfield. The field day allowed Miracle League children to prepare for the League’s inaugural baseball program. The season will start this Saturday. “Today’s just a fun day for the kids to get to meet their coaches, to come out and see the field,” said Miracle League Director Jeremy McGovern. “They’ll get to meet their coaches; they’ll pick up their uniforms.” Children participating also took baseball-card style photos that will be projected on the score board when they come