The Kansas City Royals have been named recipient of the 2021 “Allan H. Selig Award for Philanthropic Excellence,” Major League Baseball announced today. The honor recognizes the Club’s “Response to Recovery” effort that utilized the Kansas City Royals MLB Urban Youth Academy as a community resource to provide educational support for youth as well as access to voting and COVID-19 vaccinations. The effort was specifically aimed for residents where the Urban Youth Academy is located in the 18th & Vine District, a predominantly African-American community that was one of the pandemic’s most affected areas in the city.
In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically during the spring and summer of 2020, the Royals raised a considerable amount of funds and resources through their “Royals Respond Fund” to provide the greater Kansas City community with (a) more than 500,000 meals, (b) grants to 17 nonprofit organizations and (c) volunteers to support local organizations on the front lines addressing issues related to COVID-19. To further their efforts in 2021, the Royals directed their attention to impacting one of the most under-served area in Kansas City, the 18th & Vine District community.
Through “Response to Recovery,” the Royals focused on utilizing their Urban Youth Academy in ways than transcend its purpose as a hub for youth baseball and softball.
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