Youth Development Parks

The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation is partnering with communities across America to design and facilitate the creation of Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Youth Development Parks. These multipurpose, synthetic turf, low-maintenance facilities are designed to provide a cohesive recreational and educational experience for children, particularly in at-risk communities.

Many urban ball fields have experienced decades of abuse and neglect. Fields have become overrun with trash and are frequently used as a market place for various forms of criminal and delinquent activity. With your help, the new ballparks will be shared with youth-serving organizations and leagues providing a safe place for kids to play and learn. Upon completion of the project, the parks are gifted to the youth-serving partner so the children have access, ownership, and pride for their park. The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation will continue to have a presence at these fields and implement character education programming and clinics for youth.

Where are these Youth Development Parks? Scroll down to see our Youth Development Park projects at various stages: completed, under development, and coming soon.

 

 

The ribbon is "cut" as kids from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond run onto the Richard J. November Field for the first time.

If your community is not listed below and you are interested in working together with us to build a park, please complete this questionnaire.

Completed Parks

Cal, Sr.’s Yard in Aberdeen, Maryland

Opened: 2005 (natural grass field), 2011 (synthetic turf installed)

Memorial Field at the Y in Baltimore, Maryland

Opened: December 2010


Cal and Bill placed home plate on its original spot at Memorial Stadium.

Sunshine Ballpark in Fredericksburg, Virginia

Opened: May 2012

Youth Sports and Education Complex in Houston, Texas

Opened: March 2012


Jesse Tutor (SpringSpirit Baseball), Helena Brown (Houston City Council), Kenny Baldwin (SpringSpirit Baseball), Cal Ripken, Jr., Juan Arreola (SpringSpirit Baseball), and Elsa Delgado (Hollibrook Elementary School)

Richard J. November Field in Richmond, Virginia

Opened: September 2011


Richard November and Bill Ripken

Jay and Patty Baker Field in Naples, Florida

Opened: 2012

Springfield, Massachusetts

Opened: 2012

Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Opened: 2012

Under Development

Annapolis, Maryland

Partner: Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County
Feature(s): One field
Projected Year Complete: 2013

Park Heights in Baltimore, Maryland

Partner: Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks
Feature(s): One field
Projected Year Complete: 2013

 

Patterson Park Youth Sports Center – Powered by Under Armour in Baltimore, Maryland

Partner: Living Classrooms Foundation
Feature(s): One field
Projected Year Complete: 2012

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Partner: City of Bridgeport and Wakeman Boys & Girls Club
Feature(s): One field
Projected Year Complete: 2012

 

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Partner: Boys & Girls Club of Central Pennsylvania
Feature(s): One field
Projected Year Complete: 2012

Aberdeen, Maryland

Partner: City of Aberdeen and Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County
Feature(s): One field
Projected Year Complete: 2013

 

Coming Soon

  • Baltimore, MD
  • Bellevue, WA
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Durham, NC
  • Everett, WA
  • Helena, AR
  • Henrico County, VA
  • McAllen, TX
  • Memphis, TN
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Raleigh, NC
  • Taylor, TX
  • Tulalip, WA
  • Virginia Beach, VA

 

 

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