ABOUT US
WE USE a holistic, relational, and faith-based approach to Develop youth for Success In Life!
OUR HISTORY
Calling and Experience
Calling and God's love paves the way
Sport was a significant part of our founder's life. Kevin Good found success as an athlete and a context to apply himself and find the motivation to perform in school. Through God's provisions and much effort, determination, and practice, he received a scholarship to a Division One School for Soccer and played professionally. Without a scholarship, he would not have had the opportunity to attend college, develop essential character traits, and expand his horizons.
In his mid-twenties, he received a sense of calling after mentoring a few of his students. The calling was to share the Love of God through providing support and services for boys with limited resources who lived in challenging situations.
To pursue the calling, He and his wife moved to Baltimore City, where they lived and raised their family for over twenty years. During that time, he started two Christian Nonprofits and continued to develop his youth programming and executive skills. He also deepened his understanding of youth and the challenges that can cause them to lose hope and a sense of the future. By walking alongside boys and families who experienced loss, pain, and injustice, he became more equipped to create effective solutions.
In 2022, he pulled from his over 25 years of experience and created a unique nonprofit that combined various proven strategies and created BSA.
THE NEED
For many youths, access to holistic, relational, and faith-based programs is limited by financial constraints, a lack of transportation, and other family and community dynamics. We provide exceptional quality in a smaller group setting and intentionally address the whole person in foundational developmental areas.
Without intervention, they miss out on the benefits of participation and can become isolated and more vulnerable to at-risk behaviors. Unfortunately, they often experience mental illness, low school performance, anti-social behaviors, addiction, and other destructive patterns that can lead to violence and early death.
FACTS
- BSA is a Christian Nonprofit organization that began in 2022. Its board governs it, and a professional, experienced bookkeeper manages its finances.
- BSA spends over 80% of its funding on programming costs, which is above industry standards.
- BSA serves youth in grades 1-8 and prepares them for success as they transition into middle school and high school.
- BSA focuses on communities in East Baltimore County, where over 2000 youth attend local schools. BSA serves youth in Inverness and Dundalk; in its first year, over 150 participants were involved.
- BSA has a community-based program model with a vision to serve its community, intentionally develop youth leaders, and hire local staff.
- We are the only Christian Nonprofit in the area that combines sports clinics, summer camps, and before- and after-school programs, fostering spiritual, emotional, physical, and social development.
- Parents pay minimal fees for programs that are affordable to all.
BSA is a unique community-based ministry that combines effective strategies to develop fundamental skills in public school youth. It brings elements of a Christian Private School to the general public.
GOALS & VISION
Short-term goals during grades K-7
1. Expand knowledge and experience of various sports and the arts.
2. Improve fitness and athletic movement skills.
3. Express interest in knowing and growing in a relationship with God
4. Develop character, social skills, and leadership
5. Grow in self-awareness, identity, and emotional intelligence.
Our longer-term goals, by the 6th grade, are to prepare players to
- Compete on their school, recreational, or travel teams as they progress into middle school.
- Experience a hope for the future and resilience.
- See players who know God and are growing in that relationship.
- Be ready to serve as an assistant coach in the BSA middle school leadership track
- Be ready to work for BSA in high school, participate in sports, and be a good student.
Vision
See youth and families restored and thriving.
Values
- Dedication and Excellence- committed to glorifying God by providing high-quality programs through evaluation and learning to serve others well.
- Community- In-depth understanding of the community, resulting in the ability to empathize and provide relevant messaging and care.
- Humility and Service- committed not to titles but primarily to our mission and applying talents for the well-being of others.
- Innovation- Ability to recognize societal trends, family dynamics, and evaluate our programs to ensure we are using fruitful and engaging methods aligned with our mission and goals
- Integrity- committed to seeking righteousness, truth, and a genuine disposition regardless of circumstances.
FINANCIALS
As a nonprofit organization, we rely on donations from our partners who value our mission. All donations are tax-deductible and are tracked with our proven donor management and financial software systems. Our bookkeeper has extensive experience and training in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors.
We charge minimal program fees, which cover approximately 33% of our budget. Each year, we must raise scholarship funds to meet the gap between our fees and expenses to sustain and expand our operations. Our grassroots approach keeps costs down, as well as in-kind gifts, but without the generous donations of our partners, the ministry could not exist.
