We are an
Urban Ministry
Training Leaders
On and Off the Gridiron
Uncle Pigskin supports young men with dedicated "Aunts and Uncles" It's more than mentoring...it's family.
Through all four Years Of High School
Freshman year through graduation and beyond.
Growth happens over four years of personalized mentoring, and it's effects equip young men for a lifetime.
Why WE ARE Needed IN
Meadowcreek High school, Norcross, GA
Single Parents have the hardest job in the world.
They have many demands on them, and paying for basic needs fills most of their hours.
We Provide Uncles
(& Aunts)
Personalized Mentors.
Academic, Emotional, Spiritual and Lifestyle Assistance to assist the parents as well as the players.
Our players often waited up to 2 hours for a ride home after practice. Not uncommon in single parent households.
With our 15 passenger van we have now provided over 12,000 rides home after practice.
This transportation has allowed our players to participate in volunteer and school activities.
Our players never had the opportunity to play Rec Sports in Meadowcreek.
That means they walked onto the field first time as a freshman.
We are supporting Rec teams so younger boys age 8 -14 can have the benefits of Coach - Player relationships, healthy activities, and the consistency of relationships that practices provide.
Due to poor nutrition, in 2017 the Football Team had only 3 kids who could bench 300 lbs.
Our Training Table was born.
We have provided over 2,000 Nutritious Meals
And the players strength (& health) has improved!
Our players are often not ready or prepared to take the ACT & SAT on time - in order to get into college on time.
We assist with academic support, career & college planning, and academic scholarships to players that persevere in their studies, not conditional on athletic skill alone.
Fatherlessness results in transience. Most players who begin their high school years at Meadowcreek don't stay due to economic challenges in the home, often moving several times in their High School years.
We provide Host Families when homeless players need housing stability to stay in school and in our program.
2021 Statistics
73
Young men are served daily in 2021 at Meadowcreek High School by Uncle Pigskin
Boys in the younger 8 to 14 year old range are served by our other special events in 2021
400
2,000
Meals served at the Training Table, resulting in healthy weight gain.
12,000
To date 12,000 Rides home provided to young men after Training, School, Volunteer and Worship Events
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No Victims Here
Despite the Challenges our young men face,
there is a no victim mentality in the program.
The Coaches, Mentor and Players are in it to win it.
This program will welcome a hand up, but is not asking for a handout.
Most inner city schools with similar challenges do not compete against wealthy established schools in the class 7A division. These young men do.
They used to run onto the field amid shouts of "Ghettocreek."
The players came up with their own motto
"Neighborhood to Brotherhood"
Their desire is to transform 'the hood stigma' to brotherhood reality.
Our Roots
Uncle Pigskin knows that our strength lies in the God we serve.
In 2016, our 501c3 Non-Profit Organization began by working hands-on in underserved Meadowcreek High School.
Our goal was to promotes racial healing by providing single-parent and at-risk high school athletes with dedicated "Aunts' and "Uncles" (more than a mentor) to give academic, emotional, financial and lifestyle assistance throughout their High School years.
Learning to Lead, through Service
Giving Back in the School and in the Community
Volunteering with the National Election
Our Teens serve at Uncle Pigskin events for the younger players
Uncle Micheal with a van load of groceries the players delivered to families during Covid Shut Down - a week’s supply to about 50 boys plus their younger siblings.