Empower Young Men Through Football and Education

Bonneville Football Academy is a program in Florida for boys that have graduated high school with 0 opportunities for college. Many of our boys are low-income and/or at-risk.

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Our Story: The landscape of college football has changed - with the transfer portal and NIL deals parents have been hiring kids, specialized athletic trainers, social media consultants and recruiting services - leaving the kids that need college via football the most left out. The playing field is no longer even. Gone are the days a student with a rougher background can live the American Dream by working hard in school and on the field and earning a college education.

Bonneville Football Academy gives these kids a second chance! In the past 2 years most of our students came from single-parent homes; several had parents in jail; several had parents actively using drugs; 2 students were experiencing homelessness; 3 students were teen dads and 95% of the students could not pay our $6000 tuition. In December 2022, one student was shot and killed - at 19 being with the wrong people at the wrong time.

Our program not only provides football training, coaching and marketing but we provide life coaching and mentorship guiding these boys to leave our program as responsible, respectable young men.

Many ask, why football? Just go to college. While that is certainly an option, football makes college education affordable. Also, for many of these young men, they have a higher percentage of graduating college being in the football program - in the program, they have to follow routines, schedules and be accountable to others. That drives their success off the field and will propel them to change the course of their lives.

The funds raised go directly to the boys to fund their time here. They live here from August to Nov/December (depending on playoffs).

Our first year all of the students left the program with a minimum of two college opportunities.

Even if you can't donate today, would you consider a SHARE? Spreading the word about our mission and vision does so much!

These are good kids that deserve an opportunity! Thank you for your support and contribution. Even $1 helps make this dream possible and helps change the lives of these young men.