Challenger Baseball
An adaptive baseball program where kids living with physical and/or cognitive disabilities find a team where they belong.
A Crisis of Isolation
Canada is facing a silent crisis of loneliness and isolation that's afflicting children and youth at alarming rates. This is a critical public health issue with devastating consequences for mental and physical health and there is an urgent need for leadership to address this growing problem.
Belonging is the Key
Jays Care is building a Canada where kids of all backgrounds and all abilities have a place on a team where they belong.
Because when you belong, you believe.
How We Build Belonging
As the charitable arm of the Toronto Blue Jays, we believe baseball for development programming can play an important role as an effective low-cost intervention to address pressing mental and physical health challenges for children and youth across the country.
Our 5 core programs are designed to reach kids across the country facing some of the most significant barriers to sports participation.
Girls At Bat
An introductory baseball program that removes barriers to help get more girls off the sidelines and into the game.
Indigenous Rookie League
An inter-generational baseball program that promotes connection and belonging among Indigenous communities.
RBI
A baseball for development program that creates opportunities for athletes to represent their school, build friendships, and develop a love for sport.
Field Of Dreams
An infrastructure granting program focused on building safe spaces across the country where communities can connect, and kids can grow.
