NFL Youth Football Fund - Youth Football

Football teaches young people skills to play the game, but even more importantly, it teaches values and provides opportunities to succeed in life.

The National Football League and its players care about young people both on and off the field, which is why youth football is a top priority for the NFL and its players. In 1998, the NFL and NFL Players Association (NFLPA) formed the NFL Youth Football Fund (YFF) – a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation which supports the game at the youth level and promotes positive youth development.

Through the YFF, hundreds of thousands of youngsters have been given the opportunity to learn the game of football, get physically fit, and stay involved in productive after-school activities with adult mentors. The YFF also provides youth football participants with safe and accessible places to play, as well as programs and initiatives that address the importance of proper coaching, academics, health and safety and life skills development.