Even though S.A.F.E. discontinued it’s Kansas RBI programming the impact and history is something that continues to live on in the lives and community the program impacted and into the transition to other program initiatives S.A.F.E. is moving forward implementing.
Since 2010 S.A.F.E has offered baseball/softball to inner city youth through its Kansas Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (Kansas RBI) program directing the activities of more than 10,000 players.
As a 100% volunteer run organization we could not have done what we did without the support of volunteer coaches and are always on the lookout for those who wish to support youth and be around the game in our other programming.
The statistics below are based on Kansas RBI’s total
enrollment between the 2010-2019 seasons:
79% of Kansas RBI participants live in a single parent home
71% of Kansas RBI participants live below poverty lines
80% of Kansas RBI participants cannot afford the registration fee
95% of Kansas RBI participants reside in Wyandotte County
71% of Kansas RBI participants have been first time players
95% of Kansas RBI participants are on a reduced lunch program
93% of Kansas RBI participants use equipment that has been donated
64% of Kansas RBI participants are African American
27% of Kansas RBI participants are Hispanic
8% of Kansas RBI participants are Caucasian
1% of Kansas RBI participants are other
- 1 Kansas RBI paricipant who was drafted to MLB
- 1 Kansas RBI participant who won the Pitch Hit and Run competition with many more making it as finalists.
- 1 Kansas RBI participant has won the prestigious RBI for RBI Scholarship which is awarded by Major League Baseball/MLB RBI
- Kansas RBI participants have raised the league G.P.A from 1.9 to 3.0
- 25 out of 30 USD 500 elementary schools have a student participating in Kansas RBI
- 8 out of 8 USD 500 middle schools have a student participating in Kansas RBI
- 5 out of 5 USD 500 high schools have a student participating in Kansas RBI
Kansas RBI League growth went from 155 baseball players in 2009 to over 500 baseball players in 2021.
