About Us

What is New Level Sports Ministries?

New Level Sports Ministries is a non-profit youth support service committed to developing purpose-driven individuals that will be highly effective in all aspects of life.

Over the past 24 years, New Level Sports Ministries (NLSM) has served over 20,000 urban youth and their families.

Our efforts have inspired, encouraged and directed many young people toward achieving dreams and aspirations. It has been amazing to watch youth who were once hopeless, begin to discover opportunities utilizing the skills, abilities and talents within them. NLSM has set very high benchmarks and very high standards, and works tirelessly to see to it that each participant can learn to model those benchmarks and standards to attain success in every area of their lives.

This success is achieved by five foundational pillars. Education, Personal Growth, Arts, Industry, and Sports.

We believe every young person, despite his or her background, has the ability to develop and achieve their goals and dreams. Countless testimonies from young adults and parents who have participated in our program have proven that our approach is effective.

Mission Statement

The mission of NLSM is to maximize and balance the intellectual, spiritual, mental and physical elements of all participating youth.

Vison Statement

Young people developed into purpose driven adults who will be highly effective in all aspects of life, and to become productive, both on and off the field of competition.

Features

  • Early Childhood Development Center
  • Heritage Farms (Coming 2025-2026)
    • Learning center that will include three early childhood classrooms and technology
      center
  • Athletic fields accommodating soccer and flag football and an outdoor ice skating area
  • Screen printing and embroidering business, licensed kitchen, café, and catering business (Washington Heights Entrepreneurial Fund)
  • Multi-Sports complex
  • Teen “Dream Lounge” and Career Center (Coming 2025-2026)
  • Custer Greens
  • Youth housing facility (Coming 2026-2027)
  • Family and Youth Counseling Center (Coming 2025)

Programs

All of the instructional programs are developed with the intent of exposing our student-athletes to every aspect of the game and to create an interest that will encourage the athletes to pursue the sport to the highest level.

  • Sports (Ages 6 – 12)
    • Rocket Football
    • Cheerleading
    • New Level Sports Basketball Skills Academy
    • Golf
    • Disc Golf
    • Boxing
  • Academic Enrichment Program (Grades 1st – 12th)
  • S.T.A.T.S. Mentoring Program (Grades 1st – 6th)
  • Girls Unlimited (Ages 7-18)
  • JR. MANRRS Program (Grades 7th – 12th)
  • Affirmation Ink (Grades 9th – 12th)
  • Custer Greens Golf Course
  • Early Childhood Group (Sugar & Spice South and Sugar & Spice Central)
  • Youth Ambassadors
  • Camp iCAN