Expand access to an under-served community, while maintaining a truly diverse environment – We want the league to broaden outreach to West Philadelphia neighbors where baseball hasn’t been a viable option. But we want to do so while maintaining active participation from medium- and higher-income pockets of the community. Our vision is to bring together a true cross-section of West Philadelphia to increase mutual understanding and open new doors of opportunity. In our first year, we had parents looking to sign up all through the season as awareness increased (and maybe some belief in our determination took root), encouraged by reduced rates for many of our players. But we need promotional support – not just word of mouth but traditional advertising -- to help bridge the cultural and economic divides in West Philadelphia and bring more families from all backgrounds into PAYSA.

Improve facilities – in this era of never-ending cost-cutting, we've gotten no new financial support from the city at this point. Revitalizing the field has been a labor of love with a substantial personal investment from the founders. We are seeking ways to backfill the up-front costs and set ourselves on a financial course to have a first-rate facility – one that can support a growing population of participants. We are looking to pursue traditional sponsorships with local and national businesses, individual donations from the community and higher income participants, and foundations with missions that align with PAYSA’s.

Equalize quality of experience and quality of play – our higher-income families have the resources to hire coaches, attend hitting clinics and go to the batting cages around the city. Our historically under-served neighbors are starting from behind -- often years behind --  without the same level or frequency of instruction, even now that the league has started. We want to go beyond participation and get these kids to excellence – to a level of engagement and performance that will instill self-discipline, self-motivation, and self-confidence. Just playing youth sports doesn’t guarantee a more productive and successful life. Learning to master a sport, however, goes a long way toward transforming an individual. Delivering this – through increased instruction and proper equipment – will require financial resources that we don't have today.