Rising Stars Football Academy Foundation

The Rising Stars Football Academy Foundation is more than a football. We focus on youth development to help our student-athletes succeed in the classroom, in the community, and on the field. Based on our five pillars we seek to teach and provide essential life and social skills to student-athletes and youth of all backgrounds and demographics with the aim of fostering their success to help prepare them for college, and their future careers.

These five pillars include academic excellence, mental health and wellness, leadership, life and social skills, and financial literacy.

During our week long residential camp our participants attend practices and workouts each day and have a full schedule. What we are most proud of is our student-athlete development workshops at camp. Each night we bring in guest speakers and panelist to educate our participants in the areas of academic excellence, leadership, life and social skills, mental health and wellness, and financial literacy. We are the only camp in the country that includes student-athlete development as a part of our daily camp schedule.

Our programs are open to all student-athletes, both male and female between the ages of 8-18. Our vision is to ensure that our services and programs are especially available to the underprivileged youth in our communities who financially struggle or who otherwise may not have the support or resources to reach us. We have been in operation in total for 17 years and have helped countless student-athletes go on to receive scholarships to play at the Division I, II, and III levels, and have helped them go onto college and start professional careers.

In 2025 we have added the First ever Girls Flag Football Camp, as female student-athletes deserve equal opportunities to attend a camp like ours that can help make an impact in their overall development and help them become leaders in the classroom, on the field, and in their communities. Girls Flag Football is on the rise in Pennsylvania, and across the country.

Each summer we offer between 10-15 scholarships to youth who typically do not have the financial means or resources to be able to attend a camp like ours. All kids deserve the opportunity to attend a camp on a college campus to get the full experience as to what it will look like to attend college, and potentially what it will look like to be a collegiate student-athlete in their future.

Our goal is to inspire and motivate our campers to work hard in the classroom to create opportunities for their future success. If they focus on their academics in the classroom, become leaders in the community, and work hard, they can potentially receive scholarships that can cover the cost of their college education.

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