We believe in the powerful impact of neighborhood centers that offer sports, technology, education and outreach resources .  .  . but with a passionate human touch!  A community life center can be a "nerve center" in the middle of a neighborhood that magnetically attracts and influences young people, teens and whole families towards making positive choices and changes in their lives. What makes a Community Life Center unique is that it is not a government program or agency trying to impose change or community transformation from the outside.  We are a non profit association that has created a network of people and financial resources that in turn can provide a framework leading to an actual physical venue for neighbors within the community to reach neighbors. 

We are supported financially by a broad spectrum of community minded corporations,  government urban renewal agencies, national sports ministries, church and faith based organization and other grant agencies, as well as private benefactors, who have agreed to significantly channel resources and funding towards encouraging the development of inner city and urban community and sports facilities. 

• Community Life Centers- offices, classrooms & a community gathering venue
• State-of-the-art Indoor Sports Pavilions- heated & lighted with EcoSport Turf 
• New Technology outdoor synthetic sports fields- 24/7 zero maintenance fields
• Urban playgrounds
• Technology, job skill and economic development centers
• Skateparks and alternative sports venues

Most Community Life Centers and neighborhood sports facilities are funded with up to 50% - 60% grants arranged by the CSD Council. An approved and funded project is typically installed on a local school campus,  in a public park or on a local church property in a wonderful and effective public/private partnership.  This completely removes the huge cost and complication of private land development.

Even though the CSd Council was newly formed in 2006, we have now had the privilege to be involved in funding and helping to design sports parks and facilities in Mexico, the United States, Ireland, Cape Town, South Africa soon to be Brazil!  

Some of our supporting government agencies, consortium members and project partners are as follows:

• GE Structured Plastics
• FreeSpan1 Engineered Systems
• Ballymun Regeneration, Ltd.
• Ireland Sports Lottery
• Sports Life International
• Sports Across Ireland
• Young Life- Bray, Ireland
• Nash Sports Academy's Capetown 
• All Nations, Inc.
• Marine School Governing Board
• National East Coast Steel Building Co.
• EcoGrass & EcoSport Turf Systems, Inc.
• Universal Lighting Manufacturing, Inc.
• AIB Sports Development Group, LLC
• Upward Sports, Inc. 
• EcoScape Outdoor, Inc.
• Watkins & Shepherd Delivery Systems
• Zoe Outdoors Distribution, Inc. and many more !! 

WHAT IS YOUR DREAM?

The project funding and support for any approved community sports project comes directly from our consortium of national manufacturers and grant agencies. Some recieve PR and recognition in return, others prefer to remain anonymous and simply enjoy the the tax benefits.

We also have an alumni "re-investment program" where key alumni of a university institution can receive significant tax benefits for spearheading a state of the art sports facility on the campus of their alma mater.

WATCH OUR WEBSITE FOR PICTURES AND PROGRESS OF THE NEW 2006 20,000 SQ. FOOT SOCCER PAVILION IN BALLYMUN-DUBLIN, IRELAND !

IN ADDITION TO OUR SOCCER COMPLEX INSTALLED IN 2004, WE ARE SCHEDULED TO INSTALL A PHASE II COVERED AND LIGHTED INDOOR SOCCER PAVILION AND A YOUTH SKATE PARK AT ANOTHER CITY PARK JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY.   GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING FOR THE KIDS IN BALLYMUN!!

IF YOU KNOW OF A COMMUNITY PROJECT THAT IS DESIGNED TO SERVE URBAN YOUTH AND FAMILIES THEN WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU!  WE CAN'T PARTICIPATE IN EVERY PROJECT, BUT MANY WELL PLANNED PROJECTS DO QUALIFY FOR OUR FUNDING AND SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT.

3 EASY STEPS:

1.   EMAIL OR FAX US WITH A BRIEF ONE PAGE OR LESS DESCRIPTION OF YOUR PROPOSED PROJECT. Email: info@csdcouncil.org  Fax: 503 391 6954

2.  A CSD COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE WILL CONTACT YOU WITH FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS.

3.  IF YOUR PROJECT QUALIFIES YOU WILL BE INVITED TO APPLY FOR OUR MATCHING GRANT FUNDING PROGRAM. DECISIONS ARE MADE ON A MONTHLY BASIS AS APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED.

CSD Council currently maintains offices and representatives in Salem, Oregon, San Diego, Calif., Dublin, Ireland and Cape Town, South Africa.