Community Policing Meets Community Tennis

As one of the program’s efforts to be more inclusive, the USTA gave the Tennis Champions equipment packages of right-sized racquets and balls that they could give away in their communities to families and youth organizations.

Janet was so excited to be able to distribute these gifts within her community and wanted to find a way that they could be used to help the most people possible. Her local area, Wichita, KS, has a Community Policing Department focused on connecting with communities to best understand and serve their specific needs. These community policing officers frequently will host community barbecues and fun gatherings to develop positive relationships between the people of the community built on respect and communication. Janet had the idea to gift the tennis equipment to the department so that the officers could use it to play with kids in the community.