Youth Shooting Sports Alliance
2007
- a central location for equipment needs for youth shooting and hunting programs across the country
- formally known as the 4H Shooting Sports Foundation
Youth Shooting Sports Alliance
13720 Giles Road
Omaha, NE 68138
About the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance
The Youth Shooting Sports Alliance (YSSA) is a Nebraska-based nonprofit, founded in 2007, that supplies firearms, archery gear and other equipment to youth shooting and hunting programs across the United States. Described by NRA publications as the only program of its kind that both loans and donates shooting equipment to youth programs nationwide, YSSA depends on manufacturers donating products or selling them at a discount. Supporters have included Savage Arms, Henry Repeating Arms, Mossberg, Ruger, Taurus, Legacy Sports International and, beginning in 2021, Remington. Program leaders apply through an annual grant cycle, and every firearm is examined and test-fired by a gunsmith before it is released.
The program is structured as a loan, not a rental: YSSA pays outbound shipping and the receiving program pays return shipping. In one year covered by NRA Family in 2014, YSSA loaned equipment to 65 youth programs, including 179 rifles, 232 shotguns, 74 pistols, 69 precision air rifles, 280 BB guns and 195 bows, drawing on an inventory of more than 600 firearms. By 2021 it reported more than $1.6 million in equipment loaned and more than 95,000 junior shooters served. For 4-H clubs, scout troops and school teams, YSSA removes one of the biggest barriers to starting a youth shooting program: the cost of safe, reliable equipment.
Key Facts
- 2007: Youth Shooting Sports Alliance founded
- 2014: Loans equipment to 65 youth programs in a single year; inventory exceeds 600 firearms
- September 24, 2014: Application deadline for the 2015 grant cycle
- March 2, 2021: Remington pledges support for YSSA
- 2021: More than $1.6 million in equipment loaned and over 95,000 junior shooters served
Sources
- Get Quality Shooting Equipment on Loan – NRA Family
- Remington Supports Youth Shooting Sports Alliance – NRA Family
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