Community Outreach
Contacts
Shana Daum
Senior Vice President, Communications & Community Relations
MISSION
Serving our community is a guiding principle of the Giants organization. Together with the Giants Community Fund, our 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we work to identify, support and raise awareness for people, issues and programs that are important to our fans, our players, the Bay Area community and beyond.
KEY INITIATIVES
The Giants Community Relations team works closely with our players and families to determine their charitable interests. We work with hundreds of Bay Area nonprofit organizations, supporting them by raising awareness at Oracle Park, visiting our partners where they are and backing initiatives in areas including but not limited to youth recreation, fitness, health, violence prevention, sustainability, literacy, underrepresented communities, military, adoption organizations, housing, pet rescue, victims of natural disasters, and senior citizens.
BP28
In 2016, we helped Buster and Kristen Posey launch BP28 in partnership with the V Foundation and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals. BP28 provides grants to research hospitals and charitable organizations which support children diagnosed with pediatric cancer. As Buster continues his career with the Giants as part of the ownership group, the Giants continue to support the Poseys in their mission to find a cure for childhood cancer.
PETER A. MAGOWAN FIELDS FOR KIDS
The Peter A. Magowan Fields for Kids Program, named after the Giants late owner, reaches out to underserved communities where the Junior Giants program exists in order to enhance recreational opportunities and create safer places to play. The program includes the full renovations of up to two fields each year with plans to facilitate a small grants process to assist with upgrades such as a new backstop or fresh sod for the infield.
JUNIOR GIANTS
Junior Giants, the flagship program of the Giants Community Fund, is a free, noncompetitive, coed baseball and softball program for youth ages 5-18. Serving over 21,000 youth annually, Junior Giants uses the power of the game to introduce important lessons in character development, health, education and bullying prevention.
SCHOLARSHIPS & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Each year, 5 Black youth in San Francisco are chosen as Willie Mays Scholars and receive individualized support throughout high school and college in the form of academic programming, holistic support and a college scholarship of up to $20,000. Additionally, 10 eighth grade participants of the Junior Giants program are chosen as Harmon & Sue Burns Scholars and receive $10,000 to use for college or a trade school of their choice.