Programs

Four ways we invest in youth

Academic Support

Tutoring, school supplies, and back-to-school drives that keep students equipped and confident in the classroom.

Youth Camps

Free football camps built on skills, drills, character, and mentorship from college and high school athletes.

Community Outreach

Hospital visits for children battling cancer, holiday food drives, and toy drives across our communities.

Scholar-Athlete Recognition

Honoring students who excel in the classroom and on the field, with awards and scholarship support.

Chris Cole Youth Football Camp

A free day of football fundamentals, competition and confidence-building — every camper leaves with a camp jersey, a signed photo and a reason to believe in themselves.

Chris Cole laughing with campers and parents during a camp drill

Campers in COLE 9 shirts lining up behind a coach for a drill

Chris Cole posing with a young camper on the turf

Campers holding signed photos with Chris Cole after the camp

Chris Cole talking with a huddle of campers in COLE 9 shirts

Community outreach in action

School visits, hospital rooms, food drives and holiday deliveries — real moments from our outreach across the Salem and Roanoke Valley community.

Kids holding footballs signed by Chris Cole at a community event

Chris Cole with a group of students in a school gymnasium

Chris Cole reading a picture book to an elementary school class

Chris Cole and a teacher posing with her class after a school visit

Chris Cole high-fiving students during a school visit

Chris Cole in his jersey visiting a patient in the hospital

Food donations delivered to the Roanoke City Sheriff's Office

Chris Cole in a Santa hat with a family in the children's hospital

Chris Cole delivering Christmas gifts to a child in the hospital

Volunteers packing school supplies into backpacks for students