Action Team Players in The World Series

Volunteers of America has partnered with the Major League Baseball Players Trust since 2002. The centerpiece of this relationship is the Action Team program, which encourages young people throughout the United States to volunteer in their communities. Action Teams, consisting of Major League Baseball players and Team Captains from area high schools, work together in cities nationwide to encourage young people to get involved in their communities by volunteering.

In June, Victorino was presented with Volunteers of America’s 2009 Outstanding Community Service Award in recognition of his work as a mentor and inspiration to Philadelphia-area youth volunteers. As one part of this effort, Victorino and Howard joined Action Team students this spring in volunteering at Volunteers of America Delaware Valley’s Eleanor Corbett House in Glassboro, NJ, which offers emergency shelter and other services for homeless families.