share ONE love

Connection is biological. Healing is communal. Sport is the key.

From recreation to restoration. share ONE love is transforming the experience of youth in South Carolina's youth justice system by harnessing the healing power of sport. We operate inside secure facilities to deliver trauma-informed, brain-aware programs that build regulation skills, strengthen relationships, and promote a sense of belonging-critical foundations for healthy development. Our work bridges a critical gap: while justice-involved youth often carry high levels of adversity and trauma, access to supportive, developmentally-informed recreation is limited. Through structured athletics, positive coaching, and consistent opportunities for proper doses of stress, we help young people heal, develop life skills, and prepare for reintegration into their communities. By converting recreation into restoration, share ONE love measurably improves emotional regulation, behavior, and connection-shifting the trajectory for youth who deserve not just accountability, but opportunity.

Testimonials

From our volunteer Sarah H: "The work has been the catalyst for my understanding on the importance of mentorship in marginalized communities. It has fueled my passion for serving those who are often cast into the shadows of society." 

From our volunteer Brandon Y: "Joining (share ONE love) exposed me to those who did not look like, talk like, or have the same background as me." Even though we cannot specifically identify the youth we work with, we are constantly informed by SCDJJ staff and the youth themselves about how much they look forward to the time we get to spend together. With all the bad within SCDJJ, we strive to be a sliver of good.