Special Ticket Programs

Tickets for Kids Charities works with individuals, venues, organizations, and corporations to establish Special Ticket Programs.

In addition to our Special Ticket Programs, Tickets for Kids Charities has two other programs: Living & Learning in Our Neighborhood and Discovering Our Neighborhood

Living & Learning in Our Neighborhood includes our kids in arts & cultural and educational activities.  

Discovering Our Neighborhood creates opportunities for our kids to attend sporting and family entertainment events.  

All of our programs encourage youth to explore the treasures and enriching resources located in their region.  

Our current Special Ticket Programs are described below.

If you would like to learn more about our programs or are interested in establishing a new Special Ticket Program, please contact us.

Special Ticket Programs

A CELEBRATION OF READING

Tickets for Kids Charities collaborates with Prime Stage Theatre on a teen literacy program each year. This educational program encourages teens to read a specific book followed by the live stage performance of that book. 

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL

Cirque du Soleil donates a number of its tickets to charities that work with at-risk teens. The charities selected are located in each of the cities they visit during their North American Tours. In partnership with Cirque du Soleil, Tickets for Kids Charities manages the distributed tickets to the nonprofit agencies throughout the country. 

CIVIC LIGHT OPERA'S KELLY CIRCLE PROGRAM

Each year the Pittsburgh CLO donates approximately 500 community outreach tickets for youth served by Tickets for Kids.

CLEVELAND INDIANS

Take Me Out to the Ballgame Program
Season ticket holders have the option of donating past and future unused tickets so that deserving kids may enjoy a game at Progressive Field.

Indians Organization

The Indians Organization, in partnership with Tickets for Kids Charities, donated hundreds of Indians tickets to community groups through the Commissioners Initiative.

FIRST TEE

This educational opportunity provides young people of all backgrounds a chance to develop life-enhancing values including confidence, perseverance, and judgment through golf and character education. Each summer, this unique opportunity is available to the youth we serve.

GIANT EAGLE INC.

Donates various tickets to Pittsburgh, Erie, Youngstown and Cleveland sporting and cultural events and provides food vouchers for picnic lunches and special occasion events including the reception for A Celebration of Reading and Coats for Kids.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S ALL-STAR FANFEST

Annually, for the host cities local children, MLB includes thousands of Tickets for Kids youth in exciting activities at FanFest during All-Star week. 

PENNSYLVANIA MOTOR TRUCKING ASSOCIATION

Wild Things Tailgating Party
Annually, members provide a tailgating picnic at Consol Energy Park for about 350 youth. Truck drivers and volunteers purchase and prepare the food and provide tickets for the Washington Wild Things baseball game.

Coats for Kids
The truck drivers purchase winter coats for deserving children served by Tickets for Kids Charities. Additional support from the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, Giant Eagle and BestPromotions made it possible for these children to enjoy a holiday party at the center while receiving these wonderful, warm new coats.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

Over 14,000 local youth enjoyed a Pirates game during the 2009 season.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame Program
Season ticket holders have the option of donating past and future unused tickets so that deserving kids may enjoy a game at PNC Park.

PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S HEARTSTRINGS

PSO corporate sponsors purchase subscription tickets for youth to attend symphony concerts.

REEDSMITH ATTORNEYS' PANTHERS SPORTS PROGRAM

Every year, a group of attorneys from Reed Smith LLP collect donations from colleagues, friends, and family to purchase University of Pittsburgh Panthers' season passes for basketball and football. These passes are then utilized by kids from Tickets for Kids.

RIVERQUEST

RiverQuest uses a portion of its ARAD grant funding to include kids from Tickets for Kids in educational classes/cruises on the three rivers surrounding Pittsburgh.

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PANTHERS TOUCHDOWN FOR KIDS PROGRAM

Season ticket holders donate tickets for football games that they are unable to use and as a result our children have a ball at the games!

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE CELEBRITY SERIES

Lawrence & Mercer County businesses donate money to purchase admissions for children in those counties to attend educational and arts performances held at the college.