Meet the group providing access to second-hand equipment so ‘every kid can play a sport’

PHILADELPHIA — Mary Crowe was determined to provide hockey equipment for a youth club she runs in Erie, Pa., no matter how far she had to go or how long it took. So following a six-hour drive, she arrived at the doors of a nonprofit called Leveling the Playing Field in Sharon Hill. Crowe’s search would soon be fulfilled. “‘Take as much as you need, whatever you need for your program,’” Crowe recalled being told when she walked through the warehouse. “They were incredibly generous from the get-go and they give you this enormous bin to take what you need. “We laughed about the fact that it didn’...