New Heights: College Bound
This project's parent organization is New Heights Youth
It operates in United States
It uses Basketball
Entered the Sport for Quality Education and Employment Award
More about New Heights: College Bound
At New Heights, we make the basketball court a “classroom” by encouraging our participants to develop and apply leadership skills by challenging them to resolve personal conflicts, demonstrate teamwork and dedication in training and competition, and display respect toward others. Most importantly, we provide student-athletes direct access to resources that low-income students rarely have. These services include: academic tutoring, high school and college preparation, and school placements that are otherwise unavailable to them.
New Heights addresses urban generational poverty by bridging the opportunity gap through positive youth-development and education. Basketball is the hook that attracts students-athletes to the program; the relationships gained and support provided, keeps them engaged in the program.