IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR
INNER CITY YOUTH THROUGH SPORTS.
Brockton Youth Summer Leagues
Summer Basketball
Each summer, Brockton Youth Summer Basketball League serves over 300 youth by providing affordable access to structured sports programs that promote teamwork, confidence, and leadership.
MASSHIRE
Through our partnership with Masshire Brockton Greater Workforce, we create 30 internship opportunities for youth ages 16–24, offering hands-on experience in coaching, event operations, and leadership development, helping prepare them for future careers.
The Givebackk
The Brockton Edison Academy is an evening school for students that are unable to participate in the regular school day due to having to work, language barriers, their inability to work with other students or gang related activity that prevents them from being in the student population. We were able to offer our “English for Business” course of which they received English Credits that counted towards their graduation. We were able to service 25 students and 100% of participants graduated from the program receiving their diploma along with a certificate of completion.
Next Level Factory
Our partnership with Thumb Print Realty, “List with Vick”, has allowed us to work with individuals that were directly affected by incarceration. If you were affected or a family member/friend by incarceration you automatically qualified to receive a grant towards the down payment of purchasing a home after completing the educational workshop on the process of purchasing a home and the steps necessary to do so. We Have been able to work with 75 individuals that have been directly affected.
Chills Diamond Ring Foundation
We host monthly dinners with adults that have not been successful in the normal work environment but have found success in managing their own business. At our dinners we discuss ways to navigate through the journey of entrepreneurship. We exchange resources and offer assistance for those in need building marketing strategies and scaling their business to generate more revenue. We are also able to discuss the failures and determine the best ways to pivot through adversity. We have been able to service 175 entrepreneurs over the last year with support.
NEXT LEVEL FACTORY
Our sports program Next Level Factory focuses on health fitness and academic success through basketball. We have had the opportunity to work with over 3000 families over the last 10 years from Boston and its surrounding towns. This program has been able to mentor student athletes on their journey through high school preparing them for college. We have been able to help student athletes continue their education through receiving full scholarships to participate in high school preparatory schools and some of the most prestigious academic universities.
Our participants have received full scholarships from the following collegiate programs: Yale, Harvard, Boston College, George Washington, Florida State, University Central Florida, Nevada University, Bryant University, Syracuse University, Providence College, Holy Cross, Northwestern University, South Carolina University, University of Michigan, Fordham University, University of Richmond, Brown University, Temple University, Villanova, Dayton University, Penn State, NJIT, St. Thomas Aquinas. We have athletes that were able to take it a step further and make it to the NBA, WNBA and European Professional leagues.
EVENTS
CHILLS DIAMOND RING TOURNAMENT
Over 25 years our Chills Diamond Ring Annual Basketball Tournament has serviced over 5,000 different families that come from Dorchester, Roxbury, Hyde Park and Mattapan. This free community event unifies all communities offering free food, beverages and community resources in support of this underserved population. One of the greatest testaments to the event is that many of its participants have grown to be community leaders, police officers and correctional officers and professionals in many different industries. The alumni come back to support and encourage future generations to take the path of community advancement.
HANDLE GUN VIOLENCE PEACE WALK
Our annual gun violence prevention peace walk, “Handle Gun Violence” first year was kicked off with city of Boston Police Commissioner leading the walk. The annual event has been going on for 7 years and is a continued effort to reduce the amount of gun violence that happens throughout the city of Boston. The walk starts in Dorchester on Blue Hill Avenue, down to Warren Street in Roxbury, ending on Martin Luther King Blvd in Roxbury, which is considered to be the heart of the city that is affected by gang and gun violence. We have been able to gather over 1000 families, community members, Boston Police officers, Correctional officers and State Troopers to participate in our annual event alongside community members bridging the gaps and showing what community policing really is.
After 10 years of our annual Dorchester vs. Roxbury community weekend, we have been able to service and provide a safe space for over 2,000 community residents. This event brings 2 major communities together in a neutral environment with the efforts to promote togetherness, unity, membership and belonging. These 2 neighborhoods have been directly affected by incarceration and are considered to be a part of the underserved population. Despite the huge crowds, social media influence There has not been any issues of violence which is been a tremendous blessing!