DONATE DONATE A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP at the Heart of PeacePlayers Baltimore March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Gail Danik has witnessed enough good intentions from adults wanting to help the kids at Baltimore’s Dawson Safe Haven Center to know that some are real and some end up falling short. All of them need to be… Continue reading A Community Partnership at the Heart of PeacePlayers Baltimore
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How PeacePlayers Brought This Los Angeles Coach Back to Grass Roots
DONATE DONATE How PeacePlayers Brought This Los Angeles Coach Back to Grass Roots March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Earl Ramsey looks back at the 16-year-old version of himself and freely admits he would have been skeptical about PeacePlayers. Well, more than skeptical. That young man, stubborn and already starting to get stuck… Continue reading How PeacePlayers Brought This Los Angeles Coach Back to Grass Roots
Andrea Johnson: Laying the Foundation for the Next Generation
DONATE DONATE Andrea Johnson: Laying the Foundation for the Next Generation March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn As a child, Andrea Johnson’s days and nights growing up in Roseland were filled with the sounds and sights of sport. Not many days went by without baseball, basketball or some other physical activity nourishing her body… Continue reading Andrea Johnson: Laying the Foundation for the Next Generation
PeacePlayers and NIKE Empower Carrington Boards to Inspire Future Female Athletes
DONATE DONATE PeacePlayers and Nike Empower Carrington Boards to Inspire Future Female Athletes March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The nervous seven-year-old girl standing alone on the basketball court at the start of a PeacePlayers Detroit practice didn’t quite know what to do. Dribbling was still a novelty to her and shooting the ball,… Continue reading PeacePlayers and NIKE Empower Carrington Boards to Inspire Future Female Athletes
What A Youth Led Movement Means to PeacePlayer Mackenzie Kyles
DONATE DONATE What A Youth Led Movement Means to PeacePlayer Mackenzie Kyles March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn In the nearly two years since Mackenzie Kyles joined PeacePlayers Detroit, she has had some unforgettable experiences and made good friends. There was the field trip to a Nike-sponsored event at the YMCA in downtown Detroit,… Continue reading What A Youth Led Movement Means to PeacePlayer Mackenzie Kyles
“For the Craic!” a Friendship Games Cultural Twinning in Northern Ireland
DONATE DONATE “For the Craic!” a Friendship Games Cultural Twinning in Northern Ireland March 26, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn On Sunday, March 21st, thanks to generous support from Ed and Penelope Peskowitz, PeacePlayers hosted its third virtual Friendship Games cultural twinning of the year. Wanting to leave their mark, PeacePlayers Northern Ireland’s twinning was… Continue reading “For the Craic!” a Friendship Games Cultural Twinning in Northern Ireland
PeacePlayers Detroit’s Barbara and PeacePlayers Brooklyn’s Diamond reflect on their experience at the PeacePlayers National Girls Summit Last Fall
DONATE DONATE PeacePlayers Detroit’s Barbara and PeacePlayers Brooklyn’s Diamond reflect on their experience at the PeacePlayers National Girls Summit Last Fall March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Bringing young people together to learn from coaches and one another has always been a key part of the PeacePlayers core mission. Sometimes, obstacles can get… Continue reading PeacePlayers Detroit’s Barbara and PeacePlayers Brooklyn’s Diamond reflect on their experience at the PeacePlayers National Girls Summit Last Fall
A Safe Space Not Just for Basketball, but for Healing
DONATE DONATE A Safe Space Not Just for Basketball, but for Healing March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn What PeacePlayers provides for young people often goes far beyond just playing basketball. On March 3, 2020, a shooting took place during an adult pickup game at Palmer Park — on a court the kids… Continue reading A Safe Space Not Just for Basketball, but for Healing
Frank Mena Helps PeacePlayers Youth in Brooklyn Discover the Power of Vulnerability
DONATE DONATE Frank Mena Helps PeacePlayers Youth in Brooklyn Discover the Power of Vulnerability March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten cities throughout the United States, at PeacePlayers, we have adapted to provide virtual programming for our young people. Each week, teammates gather on a Zoom call to… Continue reading Frank Mena Helps PeacePlayers Youth in Brooklyn Discover the Power of Vulnerability
How Female Role Models Are Changing the Game in Brooklyn
DONATE DONATE How Female Role Models Are Changing the Game in Brooklyn March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The event on the basketball court at Nike headquarters in midtown Manhattan began, as they typically do, with the young women excitedly talking to one another and taking a few warm-up shots. Then something happened… Continue reading How Female Role Models Are Changing the Game in Brooklyn