DONATE DONATE Detroit Pistons: Power Humanity Community ConversatioN September 10, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn When the Detroit Pistons and PeacePlayers United States began designing a series of community conversations last year, the idea was simple: gather dozens of parents, youth, and community leaders into one… Continue reading Detroit Pistons: Power Humanity Community Conversation
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Stories from PeacePlayers United States
Meet Javonn; Long-time Participant of PeacePlayers United States
DONATE DONATE Meet JavonN Long-time participant of PeacePlayers United States September 8, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Javonn, a member of PeacePlayers’ Leadership Development Program in Brooklyn, says that in the three years since he first joined, he has changed both on a personal level and… Continue reading Meet Javonn; Long-time Participant of PeacePlayers United States
The Evolution of PeacePlayers United States: How Early Challenges are Leading to Deeper Impact
DONATE DONATE The Evolution of PeacePlayers United States: How Early Challenges are Leading to Deeper Impact August 30, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn The Divide, and the Original Vision As a movement started by two American brothers from Washington, D.C., it only made sense for PeacePlayers… Continue reading The Evolution of PeacePlayers United States: How Early Challenges are Leading to Deeper Impact
Baltimore Participant Displays the Skills That Once Made her a 2x Poetry Champion During the Friendship Games
DONATE DONATE Baltimore Participant Displays the Skills That Once Made her a 2x Poetry Champion DURING NORTHERN IRELAND’S CULTURAL TWINNING August 2, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn PeacePlayers-Baltimore’s Leadership Development Program (LDP) participant, Danica Miller, is actively showing why she is destined for greatness on and… Continue reading Baltimore Participant Displays the Skills That Once Made her a 2x Poetry Champion During the Friendship Games
PeacePlayers Global Network Inspires Change in Youth Leader, Promise
DONATE DONATE PeacePlayers Global Network Inspires Change in Youth Leader, Promise June 2, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Despite the many challenges American youth — especially those in undervalued communities — face during the pandemic, there has also been resilience, community and — through PeacePlayers’ virtual… Continue reading PeacePlayers Global Network Inspires Change in Youth Leader, Promise
A Community Partnership at the Heart of PeacePlayers Baltimore
DONATE DONATE A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP at the Heart of PeacePlayers Baltimore March 29, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin 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… Continue reading A Community Partnership at the Heart of PeacePlayers Baltimore
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 Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin 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… 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 Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin 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,… 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 Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin 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… 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 Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin 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… Continue reading What A Youth Led Movement Means to PeacePlayer Mackenzie Kyles