New Heights
This project's parent organization is New Heights Youth
It operates in United States
It uses Basketball
Shortlisted for the Sport for Education Award
More about New Heights
In the underserved New York City neighborhoods that New Heights targets, only 33% of Latino and 26% of African-American students in public high schools graduate in four years and more than 1/3 of families live in poverty. New Heights believes that increasing access to education is key to bridging this income gap - on average, a high school graduate earns 38% more than a high school dropout per year, while a college graduate earns 64% more.
New Heights uses basketball as a “hook” to engage our student-athletes in a variety of educational and leadership-development opportunities, ensuring that each participant in need receives guidance and support in their journey to high school graduation. We provide subject-specific tutoring and homework assistance to student-athletes who need academic support, as well as standardized test preparation and high school/college admissions counseling.
At New Heights, the basketball court is a “classroom” in which we encourage our participants to develop and apply leadership and life skills. We aim to help all students reach their greatest potential as academic and athletic leaders.