Books & Buckets
The mission of Books & Buckets is to empower underserved, aspiring youth through academics, athletics, and advocacy for the purposes of local neighborhood impact.
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PLAY ·2024 Grants ChallengeBuilding Youth Action for Safer Communities
Books & Buckets’ Youth Academy + Action is a two-phase leadership development program, first engaging youth through an eight-week summer academy to build confidence and knowledge through reading, mentoring, civics education, and basketball skills clinics that promote teamwork, discipline, communication, and accountability. Youth then leverage these skills by creating and leading actionable neighborhood impact projects over the next six months addressing safety and other issues of concern in the Washington neighborhood of Long Beach.
- PLAY ·2021 Grants Challenge
Upgrading My Game and My Brain
At Books and Buckets, we will empower Washington Neighborhood Youth with a Basketball Academy, Guided Reading and Comprehension Help, and Mentoring. Our program aims to provide student-athletes with the fundamental skills that empower them to succeed on the court, in the classroom, and in their community. Our academy undertakes place-based change that focuses on a neighborhood impact, with an aspiring and promising community of strong and powerful Black and Brown youth who have been historically underserved.