PeacePlayers Los Angeles

PeacePlayers Los Angeles’ Girls Leadership Academy is a transformative program dedicated to empowering young girls through basketball, mentorship, and leadership development. Girls are provided with a supportive environment where they can thrive, build confidence, and become leaders both on and off the court. Together, we are shaping a brighter future for the next generation of female hoopers, change makers and leaders and to help close the gender play equity gap.

Peace League is aimed to inspire the next generation of youth in South Los Angeles to be leaders in equity, engaged in community empowerment and living within the values introduced through our basketball, peacebuilding, leadership development and equity curriculums. Peace League is open to all regardless of skill level and provides opportunities for youth to feel empowered to see the world differently - forming friendships that transcend the divides in their community.

The funds would be used to help launch and support PeacePlayers Los Angeles Leadership & Development Program (LDP) girls ages 13-18 in Watts and South Los Angeles to help empower Black and Latinx youth to challenge the status quo of inequity through activism and access to economic advancement. As a result, PeacePlayers’ youth will contribute to a more equitable society where people can succeed regardless of their race, zip code, color or family income level.