PHILADELPHIA YOUTH BASKETBALL ("PYB") DELIVERS YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING TO NEARLY 1,300 PARTICIPANTS LED BY SKILLED, CARING, AND AUTHENTIC COACH-MENTORS. CENTRAL TO OUR APPROACH IS THE NOTION THAT BASKETBALL IS AN ICONIC GAME IN OUR CITY AND REGION, TRANSCENDING LINES THAT HISTORICALLY DIVIDE US LINES OF RACE AND ETHNICITY, NEIGHBORHOOD, AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCE TO CREATE RELATIONSHIPS THAT BIND US TOGETHER. THROUGH A COMBINATION OF BASKETBALL SKILL-BUILDING AND GAME-PLAY, ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, POSITIVE COACHING AND MENTORSHIP, HEALTHY MEALS AND NUTRITION INFORMATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND MORE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR PEERS AND ADULTS, LEARNING AND EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, AND FUTURE TRAJECTORIES.
