Legends Care is the initiative of the NBRPA that positively impacts communities and youth through basketball. NBRPA Legends give back through clinics, mentoring, charitable outreach and other grassroots initiatives in the United States and abroad with the goal of educating, inspiring and keeping youth active, healthy and safe.
The Legends HBCU Scholarship is a scholarship fund and scholars program for undergraduates attending HBCUs. Legends Scholars will receive a $10,000 scholarship in recognition of their academic excellence and desire to positively impact the world.
Legend Care’s cornerstone program - Full Court Press: Prep For Success - went virtual, giving children around the world the opportunity to learn basketball skills through drills demonstrated by WNBA Legend Sheryl Swoopes and NBA Legends Grant Hill, Shawn Marion, Dale Ellis, Fat Lever, Greg Oden and Caron Butler.
Legends Girl Chat is a virtual Legends Care program consisting of one-hour video conversations between middle school and high school girls and WNBA Legends. Partnering with the NBRPA on Legends Girl Chat is Girls Inc. Through this Legends Care partnership, all 78 affiliates of Girls Inc. are able to schedule a Legends Girl Chat to incorporate into their programming.
Through the Legends Home Courts program, monetary grants are given to community groups for the renovation of outdoor basketball courts.
prepares elementary students for the upcoming school year by providing them with brand new backpacks filled with essential back to school supplies.
The Thanksgiving Community Assist is an annual Legends Care program through which families in need receive a Thanksgiving turkey and holiday cheer from the Legends of Basketball.
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