Social Change Through Hoops

Shooting Touch helps kids excel in basketball and life.

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Another of the organization’s programs, the Shooting Touch Sabbatical Program, gives one post-grad (in the year following his or her college or graduate school education) a $25,000 grant to travel the world giving back to the community through the game of basketball. The first recipient, Hampton University graduate Tome Barros, is currently abroad, and has already made a huge impact. In his first 35 days, Barros has helped build two basketball courts and ran a three-week camp in Dakar, Senegal, teaching basketball, leadership and how to maintain good health.

Kittredge and his supporters are spreading word of the sabbatical, with hopes that even more young adults will apply. “We’ve had a great response from the first year with applicants, but the more people find out about this program, the more applicants we’re going to get because of what a great opportunity this is,” he says.

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