About New Heights

ABOUT NEW HEIGHTS
New Heights is a 501(c)3 non-profit sports-based youth development organization based in New York City. We combine basketball and academic support to help student-athletes rise to their potential on the court, in the classroom and in their communities. Our mission is to educate and empower promising underserved youth to be leaders, champions and student-athletes by developing the skills necessary for success in high school, college and life.

Through a variety of afterschool, weekend and summer programs, New Heights engages hundreds of young people annually, the majority of whom come from less advantageous socioeconomic backgrounds and live in under-resourced communities throughout New York City. Over 90 percent of our current participants identify as African-American, Hispanic/Latino(a) or multi-racial, and many will be the first in their families to graduate from college.

Our services include coaching, mentoring, tutoring, test prep, summer day camp, social emotional learning and leadership workshops, college advisement, campus visits and other valuable resources that are frequently out of reach for student-athletes who struggle economically.

Since our inception in 2005, our signature College Bound program has demonstrated 100% high school graduation, 98% college matriculation and over 75% college graduation rates. We have also secured over $65 million in scholarships and financial aid for our student-athletes. Beyond the numbers, our youth show increases in self-esteem, self-confidence and other social-emotional assets necessary for maintaining physical and mental health throughout their lives. (ASHLEY – IF YOU WOULD RATHER USE “THE SCOREBOARD” BULLETS HERE INSTEAD OF THE ABOVE PARAGRAPH, THAT COULD WORK TOO)

In 2021, New Heights transitioned our offices and all program sites to a new, centralized headquarters in Brooklyn with multiple basketball courts, classrooms and administrative offices. In our new home, we are now scaling our services and introducing new programs that will ultimately reach thousands of additional youth and families annually, and increase access to the tools and resources they need to break barriers and become leaders throughout their lives and careers.

Your support helps New Heights create life-changing opportunities on the court and in the classroom for hundreds of student-athletes in New York City. To make a fully tax-deductible donation, please click here.