The Shooting For Peace Program and Everfi Partnership Shooting For Peace is a community education program led by NBA player and global ambassador Jerome ‘JYD’ Williams and basketball Legends. The program brings communities together through digital education, creativity, leadership and sports. Dozens of current and former NBA take part in Shooting For Peace activities every […]
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Touro University is a prominent University in the health field in Henderson, Nevada. One of their areas of expertise is Autism and they have learned that one of the ways that they are able to bring joy to the kids faces is through the game of basketball. Well, it just so happens locally is an
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In the 2020 year, the annual Shooting For Peace event hosted by NBA Legends, took place in Chicago at Dunbar Vocational High School. It seems that every year this event improves and impacts more lives. All-Star weekend was held in Chicago, with a near freezing temperature, but that did not stop the NBRPA, Everfi, and
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Former Raptor Jerome JYD Williams activates his motivational speaking skills to reach the 11th and 12th graders in Toronto Canada. Jerome is apart of the shooting for peace organization and wanted to let the children know at Jarvis Collegiate High School that education is important. In addition, he informed the students about the Shooting For
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So for several year Las Vegas Council Member, Mr. Lawrence Weekly has been co hosting a college fair at the Doolittle Recreational Center. This year, because the Shooting For Peace program works with colleges to help with admissions and also works with students to aid them in receiving scholarship daughters; the organization felt having a
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The Shooting For Peace program was invited to address the Sierra Vista Vista High School Black Student Union students that reside in Las Vegas, NV. The BSU is an organization at many schools on the West Coast have that addressed African American culture as well as community involvement. For this particular event, a high school counselor
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We all have heard the typical phrase from our parents or guardians which goes something like this, “you need to go to school and get good grades, so you can in turn go to college and then get a good job!” Well the Shooting For Peace teamed up with the Access College event in Las
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The month of October 2019 was a special month for Rwanda. This country in Africa is home to over 12 million people! Unfortunately, life is tough for the people of Rwanda as poverty rates are high. Jerome Williams, a Shooting For Peace and basketball ambassador, made it his duty to travel all the way to Rwanda
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Professional Basketball Players Support the Shooting For Peace Initiative In Dallas The Shooting For Peace initiative was in full effect in the Dallas area. The legends in attendance were Jerome “Junk Yard Dog” Williams, NBRPA chapter president Willie Davis, Harlem Globetrotter, Eric “Broadway” Jones, DeShawn Stevenson and many more. You can read the entire story below,
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Shooting For Peace Morals & Beliefs Impact the Dominican Republic In late August of 2018, SportsPower International brought 10 former NBA players to the Dominican Republic to share the love of Jesus through free clinics and exhibition games. It was a fantastic trip that included visiting two orphanages and hosting three clinics for kids in
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