PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

To supplement the holistic, health educational lessons provided on the basketball court, Shooting Touch Boston (STB) provides off-court educational activities to all AAU The Right Way athletes. In partnership with like-minded health partners, these educational activities provide girls with hands-on experience, improving their knowledge retention on topics relevant to their livelihood. 

PROGRAM GOALS:

• Provide  increased, holistic health education to girls of color

• Improved health and well-being for girls of color

• Increased health knowledge and understanding of available health services for girls of color

PROGRAM OUTCOMES:

• Provided group mental health counseling to 2 AAU The Right Way teams in partnership with MyHuddle

• Provided sports nutrition “store tour” to 2 AAU The Right Way teams in partnership with Stop and Shop

• Engaged 45 girls in 3 speaker series, covering topics of female empowerment, mental health, and nutrition

• 64% of STB participants feel more motivated in life following female empowerment speaker series

• “I’m grateful to be a part of this group and working with My Huddle to better it. This team is a sisterhood.”