Harlem Baseball Hitting Academy Inc.
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Mission Statement
With so many young African American and Latino men in their criminal justice system African American men make up 15% of the population and 6% are incarcerated. I felt that it was time that we could use baseball to be a carrot so to speak to get kids to understand that education it's going to be their ticket out of a situation of crime and most of all second and third generations-of poverty. We have always had wonderful success within certain communities when it came to athletics but, I didn't want to find the next Barry Bonds or New York Yankee I wanted to find the next great inventor, the next great writer, the great next community service person who goes out and becomes the mayor, Governor, and President of the United States. I wanted to fight 100 years of poverty with education to even the playing field not on a Sports Complex but in the boardrooms of business in America, I wanted to find kids who were passionate about art, or about commerce, or about politics about science, mathematics, medicine, and research. I wanted kids who had never seen a horse, but I'd always thought about being a veterinarian to be able to fulfill those dreams even if they lived on the 20th floor in a New York City public housing complex. In 19 years we have graduated 350 young men and the greatest gift you can give anyone is the knowledge of self, and the knowledge that you can be anything you want to be if you see it, and someone believes in you, "You can change the world if only one person believes in you". Yes, if you are black or Latino and poor, still gives you no excuse to not excel in school. This country is the only country that has the word Dream attached to it. There are no Black Dreams or Latin Dreams or White Dreams or Asian Dreams There is only one Dream and its the American Dream And if people don't laugh at your dream, or question your dreams then you aren't dreaming big enough. Our Goals are simple, we want to put more young people in college than in the criminal justice system.
About This Cause
Dear Friend, The Harlem Baseball Hitting Academy, in its 19 years, has helped save over 350 young African-American and Latino men’s lives and propelled them into college while bringing quality baseball instruction to these young men. While the graduation rate for African-American boys is approximately 28% in New York City (according to the Schott Foundation), The Harlem Baseball Hitting Academy has a 100% High school and college graduation rate with our alumni group of over 350 young men. Our alumni, including former gang members, former homeless children, and many who have been deeply in poverty, have obtained $19 million in both academic and baseball scholarships and attended some of the most competitive colleges Johns Hopkins - Stanford University - Princeton University - UCLA University of Pennsylvania -Pomona College- Georgetown University - Kent State Morehouse College - Notre Dame - Bucknell University The University of South Carolina - Temple University, and so many more Our mission is not just to get more African-American kids back into playing baseball, but it is to make sure that kids of color understand the value of education. Through our program, these young men obtain not just a job, but a career. They obtain not just a paycheck, but a passion. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO CONTINUE OUR WORK. Please donate to The Harlem Baseball Hitting Academy. ⦁ Bronze - Three Strikes Donor Honor Roll: ⦁ $3,000 covers the costs of showcases, travel, etc. for one of our young men to pursue his dreams of higher education through a baseball scholarship ⦁ Gold - Nine Innings Donor Honor Roll: ⦁ $9,000 covers costs for three young men in their pursuit of higher education ⦁ Platinum - Twenty-Seven Outs Donor Honor Roll: ⦁ $27,000 covers the costs for nine young men to pursue higher education Any amount is welcome and needed. The Harlem Baseball Hitting Academy is a 501(C)(3) organization. All donations are tax-deductible. Our Employee Identification Number is 45-2189291. There are several ways to donate online using our website (www.harlembaseballacademy.org) or our gofundme https://www.gofundme.com/f/HELP-HARLEM-BASEBALL-FUND (www.paypal.me/nyhitting) If you want to write a check sent it to the address below THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. Youman Wilder Founder and President Harlem Baseball Hitting Academy 628 West 151 Street, Suite 1i New York, NY 10031 nyhitting@aol.com