Wish Together Swish Together is a 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to repair public school and public housing basketball courts in Manhattan while building bridges within the community. Our goal is to give as many kids a chance to learn and play basketball on courts they are proud of and a place where the community can come together to share a good time.
Basketball is a community sport where kids learn to work together on a team, gain leadership skills, while helping promote self esteem. Kids and teens need a chance to play basketball and too often budget cuts leave these courts broken and unusable. Wish Together Swish Together is hoping to put an end to that neglect and repair courts through donations.
We have partnered with True Bounce backboards to provide the backboards, at a discount, as well as support their Bounce out Bullying campaign. True Bounce is all about performance and they developed a patented technology to create a perforated basketball backboard that is durable and unique. Their board features many properties that enable it to withstand wear and tear from weather, graffiti and heavy use in an outdoor setting.
We also partnered with the New York City Police Department. Each new venue kicks off with a clinic and bank shot contest, culminating in a 3 on 3 tournament. The goal is to help the community come together and support each other. At our last event we had 10 members from the local police precinct playing 3x3 and interacting with everyone - a true community building event. For each event we partner with NYPD to continue to foster building bridges within the community.
