The BASE

A group of BASE student-athletes recently participated in a Career Chat with the Commercial Brokers Association (CBA) Future Leaders Program, learning about careers in commercial real estate and the pathways to get there. Huge thanks to our friends at the CBA for hosting us and continuously including The BASE and our young people in your community engagement efforts. We are proud to be the CBA's Charitable Partner and recipient of the 2024 Diversity Impact Fund. This is the Power of Partnership in action! #careerdevelopment #commercialrealestate #communityengagement

The BASE is excited to announce the 9th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. College, Career, and Wellness Fair. On January 18th we will come together once again at the Melnea Cass Recreational Center in Roxbury and be joined by dozens of colleges, businesses, health & wellness providers, and community partners, each bringing resources and information for young people and residents of the community.   More information to come, and we will have many more colleges and businesses to announce in the days ahead. If your organization would like to participate by hosting a table or sponsoring, please contact BASE Career Development Manager, Alex Richardson, at arichardson@thebase.org. 

This holiday season at The BASE we are thankful for our members, our families, our coaches & staff, and all of our amazing partners & supporters. We are here because all of you believe in us, and we believe in each other! As we count our blessings, we are reminded that it is our privilege to work with these incredible young people. Please enjoy our quick video featuring some of our talented student-athletes. Happy Thanksgiving from our entire BASE Family!  #givingthanks #thankful

We are pleased to present our FY24 Annual Report, with highlights from the past twelve months across BASE sports, programs, events, and more. It was a big year for The BASE and the report succinctly and colorfully shares some of the top stories, data, and photos. We thank our many partners and supporters who made all of this great work possible! Please use this link to open the report PDF: https://adobe.ly/3TOZTJr

The BASE was featured on Boston 25 News this morning, check it out! The team at Boston 25 did a great job showing what The BASE is all about - leveling the playing field and creating opportunity for urban youth, and using sports to help them develop the skills and mindsets to succeed. We are excited to see our story shared with a wide audience across the region today! #youthsports #youthdevelopment #bostonyouth #bostonsports https://lnkd.in/eKPvNuuB

The BASE was featured on Boston 25 News this morning, check it out! The team at Boston 25 did a great job showing what The BASE is all about - leveling the playing field and creating opportunity for urban youth, and using sports to help them develop the skills and mindsets to succeed. We are excited to see our story shared with a wide audience across the region today! #youthsports #youthdevelopment #bostonyouth #bostonsports https://lnkd.in/eKPvNuuB

We are thrilled to announce we recently purchased our facility at 150 Shirley St., along with the adjacent lot at 136 Shirley St., in Roxbury. As a result, in the years ahead we will have the capacity to make deeper investments in programs and serve more young people and families. The BASE is now a property owner with a vested stake in the future of Roxbury and the Newmarket neighborhood. Our vision is to create long-term, intergenerational impact through sports and education, developing young leaders to succeed and become property owners, themselves, right here in Boston.    We are grateful for all those who contributed at this critical juncture for The BASE. Foremost, we would like to thank our lead partner, the Yawkey Foundation, who awarded a $1.5 million Transformational Grant for the purchase, design and renovations of the building. The grant further cements our longstanding relationship and includes the renaming of the facility to the Yawkey Urban Sports Complex: Home of The BASE.   In addition, we thank Sandy & Paul Edgerley, Barbara & Amos Hostetter, Anne Lovett & Steve Woodsum, Tristin & Martin Mannion, Brooke & Will Muggia, Dana & Rob Smith, Stephanie & Brian Spector, The Boston Foundation, Eastern Bank, and several anonymous supporters. Thanks to the support of these families and institutions, and the leadership of BASE President & CEO Steph Lewis and our Board of Directors, The BASE will be a permanent resource in #Roxbury. We couldn't be more proud, and we look forward to deepening our impact with Boston's amazing young people and families. Read more about this story, as reported in today's Boston Globe: https://lnkd.in/eg6DRfDg

Great to see one of our amazing BASE alums featured by WBZ News/CBS Boston, in their latest segment of "BZ's MVP". BASE Alum, Coach, and Baseball Instructor, Jaime Roldan, inspires our student-athletes every day and we were proud to see his story told on air to inspire more young people! Thank you WBZ | CBS Boston for your coverage! https://lnkd.in/ehtE_cDF

The 2024 National Urban Sports Classic was a tremendous success! The tournament featured dozens of games happening all across Boston, with over 450 players representing 33 teams from 6 states. In addition to the games, this year featured the first ever NUSC Youth Conference with inspiring panel discussions, moderated by BASE President & CEO, Steph Lewis. Thank you to our panelists: - Conway Campbell, Sr., Ed.D, Vice President, Assumption University - Ashley Green, Founder & CEO, Ashley S. Greene Consulting LLC - Kerrick Jackson, Head Baseball Coach, University of Missouri - Jacqueline A. Schuman, Ed.D., Vice Chancellor, Director of Athletics & Recreation, UMass Boston - Shalise Tolentino, Head Softball Coach, American International College It was wonderful to see so many student-athletes sharing in the experience and competing on the field and court, while bonding and networking before and after the games. The uplifting community spirit of this unique event was on full display! Thank you to our sponsors, we could not do this without your support. Special thanks to our friends at the Foundation To Be Named Later, who stepped up big for us this year. We also thank Boston College, Boston University, UMass Boston, Brimmer & May, Catholic Memorial, and the City of Boston for sharing their fields and facilities. Finally, our sincere thanks to all the participating programs, coaches, and families. Through your engagement and support, this fantastic annual tradition is making a real impact in the lives of thousands of urban young people. Photo Credits: Reed Barker and Stephen Keep

The National Urban Sports Classic, our signature event bringing together urban sports programs from around the country, officially begins tomorrow! Over the next few days, teams from Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, NYC, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and cities across New England will be competing on college campuses, and engaging in our largest ever Youth Conference, as well as local community events. We thank the The Bay State Banner newspaper for this excellent article highlighting the NUSC and the work of The BASE! https://lnkd.in/dfvK9TKw