Despite soaring temperatures outside, a group of young boys found relief in a cool gym, where they engaged in sports and learned valuable life lessons.
Held at the Garrison Community Center, organizers emphasized the importance of having a safe space for youth to keep them out of the heat and harm’s way.
HeLeads workshop empowers inner-city boys above and beyond sports
“It’s so important for our community and our kids to see who is there for them, and to see people who look like them and support them, and don’t look like them support them,” Tony Temple, founder of Temple Made Fitness, said.
This group of K-8 students is part of the HeLeads initiative, founded by Terrell Brown.
HeLeads aims to use the transformative power of sports to instill leadership, teamwork, and emotional intelligence in young boys…