This Tuesday, December 3, 2024, the Club is proud to announce the creation of the Paris Basketball Foundation.
This is structured around several pillars of development:
- An endowment fund dedicated to youth.
- An endowment fund which is part of the legacy of Paris 2024.
- An endowment fund supported by players, fans and the entire Paris Basketball community.
- An ambitious endowment fund resolutely anchored in the reality on the ground.
Since 2018, Paris Basketball has always been able to combine sporting ambition and social impact, by carrying out concrete actions such as interventions in schools, an integration program for young refugees, or even charity matches. Thousands of young people have already benefited from these initiatives.
With the creation of the Paris Basketball Foundation, the club aims to increase this impact and further structure its commitment to serving youth and the Greater Paris community.
Faithful to its DNA of audacity, inclusion and commitment, the club is fully invested in its societal mission: using basketball as a lever to inspire, connect and transform the youth of Greater Paris. His ambition? Offering young people unique opportunities through programs combining sport, education and culture.
“I am very happy to announce today the creation of Paris Basketball Foundation. We look forward to partnering with businesses, other foundations and community leaders to make Great Paris a better place in every way – especially for young people in disadvantaged neighborhoods. We hope that the projects we develop and support will be a source of inspiration for the entire community. »
David Kahn, President.
Initiatives at the heart of the community
- Discover basketball : Offer thousands of young people in Greater Paris the opportunity to discover basketball, its values of inclusion, respect and surpassing oneself, and to flourish through sport.
- Involve club partners: Encourage their involvement alongside the Paris Basketball Foundation in local initiatives, to give young people the means to achieve their ambitions.
- Raise awareness of societal issues : Mobilize sport to promote inclusion, solidarity and sustainable development, in collaboration with local associations.
- Supporting young people from the Training Center : Support the hopes of Paris Basketball in their triple journey – sporting, academic and civic – in order to prepare them for success on and off the field.
A local impact, a global legacy
The endowment fund aims to build a real bridge between working-class neighborhoods, amateur clubs and major sporting institutions. Through innovative programs such as « On Court » – focused on the transmission of values through sport – and « Together »dedicated to solidarity actions in schools, hospitals or social centers, the Paris Basketball Foundation is committed to leaving a positive and lasting imprint.
“As a former player and now Sports Director, I know how essential it is to play in a club that has strong values. Paris Basketball is not limited to performance, it is committed to youth and society, and the Paris Basketball Foundation reflects this ambition.”.
Amara SY, Sports Director
A call for collaboration
The Paris Basketball Foundation calls on companies, associations and institutions sharing its values to join this movement. Together, we can turn the legacy of the 2024 Games into an opportunity to sustainably transform our society.
