WE BELIEVE IN A

COMMUNITY UNITED

The mission of the Riverside Hawks is to help the students and families in
our community use basketball to pursue academic opportunities and
promote character development.

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WE BELIEVE IN A

COMMUNITY UNITED

The mission of the Riverside Hawks is to help the students and families in
our community use basketball to pursue academic opportunities and
promote character development.

Explore

WE BELIEVE IN A

COMMUNITY UNITED

The mission of the Riverside Hawks is to help the students and families in
our community use basketball to pursue academic opportunities and
promote character development.

Explore

WE BELIEVE IN A

COMMUNITY UNITED

The mission of the Riverside Hawks is to help the students and families in
our community use basketball to pursue academic opportunities and
promote character development.

Explore

Who We Are

BACKGROUND & MISSION

Founded by the Riverside Church in 1961, the Riverside Hawks have been a staple program in the Harlem community. We provide an opportunity for youth to use basketball as a vehicle to improve academic outcomes and in turn, improve career prospects. Through some transitions, the program has now expanded its programming to support not only its basketball players but any young person in our local community. The Riverside Hawks Board and The Riverside Church leaders have fortified the program and provided the infrastructure that allows us to hire staff that can focus on the academic needs of our male and female student-athletes, while still also offering excellent basketball training.

ACADEMICS. BASKETBALL. COMMUNITY.

OUR RESULTS

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION

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All Riverside Hawks student-athletes in the Classes of 2024 and 2025 successfully graduated from high school and continued on to college, prep school, or other post-secondary opportunities.

ACCEPTANCE TO COLLEGES

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Every graduating Riverside Hawks student-athlete in the Classes of 2024 and 2025 earned admission to college, prep school, or a postsecondary pathway.

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID VALUE

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Projected four-year scholarship, grant, and financial aid value earned by Riverside Hawks boys and girls student-athletes in the Classes of 2024 and 2025.

PREP SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS

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Boarding school, prep school, and independent school scholarships awarded to Riverside Hawks student-athletes.

HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT

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Scholarship assistance awarded to Riverside Hawks student-athletes attending private, Catholic, and independent high schools.

ACADEMICS. BASKETBALL. COMMUNITY

WHO WE SERVE

Almost 70% of our program families come from households in Washington Heights, Harlem, and The Bronx. Over 60% of our families have incomes categorized as low-income and close to 80% of our families categorized as low to moderate-income. The unforeseen drops in income and difficulties this year that resulted from COVID-19 have been extremely detrimental to the stability of the families in our program. However, with the support of our donors, we continue to provide valuable services to those we serve.