HealthJox LLC is pleased to announce that Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul, and the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) has granted HealthJox LLC a portion of the announced $4.2 Million in State Grants to Support Youth Team Sports across all 5-boroughs. Dewry DuRoi Bradford, CEO of HealthJox LLC launched his health & sports program – funded by the DYCD beginning July 1, 2024. After the highly anticipated 7th annual HealthJox Festival, the program will commence on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Philippa Schuyler Middle School to provide youth ages 12-17 with team sports and mental health programming.
Headed by Nathifa King – Program Supervisor and Mental Health Coach – Kayla Swindell, HealthJox will address the mental health – self-discovery for all youth to begin their personal healing. The first 30-minutes will consist of breathing and workout exercises by personal trainer Temaine Pelzer, followed by 30-minute breakout mental health sessions with certified mental health coach, Kayla Swindell. The next hour will focus on basketball headed by Coach Lamont Kirton along with head coaches – Zak Solomon-Miller, Rodney Pierre; Assistant Coaches – Alisia Pierre and Rodney Pierre, Jr. and AirOdart clinic hosted by Coach Ted Gustus and the AirOdart Coaches: Asani Kai KudoVault and Jackson Bartley. The final hour will allow for free games and skill application. HealthJox will run, 3on3 and 5on5, games so that attendees will learn how to apply their newly learned skills to the actual court. Content creation by Mykela Moore; Chief Financial Officer – Rhonda Brown-Moore; Assistant Program Director – Lorenzo Nicoleau will also be a part of the team.
According to Dewry DuRoi, “This is our opportunity to confront the issues that the Youth in our community are facing. Our kids have experienced violence at the hand of kids who look like them as well as abuse in the home. There’s a lot of communication and relationship issues that they are dealing with, and they lack the skills in knowing how to engage emotionlessly. When we teach our Youth that they themselves are a brand, and the need for them to protect their brand, then they will begin to think about their future and the kind of life they want to live. We will assist them in “self-discovery”, which will help them to discover their PURPOSE on this earth. Once we get them to that level, it’s only a matter of time that they will be on the proper trajectory in realizing a successful career and lifestyle is attainable.”
Program Location:
Philippa Schuyler Middle School
HealthJox LLC is a Minority Black-owned Enterprise Certified creative company focused on improving the health & wellness of NYC’s underserved Youth through sports, the arts and life-changing wellness initiatives.
Our goal is to help our Youth stay active and develop healthy habits while learning the importance of team-work and how to improve their own mental health.
Program Schedule:
HealthJox health & sports program will start with 30-minutes of “self-discovery” with our mental health coach. The next 30-minutes will be dedicated to stretching and workout with our trainer. The next hour, the kids will start with basketball clinics and AirOdart Clinics with our coaches, each separated by age group: 12/13; 14/15; 16/17. During the final hour, we will have our Youth apply the skills that they’ve just learned during the official basketball games simultaneously.
We will have fruit, water and healthy snacks for the kids as well as uniforms.
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Kayla Swindell – Editor
