What is Your Next Step After High School?
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What is Your Next Step After High School?
Great Mills - 5/4/2012
By PRESS RELEASE
Founded by Jeff Burrell, Youth Development Interventionist for Tri County Youth Services Bureau in
2010, Basketball 4 L.Y.F.E. (Love, Youth, Family and Education) utilizes the influence of strong
volunteers, coaches, military personnel, and college students to improve the quality of living in our
community through mentorship, events, tutoring, and the game of basketball. Basketball 4 L.Y.F.E.
(BB4L) mission is to bring together community leaders and members of the basketball community to
improve the lives of youth and families by educating them on BB4L core values: Hard work, Team work,
Discipline and Dedication to academic success.
These volunteers and sponsors are the strength of the organization, helping as mentors, coaches and
more to provide positive programs, engaging activities and basketball events that focus on Love, Youth,
Family, and Education.
Love for the Game (ages 8-22) – Basketball and Life Skills training for basketball players that
would like to improve their basketball skills. Sign up for individual and group training
sessions with Jeff Burrell and/or other community partners.
Youth 3 Phase Mentorship (ages 8-18) - 10 week, after school program that utilizes sports
and other activities to connect with the youth, improve academics, and behavior in school.
Our after school program will be governed by teen mentors, guided by adults mentors
(Military personnel, college students, community leaders and volunteers), and overseen by
Jeff Burrell.
Family vs. Cancer – ages 18 & up- In Honor of Shirley Burrell - A 10 week men’s basketball
league that will have several partners set up each week to hand out information, set up
tables for presentations and videos to educate the community on prevention and
treatments for Cancer. Each team will be responsible for sending a representative (player)
to speak to students at our after school program on the importance of Cancer awareness
and prevention.
Education First “Rise to the Challenge”- A weekend basketball tournament held at Great
Mills High school highlighting teens and young adults ages 16-20, while educating them on
options after high school. At the tournament, there will be Information tables for families,
military recruiters, college recruiters, and financial aid tables where students can learn
about FASFA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), grants and scholarships.
Community partners are welcome to set up information booths at the event. To volunteer
send your request or call Jeff Burrell at basketball4lyfe247@gmail.com or 202-329-4233.
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