On June 17, La Liga del Barrio tipped off its Summer Basketball League with a fun-filled event. The event started with Governor Tom Wolf addressing La Liga’s student-athletes and their parents discussing Schools that Teach, one of his three budget priorities. The program also included Sixers...
Aye Aye, a local seventh-grade student from Southwark School in Philadelphia, battled head-to-head with some of the nation’s most-promising, young mathletes in the 2017 Math Hoops National Tournament at Stanford University on June 2-4. Once the dust settled, Aye Aye found herself in the Final...
The Sixers Youth Foundation hosted the inaugural Math Hoops Tournament on Thursday, April 6 prior to the Sixers game vs. the Chicago Bulls. The tournament consisted of 48 students from 13 middle schools across Philadelphia, Pa. and Camden, N.J. The tournament was tipped off by...
The Philadelphia 76ers believe in fostering meaningful conversations across all communities and continued to do so at the Leadership Together Reception before the game on April 4 against the Brooklyn Nets. Attendees included members of the Governor’s Advisory Commission on African American Affairs, Governor’s Advisory Commission...
As part of the Philadelphia 76ers continued efforts to promote inclusion across all communities, the organization hosted its Autism Awareness Night at the Sixers game on April 4 against Brooklyn. The Sixers extended a number of recognitions and experiences to individuals and organizations with a...
On Saturday, March 18, the Philadelphia 76ers partnered with Temple University to host the Sixers “Bounce Out the Stigma” Autism Awareness Clinic featuring Sixers Head Coach Brett Brown and youth coach "Mighty Mike" Simmel. ...
On March 16, the judging for the Sixers My Brother’s Keeper Mentoring Art Contest presented by PECO was held. The judging panel was comprised of five distinguished representatives from the City of Philadelphia, PECO, Mural Arts Philadelphia and current Sixers player, Robert Covington....
On January 17, the Philadelphia 76ers, in partnership with Unity in the Community and Universal Charter schools, hosted a closed-door conversation with a group of young people from schools in the Greater Philadelphia Area....
Tonight, more than 300 PAL youth and 150 PAL officers attended our Police Athletic League (PAL) Night, which consisted of a competitive Media All-Star basketball game with local TV and radio personalities and a team of boys and girls representing the Cobbs Creek PAL Center...
Martin Luther King Jr., Day is one of the largest days of volunteerism in the United States. Serving the community is at the heart and core values of the Philadelphia 76ers organization. Across three Days of Service alone, Sixers staff members have totaled over 1,500...