Leadership 101 – Fresno County, California
Baseball Enrichment Program – Bronx County, New York
[Linden, CA] Aaron Judge, New York Yankee and former Fresno State Bulldog, and founder of the Aaron Judge ALL RISE Foundation is proud to announce the May 2023 Mini-Grant recipients, each receiving $2,500. These organizations connect with the ALL RISE mission to inspire children and youth to become responsible citizens and reach unlimited possibilities.
Bridge2College, Fresno County, California has provided leadership workshops, college tours, and scholarships for under-represented exemplary students since 2018. Their monthly leadership development workshops for high school students focus on skills essential for lifelong success, such as time management, public-speaking, organization, communication, and collaboration. This grant will contribute to leadership workshops, college tours to California and Ivy League Universities, and scholarships for Fresno high school students.
NYC Autism Charter Schools Bronx [NYCACS], Bronx County, New York was founded in 2015 to give Bronx families a chance for specialized education by addressing the unique needs of students diagnosed with severe to moderate autism spectrum disorder. NYCACS provides individualized, scientifically based educational services through small class sizes that utilizes a well-rounded functional curriculum and customized differentiated instruction. The Baseball Enrichment Program was developed to improve students’ fine motor skills, such as balance, visual-motor control, body coordination and mobility skills. This grant will allow an organization to provide twice weekly baseball training for Bronx students at the Autism Charter School.
“These organizations and their initiatives perfectly align with our mission by addressing leadership and citizenship development, health and well-being, and community involvement for youth,” said Aaron Judge. “I am proud to partner with these organizations to improve children’s reading, vocabulary and comprehension skills by building students' home libraries, give under-represented high school students the skills and resources needed to achieve their post-secondary educational goals, and provide unique and community-based learning opportunities to students diagnosed with Autism.”
All funds donated to the Aaron Judge ALL RISE Mini-Grant Program are greatly appreciated. These donations go directly to children and youth programs in San Joaquin County, California; Fresno County, California; and Bronx County, New York, that support ongoing citizenship and education development. To donate visit: aaronjudgeALLRISEfoundation.org.