The 2022 installment of the Annual Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation & Community Relations Building Bridges with Basketball Program, will once again include Game Changer as a partner organization.
Building Bridges with Basketball brings together local Los Angeles youth and members of local law enforcement to spend quality time communicating with one another followed by playing basketball together. Due to Covid-19 concerns, the discussions will be virtually moderated by Game Changer Founder, Sean Sheppard, and social time will occur during subsequent Lakers home games at Crypto.com Arena. Youth will not play basketball games with members of law enforcement this year.
Mr. Sheppard will virtually moderate discussions between juveniles and young adults from Project Blue, The Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC), and several members of the Los Angeles Police Department. The Building Bridges with Basketball program did not occur in 2021 due to Covid-19. Implicit Bias, Fair Treatment/Integrity, and Trust will be among the featured topics of discussion.
The virtual events will occur on Thursday, February 3, 2022, Thursday, February 10, 2022, and Thursday, February 24, 2022. All participants are invited to the Lakers Black History Month Celebration that will take place during the Lakers game on Sunday February 27, 2022.
For more information on Game Changer and future events please visit www.GameChanger1.org.