Social impact
Social impact
Quick shifting. Resilience. Ownership. Sportsmanship. Inclusiveness. Approachability.
The traits listed above are just some of the aspects that are addressed in 3X3 basketball. With the right focus and guidance, these are all skills you can learn through this sport. They are the Life Skills upon which all 3X3 Unites programs are built. The impact these Life Skills have on young people or a community are great and contribute positively to various social issues. With 3X3 basketball, we are committed to the social issues listed below.
youth work
Talent development among young people. This social issue helps young people get involved in their home area or neighborhood by addressing youth in poverty or debt. They work toward employment through 3X3's Leader Course. Youth work has a preventive function.
juvenile crime
From our community and with the use of role models or our Leaders, we as a foundation always try to spot young people who are at risk of going down the wrong path. We try to actively involve these young people in our programs and the Leader Course. In addition, we are open to guiding young people who have been signaled by third parties. By pairing these young people with a role model from their own environment, we try to achieve behavioral change. This social theme also has a preventive function.
Solitude
Another important social issue is loneliness. We tackle loneliness among young people with an active and accessible community. Everyone is welcome inside. Even young people who are not intrinsically motivated for 3X3 basketball we try to activate for other roles within our community.
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND SPORTS & EXERCISE
Sport has great social importance; it contributes to a healthy lifestyle. It is also one of the social themes of 3X3 Unites. By creating offerings in consultation with local people, we provide accessible, affordable (free) and low-threshold sports facilities. We create awareness of a healthy lifestyle within the community with role models who inspire, coach and guide other community members. In addition, we are committed to activating existing and renewed sports and playing venues, and to ongoing thinking about developing new 3X3 basketball courts.
EQUITY OF OPPORTUNITY
As a foundation we have the right knowledge and experience in the field of counseling, coaching and guidance of young people. Our Leader programs help young people make the right choices by providing them with intensive one-on-one guidance. We are open to contacts with the schools of our participants. schools
Work & participation
Young people who are actively involved may also benefit financially. This is one of the objectives that 3X3 has had from the beginning. Every year we realize jobs (job guarantee) for our participants on a large scale. Over 100 youth in Amsterdam received compensation for their efforts for 3x3 Unites in 2019. The work ranges from giving lessons at schools, leading structural activities or organizing and helping during 3X3 events.
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DEMOCRATIZATION
A great value of 3X3 Unites is that we work structurally with local role models. Young people whom we make aware of the positive influence they themselves can have on their local environment. We help these young people leave a positive mark within their own environment. By letting them see and feel that they really can make a difference. Everything we organize within a district we let the young people from that district initiate as much as possible. Experience shows that this ownership increases participation tremendously.
Diversiteit
We think of our venues and 3X3 courts as our homes. A 3X3 home represents safety for everyone. We train our Leaders so that their main task is to guard this value. 3X3 is open to all and within the community everyone is welcome, we do not discriminate on gender, age, cultural background, sexual orientation or level of education. This social theme is pursued by actively recruiting widely among all youth in the neighborhood.
REFUGEES
The 3X3 Unites Foundation explicitly focuses on minorities in society which is reflected in all social issues. We like to be the springboard that helps minorities participate even better in society. Several status holders have already participated in the Leader Course and we try, despite the various barriers, to give these young people a real place within our programs.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY THEMES?
Did the above information excite you and would you like to learn more about the social themes of 3X3 Unites? Or would you like to actively participate in our community yourself? Feel free to contact us, everyone is welcome!